The Jazz Show Episode November 16, 2015

Drum Master Max Roach. His Chorus and Orchestra. "It's Time!"

9:00pm - 12:42am

When you hear this music, it's hard the believe that it's 53 years old. The date was done in February of 1962 by drummer Max Roach and his group plus a 16 voice choir,. The combination was innovative and very new to the world of Jazz and demonstrates the advanced thinking of Max Roach. Roach as most people are aware was a pioneer of Modern Jazz and it's major drummer. We have Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and Max Roach as the real fathers of Modern Jazz. Mr. Roach was always aware of his place in society as a proud African-American and this music reflects his pride, his militancy, his anger, his joy and his triumph. His group consisted of himself on drums, Art Davis on bass, Mal Waldron on piano, Julian Priester on trombone, Richard Williams on trumpet and the powerful Clifford Jordan on tenor saxophone. The choir is 16 voices strong and under the direction of Coleridge T. Perkinson. The compositions and arrangements of the six movements are by Max Roach. "it's Time!" stands as on of Mr. Roach's most innovative and significant recordings in a very long and illustrious career. Yes indeed.......It's Time!

Track Listing:

It's Time
Max Roach · It's Time
It's Time
Max Roach · Another Valley
It's Time
Max Roach · Sunday Afternoon
It's Time
Max Roach · Living Room
It's Time
Max Roach · The Profit
It's Time
Max Roach with Abbey Lincoln · Lonesome Lover
November 13,1953
Thelonious Monk · Let's Call This.
November 13,1953
Thelonious Monk · Think of One
November 13,1953
Thelonious Monk · Friday The Thirteenth.
Swingin' Encounter
Don Fraser · Speak Low
Swingin' Encounter
Don Fraser · The Masquerade is Over
Swingin' Encounter
Don Fraser · Built For Comfort
Stan in the CBC Studios
Stan Getz · My Romance
Stan in the CBC Studios
Stan Getz · When The World Was Young
Stan in the CBC Studios
Stan Getz · Mahna de Carnaval
Stan in the CBC Studios
Stan Getz · A Singing Song.
Gene's Swing Band
Gene Krupa · I Hope Gabriel Likes My music
Gene's Swing band
Gene Krupa · Mutiny In The Parlor
Gene's Swing Band
Gene Krupa · I'm Gonna Clap My Hands
Gene's Swing Band
Gene Krupa · Swing Is Here!
The Krupa Big band
Gene Krupa · I Know That You Know.
The Canadian Quartet
Paul Desmond · Things Ain't What They used To be
The Canadian Quartet
Paul Desmond · Take Five.
Starting Time
Clifford Jordan · Sunrise In Mexico
Starting Time
Clifford Jordan · One Flight Down.