Max Roach Catalog

1943 (age 19)

Coleman Hawkins With Ben Webster - The Big Sounds Brunswick BL 54016

Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Ellis Larkins, piano; Jimmy Shirley, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December 18, 1943

19001	Blues Changes
T1917	Lover Come Back To Me

1944 (age 20)

Coleman Hawkins - Rainbow Mist Delmark DD-459

Vic Coulsen, Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Vanderveer, trumpet; Leonard Lowry, Leo Parker, alto sax; Ray Abrams, Don Byas, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Budd Johnson, baritone sax; Clyde Hart, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February 16, 1944

R1000	Woody'n You
R1001	Bu-Dee-Daht
R1002	Yesterdays

Johnson plays, tenor, baritone sax.

NYC, February 22, 1944

R1003	Disorder At The Border
R1004	Feeling Zero
R1005	Rainbow Mist (aka Body And Soul)

Benny Carter, Cootie Williams - Big Band Bounce: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 11 Capitol M-11057 1972

John Carroll, Edwin Davis, Milton Fletcher, Karl George, trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, trombone; Bart Varsalona, bass trombone; Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet, arranger; Willard Brown, alto, baritone sax; Bumps Myers, Gene Porter, tenor sax; Gerald Wiggins, piano; Jimmy Edwards, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1944

254-1	I Can't Escape From You
256-N1	I Can't Get Started
257-3	I Surrender, Dear

Various Artists - Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions Mosaic MQ19-170

Los Angeles, CA, May 21, 1944

1. 254-3	I Can't Escape From You
2. 255-2	I'm Lost
3. 256-3	I Can't Get Started

Emmett Berry, Paul Cohen, Irving Lewis, Fred Trainer, Gerald Wilson, trumpet; Henry Coker, Alton Moore, Louis Taylor, George Washington, trombone; Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet, arranger; Harold Clark, Bumps Myers, tenor sax; John Taylor, baritone sax; Rufus Webster, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums; Larry Stewart, vocal #1.

Los Angeles, CA, April 9, 1945

1. 610-5	June Comes Around Every Year
2. 611-3	Malibu

** also released on Mosaic MD12-170 in 1997.

1945

Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1943-1946 Classics (F) 923

Felix Barboza, Alfonso Barrymore, William Johnson, Loyal Walker, trumpet; Shorty Haughton, J.J. Johnson, Alton Moore, George Washington, trombone; Jewell Grant, Porter Kilbert, alto sax; Benny Carter, alto sax, trumpet; Don Byas, Harold Clark, tenor sax; Willard Brown, baritone sax; Rufus Webster, piano; Herman Mitchell, guitar; Charlie Drayton, bass; Max Roach, drums; Timmie Rogers, vocal.

NYC, February 26, 1945

W1256	Daddy-O
W1258	A Good Deal

Savannah Churchill, vocal; replaces Rogers.

NYC, February 27, 1945

W-1261	All Alone
W-1262	Daddy Daddy

Nat King Cole - Jazz Encounters Capitol CDP 7 96693 2

Bill Coleman, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; John Kirby, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kay Starr, vocal #3,4.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945

1. 599-3	You Can Depend On Me
2. 599-4	You Can Depend On Me (alternate take)
3. 600-3A	If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight
4. 601-2	Stormy Weather
5. 602-4	Riffmarole (alternate take)

Various Artists - Everybody Swings: The History Of Jazz Volume Three Capitol T-795 1957

Bill Coleman, trumpet; Buster Bailey, clarinet; Benny Carter, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Nat King Cole, piano; Oscar Moore, guitar; John Kirby, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, March 30, 1945

602-5A

Riffmarole

Charlie Parker - Every Bit Of It 1945 Spotlite (E) SPJ 150D

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Nat Jaffe, piano #1,3; Tadd Dameron, piano #2; Bill DeArango, guitar; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Sarah Vaughan, vocal.

NYC, May 25, 1945

1. W3325	What More Can A Woman Do
2. W3326	I'd Rather Have A Memory Than A Dream
3. W3327	Mean To Me

Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker - Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945 Uptown UPCD 27.51

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, tenor sax #1,2; Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Town Hall, NYC, June 22, 1945

1.	Intro
2.	Bebop
3.	A Night In Tunisia
4.	Groovin' High
5.	Salt Peanuts

The Genius Of Charlie Parker Savoy MG 12014 1955

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1, trumpet, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

1. S5849-1	Warming Up A Riff (orig.-take 1)
2. S5853-2	Ko-Ko (orig.-take 2) (as Cocoa)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3420-5	Donna Lee (orig.-take 3)
S3421-4	Chasin' The Bird (short-take 4)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D831-3	Bluebird (orig.-take 3)
D832-1	Klaunstance (orig.-take 1)
D833-3	Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

