Award-Winning Drummer
| Award-Winning Drummer | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | November 4, 1958 Capitol Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Time T/70003 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Max Roach chronology | ||||
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Award-Winning Drummer (also released as Max Roach) is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring a session recorded in 1958 and released on the Time label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[4] |
Allmusic reviewer Ron Wynn stated the group was "among the finest hard bop ensembles around".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Max Roach, except as indicated,
- "Tuba de Nod" — 3:56
- "Milano" (John Lewis) — 5:09
- "Variations on the Scene" (George Coleman) — 5:37
- "Pies of Quincy" — 3:19
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) — 4:16
- "Sadiga" (Coleman) — 6:31
- "Gandolfo's Bounce" (Booker Little) — 5:38
- "Milano" [alternate take] (Lewis) — 6:33 bonus track on iTunes release
- "Old Folks" [alternate take] (Hill, Robison) — 4:31 bonus track on iTunes release
- "Gandolfo's Bounce" [alternate take] (Little) — 6:12 bonus track on iTunes release
Personnel
[edit]- Max Roach — drums
- Booker Little — trumpet
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Ray Draper — tuba
- Art Davis — bass
References
[edit]- ^ Max Roach discography accessed September 21, 2012
- ^ a b Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed September 21, 2012
- ^ DeMichael, Don (14 April 1960). "Max Roach: Award-Winning Drummer". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 8. pp. 34, 36.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.