The Jazz Show Episode January 10, 2011

Broadcast on 10-Jan-2011

9:00pm - 12:00am

A significant recording in the long distinguished history of Modern Jazz pioneer, drummer extraordinaire Max Roach. Today, January 10 is Mr. Roach's Birthday and The Jazz Show celebrates this event by presenting the album "Max Roach Plus Four" recorded in September 1956.. This was Max's fist recording after the tragic end to the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet. Brown and the band's pianist, Richard Powell, were killed in a car accident in June 26, 1956. After a period of recovery from this trauma which also affected the whole Jazz community, Mr. Roach reformed the band under his name and kept tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins and bassist George Morrow. Rollins was finally being acknowledged as the leading new voice of the tenor saxophone and Morrow was one of the strongest bassists in Jazz and one who could keep up with Mr. Roach and the furious tempos that he loved. Trumpeter Kenny Dorham was the very worthy replacement for Clifford Brown and he shines on this album. Ray Bryant, from Philadelphia was a great replacement for Powell and was the first of many fine pianists in this band until Mr. Roach stopped using piano players in the late 50's. The album is inspired and energetic and is a great milestone in the recorded legacy of Mr. Max Roach. Happy Birthday Max!

Track Listing:

Blues For The Count
Count Basie · Basie Jam 1953.
That's Good
Carmell Jones · Business Meetin'
Suearl
Hip Trolley
Beautiful Love
Roy's Blues
Stan Kenton with · Cologne 1976
Broski
Charles Fambrough · The Proper Angle
The Proper Angle
Our Father Who Art
Blakey.
Apercu
Jesse Cahill · The Nightcrawlers
Neckbones
Ezz-Thetic
Max Roach · Max Roach Plus 4
Dr. Free-Zee
Just One of Those Things
Mr. X
Body and Soul
Woody'n' You