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Maxwell Lemuel "Max" Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer. A pioneer of bebop, Roach went on to work in many other styles of music, and is generally considered alongside the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown, Eric Dolphy and Booker Little. Roach also led his own groups, and made numerous musical statements relating to the African American civil rights movement.

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We Insist! Freedom Now Suite Album 2011-01-18 itunes amazon
Friendship Album 2002 itunes amazon
Jazz in Paris: Parisian Sketches Album 2002 itunes amazon
The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus… Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
Explorations... to the Mth Degree Album 1999 itunes amazon
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker Album 1995 itunes amazon
M'Boom Album 1994-06-07 itunes amazon
Max Roach Plus Four Album 1993 itunes amazon
To The Max! Album 1991 itunes amazon
Max + Dizzy - Paris 1989 Live 1990 itunes amazon
European Tour Album 1989 itunes amazon
Deeds, Not Words Album 1989 itunes amazon
Bright Moments Album 1987 itunes amazon
Easy Winners Album 1985 itunes amazon
Survivors Album 1984 itunes amazon
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