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Max Roach is acknowledged to be one of the great Modern Jazz drummers and a pioneer of this music. He really needs no introduction and he has led many important and ground breaking bands throughout his long career. He first began leading a band in 1953 and continued with various aggregations until his death. This band was unique in that it contained three excellent players from Pittsburg. The Turrentine Brothers: Stanley and Tommy. Stanley went on to become one of the most influential and easily identifiable tenor saxophonists in Jazz. Brother Tommy was an excellent trumpeter with an original style and a big burnished sound. His career wasn't as successful as Stanley's and Tommy faded from the scene in the late 60's. Bassist Bobby Boswell was a Pittsburger and a fine strong bassist who held this band together as Max Roach had dispensed with the piano. The third horn was Julian Priester in fine form on trombone. He had just left Sun Ra to join Roach. This band had a very identifiable sound. The tunes are by Tommy Turrentine, Leon Mitchell, Bill Lee, Kenny Dorham and Julian Priester and there is one standard tune in the 6 that make up this album. Quiet As It's Kept is one fine date and was done in New York in January of 1960.