B900-4

Barbados (orig.-take 4)

same personnel.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B908-1	Perhaps (new-take 1)
B911-2	Merry-Go-Round (orig.-take 2)

The Charlie Parker Story Savoy MG 12079 1956

Miles Davis, trumpet #1-9; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Sadik Hakim, piano #8,9; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1-7,11, trumpet, piano #10; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

1. S5850-1	Billie's Bounce (new-take 1)
2. S5850-2	Billie's Bounce (short-take 2)
3. S5850-3	Billie's Bounce (new-take 3)
4. S5850-4	Billie's Bounce (new-take 4)
5. S5851-1	Now's The Time (short-take 1)
6. S5851-2	Now's The Time (short-take 2)
7. S5851-3	Now's The Time (new-take 3)
8. S5852-1	Thriving On A Riff (new-take 1)
9. S5852-2	Thriving On A Riff (short-take 2)
10. S5853-1	Ko-Ko (short-take 1)
11.	Meandering (new-take 1)

Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2 Savoy MG 12009 1955

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano #1; Sadik Hakim, piano #2; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

1. S5850-5	Billie's Bounce (orig.-take 5)
2. S5852-3	Thriving On A Riff (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3420-4	Donna Lee (new-take 4)
S3421-3	Chasin' The Bird (new-take 3)
S3423-1	Buzzy (new-take 1)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3440-2	Milestones (new-take 2)
S3442-2	Half Nelson (orig.-take 2)
S3443-1	Sippin' At Bells (short-take 1)
S3443-2	Sippin' At Bells (orig.-take 2)

Miles Davis, trumpet #1-4; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

1. B900-2	Barbados (short-take 2)
2. B900-3	Barbados (new-take 3)
3. B902-3	Constellation (short-take 3)
4. B902-4	Constellation (orig.-take 4)
5. B903-2	Parker's Mood (short-take 2)
6. B903-3	Parker's Mood (orig.-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B908-2	Perhaps (short-take 2)
B908-3	Perhaps (new-take 3)
B909-11	Marmaduke (take 11)

The Immortal Charlie Parker Savoy MG 12001 1955

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Dizzy Gillespie, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, November 26, 1945

S5851-4

Now's The Time (orig.-take 4)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3420-2	Donna Lee (new-take 2)
S3420-3	Donna Lee (new-take 3)
S3421-1	Chasin' The Bird (new-take 1)
S3422-1	Cheryl (short-take 1)
S3422-2	Cheryl (orig.-take 2)
S3423-2	Buzzy (short-take 2)
S3423-3	Buzzy (new-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3440-3	Milestones (orig.-take 3)
S3441-1	Little Willie Leaps (short-take 1)
S3441-2	Little Willie Leaps (new-take 2)
S3441-3	Little Willie Leaps (orig.-take 3)
S3442-1	Half Nelson (new-take 1)
S3443-4	Sippin' At Bells (new-take 4)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B909-6	Marmaduke (orig.-take 6)
B909-7	Marmaduke (orig.-take 7)
B909-8	Marmaduke (orig.-take 8)

1946

Dexter Gordon - Long Tall Dexter: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2211 1976

Leonard Hawkins, trumpet #1,3; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1946

1. S5878-1	Long Tall Dexter (alternate take)
2. S5880-3	I Can't Escape From You (alternate take)
3. S5881-2	Dexter Digs In (alternate take)

Dexter Gordon - Dexter Rides Again Savoy MG-12130 1958

Leonard Hawkins, trumpet #1,2,4; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1946

1. S5878-2	Long Tall Dexter
2. S5879-1	Dexter Rides Again
3. S5880-7	I Can't Escape From You
4. S5881-3	Dexter Digs In

Dexter Gordon - Settin' The Pace Savoy SVY 17027

Leonard Hawkins, trumpet; Dexter Gordon, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1946

S5881

Dexter Digs In (alternate take 2)

Various Artists - Brothers And Other Mothers: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2210 1976

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Ed Finckel, piano; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 22, 1946

S59000	Rampage
S59001	Vot's Dot
S59002	Booby Hatch
S59003	Symphony Sid's Idea (as Zadah)

Allen Eager, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Duke Jordan, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, July 15, 1947

S3432	All Night, All Frantic
S3433	Donald Jay
S3434	Meeskite
S3435	And That's For Sure

Ted Nash - Tenor Sax Savoy XP 8090

Ted Nash, tenor, alto sax; Geoffrey Clarkson, piano; Bob Leininger, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, June 21, 1946

S3304	Cocktails For Two
S3307	Margie

Various Artists - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 3 Savoy MG 9021 1953

same session.

