 Max Roach, Three Deuces, NYC, ca. October 1947. Photography by William P. Gottlieb. Image by William P. Gottlieb, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
Max RoachMax Roach Max Roach American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer (1924–2007) Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924[a] – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history.[2][3] He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy-nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame… (Source: Wikipedia)
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