The Music of Max Roach

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Max Roach was a revolutionary drummer and composer who not only helped spearhead the developments of bebop and free improvisation but also lent his voice to the Civil Rights Movement as a prominent activist. Now, to celebrate what would have been his 100^th birthday, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis releases The Music of Max Roach, their tribute to a 20^th century icon. 

Taken from a live performance music-directed by the JLCO’s own drummer Obed Calvaire, The Music of Max Roach includes new big band arrangements of some of Roach’s most searing compositions. Each song on the album (apart from Calvaire’s anthemic “Between Max and Ti-Roro”) is a Roach original released between 1957 and 1962, highlighting some of the artist’s most impassioned work. Featuring special guest vocalist Shenel Johns and Chorale Le Chateau (led by Damien Sneed), The Music of Max Roach gives Roach the thrilling retrospective his artistry deserves.

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Recorded live at Frederick P. Rose Hall - January 19^th, 2024 and January 20^th, 2024

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