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Born: January 10, 1924 in New Land, NC
Years Active: 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Died: August 16, 2007 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
In a profession star-crossed by early deaths -- especially the bebop division -- Max Roach was long a shining survivor, one of the last giants from the birth of bebop. He and Kenny Clarke instigated a revolution in jazz drumming that persisted for decades; instead of the swing approach of spelling out the pulse with the bass drum, Roach shifted the... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
1996 Festival Journey
1995 Max Roach with the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet
1995 Explorations...To the Mth Degree
1991 To the Max!
1989 Max Roach, Vol. 1
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Filmography:
1997 Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz
1992 Behind the Scenes with Max Roach
1990 The Cosby Show: Live and Learn
1985 Max Roach: In Session
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Member Of: The Birdlanders M'Boom Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet More >> Similar Artists: Joe Chambers Jack DeJohnette Tony Williams Big Sid Catlett Milford Graves More >>

Influenced By: Jo Jones Kenny Clarke Chick Webb Fletcher Henderson Big Sid Catlett More >> Followers: Jack DeJohnette Norman Connors Elvin Jones Dave Burrell Ran Blake More >>

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