1957 studio album by Max Roach
Jazz in ¾ Time Released 1957 Recorded September 17, 19, 20, 1956 (Track 7) & March 18, 20, 21, 1957 (Tracks 1–6)New York City and Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California Genre Jazz Length 50 :03 Label EmArcy MG 36108 Producer Bob Shad
Jazz in ¾ Time Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[ 1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "These excellent performances show that jazz does not always have to be in 4/4 time in order to swing".[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
"Blues Waltz" - 6:31
"Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins) - 14:21
"I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II , Ben Oakland ) - 4:31
"Little Folks" - 5:36
"Lover " [mono take] (Lorenz Hart , Richard Rodgers ) - 5:35
"Lover" [stereo take] (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:35
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World " (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:05 Recorded in New York City on September 19, 1956 (track 7) and at Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California on March 18 (tracks 1 & 3), March 20 (tracks 2 & 4) & March 21 (tracks 5 & 6), 1957
Personnel
References
^ Max Roach discography accessed September 20, 2012^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2012
^ Hall, Tony (4 October 1958). "Reviews". Disc 18– 19.^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X ^ Cook, Richard ; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Penguin . p. 1219. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0 ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week" . Tom Hull – On the Web . Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
Albums
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley Max Roach + 4 Jazz in 3/4 Time The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker Award-Winning Drummer Booker Little 4 and Max Roach MAX Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene Max Roach + 4 at Newport Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble Deeds, Not Words Moon Faced and Starry Eyed Abbey Lincoln , 1959)Quiet as It's Kept Rich Versus Roach Buddy Rich , 1959)The Many Sides of Max Long as You're Living Parisian Sketches We Insist! Percussion Bitter Sweet It's Time Money Jungle Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962)Speak, Brother, Speak! The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964)Drums Unlimited Members, Don't Git Weary Lift Every Voice and Sing Re: Percussion M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973)Birth and Rebirth Anthony Braxton , 1978)Historic Concerts Cecil Taylor , 1979)M'Boom One in Two – Two in One Anthony Braxton , 1979)Pictures in a Frame The Long March Archie Shepp , 1979)In the Light Live at Vielharmonie Collage It's Christmas Again Scott Free Survivors Easy Winners Bright Moments Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 Dizzy Gillespie , 1989)To the Max! With Clifford Brown Compilations Related articles
