RIP Max.
August 16th, 2007Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 - New York Times
Truly great drummers are very few. Max Roach was definitely one of the greats. When a drummer doesn’t need a huge kit, can make one drum sound like a myriad of drums, that’s talent and artistry:
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August 16th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Watching him play is like going to a museum and seeing one of those paintings of straight lines or three circles or something and you say, “Pff… even I could have painted that” except that you know goddamned well that really…. you can’t.
August 16th, 2007 at 10:48 pm
Musicians like this are so rare these days. It’s a true loss.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
Hopefully he and Clifford Brown can pick up where they left off.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:16 am
Hear, hear!
August 17th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Bon voyage, my matched-grip homey.
August 17th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
I hadn’t heard. Thanks for the tribute. Max will be missed.
August 24th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Thanks for your tribute to Mr. High Hat, Jon!