Max Roach, Hank Mobley - Max Roach Quartet feat. Hank Mobley (1953)

Max Roach, Hank Mobley - Max Roach Quartet feat. Hank Mobley (1953)
jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 170MB

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Allmusic:
Drummer Max Roach's first studio session as a leader falls stylewise between bop and hard bop. The earlier set, which has four group originals played by a septet that also includes trumpeter Idrees Sulieman, trombonist Leon Comegys, altoist Gigi Gryce, Hank Mobley on tenor, pianist Walter Davis, Jr. and bassist Franklin Skeete, was the recording debut for both Mobley and Davis. The other session (two standards, two originals by Roach including his solo "Drum Conversation," Mobley's "Kismet" and Charlie Parker's "Chi Chi") features the same rhythm section, with Mobley as the only horn. The music is enjoyable although not as essential as the great drummer's later dates. This CD reissue adds "Drum Conversation Part 2" to the original LP program.

Tracks
-01. "Cou-Manchi-Cou" - Roach - 3:01
-02. "Just One of Those Things" - Porter - 3:08
-03. "The Glow Worm" - Lincke, Mercer, Robinson - 2:27
-04. "Mobleyzation" - Mobley - 2:42
-05. "Chi-Chi" - Parker - 2:58
-06. "Kismet" - Mobley - 2:39
-07. "I'm a Fool to Want You" - Herron, Sinatra, Wolf - 3:13
-08. "Sfax" - Roach - 2:17
-09. "Orientation" - Mobley - 2:50
-10. "Drum Conversation" - Roach - 2:42
-11. "Drum Conversation, Pt. 2" - Roach - 4:38

Personnel
* Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9)
* Bass – Franklin Skeete*
* Drums – Max Roach
* Piano – Walter Davis II*
* Tenor Saxophone – Hank Mobley
* Trombone – Leon Comegys (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9)
* Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 9)

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Charles Mingus - At The Bohemia (1955)

Charles Mingus - At The Bohemia (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 310MB

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Allmusic:
A live performance at the Club Bohemia in New York, this is the first Mingus recording to feature mostly his own compositions. Some are his future standards. Here are his first attempts at future techniques such as combining two songs into one. His bass playing really stands out.

Tracks
-1. "Jump Monk" (Charles Mingus) - 6:44
-2. "Serenade In Blue" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 5:57
-3. "Percussion Discussion" (Mingus, Max Roach) - 8:25
-4. "Work Song" (Mingus) - 6:16
-5. "Septemberly" (Harry Warren, Al Dubin / Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross) - 6:55
-6. "All The Things You C Sharp" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II / S. Rachmaninoff) - 6:47

Personnel
*George Barrow - Tenor Sax
*Eddie Bert - Trombone
*Mal Waldron - Piano
*Charles Mingus - Bass
*Willie Jones - Drums
*Max Roach - Drums (Percussion Discussion)

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Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (1965) (eac-log-cover)

Max Roach - Drums Unlimited (1965)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 270MB

Atlantic |  rar +5% recovery

AMG:
Other than a trio set with the legendary pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, this set was Max Roach's only recording as a leader during 1963-67. Three of the six numbers ("Nommo," "St. Louis Blues" and "In the Red") find Roach heading a group that includes trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Jymie Merritt and, on "St. Louis Blues," Roland Alexander on soprano. Their music is essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos. The other three selections ("The Drum Also Waltzes," "Drums Unlimited" and "For Big Sid") are unaccompanied features for Max Roach and because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention.

Tracks:
1.The Drum Also Waltzes
2.Nommo
3.Drums Unlimited
4.St. Louis Blues
5.For Big Sid
6.In the Red (a Xmas Carol)

Personnel:
Max Roach (drums); Roland Alexander (soprano saxophone); James Spaulding (alto saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Ronnie Mathews (piano); Jymie Merritt (bass)

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Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown (1955) (eac-flac-cover)

Clifford Brown & Max Roach - Study in Brown (1955)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 205MB

EmArcy |  RAR +5% recovery

AMG:
This CD reissue features the 1955 version of the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, a group also including tenor-saxophonist Harold Land, pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow. One of the premiere early hard bop units, this band had unlimited potential. Highlights of this set are "Cherokee" (during which trumpeter Brownie is brilliant), "Swingin"' and "Sandu." All of the group's recordings (which have been included in the Clifford Brown ten-CD box set) are well worth acquiring.

Tracks:
1. "Cherokee" 5:44
2. "Jacqui" 5:11
3. "Swingin'" 2:52
4. "Lands End" 4:56
5. "George's Dilemma" 5:36
6. "Sandu" 4:56
7. "Gerkin for Perkin" 2:56
8. "If I Love Again" 3:24
9. "Take the A Train" 4:18

Personnel:
* Clifford Brown - Trumpet
* Max Roach - drums
* Harold Land - Tenor saxophone
* George Morrow - bass
* Richie Powell - piano

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Clifford Brown & Max Roach - At Basin Street (1956) (24b rem) (eac-flac-cover)

Clifford Brown & Max Roach - At Basin Street (1956) (24b rem)

jazz | 1cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 275MB

Verve Master Edition | 24-bit remastered | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
The last official album by the Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet is the only one that featured the great Sonny Rollins on tenor. With pianist Richie Powell and bassist George Morrow completing the group, this CD reissue is a hard bop classic. Brownie and Rollins fit together perfectly on memorable versions of "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I'll Remember April," and a witty arrangement of "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing." Highly recommended.

Tracks:
01 What Is This Thing Called Love? 7:33
02 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing 4:14
03 I'll Remember April 9:13
04 Powell's Prances 3:28
05 Time 5:03
06 The Scene Is Clean 6:05
07 Gertrude's Bounce 4:09
08 Step Lighlty (Junior's Arrival) 3:33
09 Flossie Lou 3:55
10 What Is This Thing Called Love? - Alternative Take 8:19
11 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Breakdown 0:45
12 Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - Alternative Take 3:53
13 I'll Remember April - Breakdown 1:25
14 I'll Remember April - Alternative Take 9:43
15 Flossie Lou - Alternative Take 4:01

Personnel:
Bass - George Morrow
Drums - Max Roach
Piano - Richie Powell
Saxophone [Tenor] - Sonny Rollins
Trumpet - Clifford Brown

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