NYC, June 21, 1946

S3305

Over The Rainbow

Various Artists - Tenor Sax Solos Volume 2 Savoy MG 9013 1952

same session.

NYC, June 21, 1946

S3306

Annie Laurie

J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop Savoy SJL 2232 1978

J.J. Johnson, trombone; Cecil Payne, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, June 26, 1946

S3309-1	Jay Bird
S3309-9	-
S3311-1	Jay Jay
S3311-4	-

** same as J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets, Savoy MG-12106 in 1957 + 16 bonus tracks.

J J Johnson's Jazz Quintets Savoy MG-12106 1957

same session.

NYC, June 26, 1946

S3309-11	Jay Bird (as Fly Jay)
S3310	Coppin' The Bop
S3311-2	Jay Jay (as Hey Jay Jay)
S3312	Mad Be Bop

** part of J.J. Johnson - Mad Be Bop, Savoy SJL 2232 in 1978.

Various Artists - Opus De Bop Savoy MG-12114 1957

Stan Getz, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, July 31, 1946

S3321	Opus De Bop
S3322	And The Angels Swing
S3323	Running Water
S3324	Don't Worry 'Bout Me

Don Byas - Savoy Jam Party: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 2213 1976

Don Byas, tenor sax; Sanford Gold, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 21, 1946

S3329	Living My Life For You
S3330	To Each His Own
S3331A	They Say It's Wonderful
S3332A	Cynthia's In Love
S3333A	September Song
S3334A	St. Louis Blues
S3335	I've Found A New Baby
S3336	Marie

Coleman Hawkins - Bean And The Boys Prestige PRST 7824 1970

Fats Navarro, trumpet #1-3; J.J. Johnson, trombone #1-3; Porter Kilbert, alto sax #1-3; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2-5; Hank Jones, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December, 1946

1. SR1857	I Mean You
2. SR1858-1	Bean And The Boys
3. SR1858-2	-
4. SR1859	You Go To My Head
5. SR1860-1	Cocktails For Two

1947

The Bud Powell Trio Roost RLP 2224

Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 10, 1947

2991	I'll Remember April
2992	Indiana
2993	Somebody Loves Me
2994	I Should Care
2995	Bud's Bubble
2996	Off Minor
2997	Nice Work If You Can Get It
2998	Everything Happens To Me

Charlie Parker - Encores: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 1107 1977

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3420-1	Donna Lee (new-take 1)
S3421-2	Chasin' The Bird (short-take 2)

Charlie Parker Memorial Savoy MG 12000 1955

same session.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947

S3423-4	Buzzy (short-take 4)
S3423-5	Buzzy (orig.-take)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D830-1	Another Hair Do (short-take 1)
D830-2	Another Hair Do (short-take 2)
D830-3	Another Hair Do (orig.-take 3)
D831-1	Bluebird (new-take 1)
D833-1	Bird Gets The Worm (new-take 1)

Miles Davis, trumpet #1-5; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

1. B900-1	Barbados (new-take 1)
2. B901-1	Ah-Leu-Cha (short-take 1)
3. B901-2	Ah-Leu-Cha (orig.-take 2)
4. B902-1	Constellation (new-take 1)
5. B902-2	Constellation (short-take 2)
6. B903-1	Parker's Mood (new-take 1)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B908-5	Perhaps (new-take 5)
B908-6	Perhaps (orig.-take 6)
B908-7	Perhaps (orig.-master)
B909-2	Marmaduke (new-take 2)
B909-5	Marmaduke (short-take 5)
B910-2	Steeplechase (take 2)
B911-1	Merry-Go-Round (new-take 1)

Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGhee, Lester Young - A Date With Greatness Imperial LP-9188-A 1962

Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Howard Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, June, 1947

215-3 \| IM-3818	Bean-A-Re-Bop
216-2 \| IM-3817	Isn't It Romantic
217-2 \| IM-3819	The Way You Look Tonight
218-1 \| IM-3820	Phantomesque

** also released on Imperial LP-12188-A in 1962.

Charlie Parker - The Complete Savoy Studio Sessions Savoy S5J 5500 1978

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, August 14, 1947

S3440-1	Milestones (orig.-take 1)
S3443-3	Sippin' At Bells (short-take 3)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, December 21, 1947

D830-4	Another Hair Do (orig.-take)
D831-2	Bluebird (take 2)
D833-2	Bird Gets The Worm (orig.-take 2)

Miles Davis, trumpet #1; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 18, 1948

1. B902-5	Constellation (take 5)
2. B903-4	Parker's Mood (take 4)
3. B903-5	Parker's Mood (take 5)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Harry Smith Studios, NYC, September 24, 1948

B908-4	Perhaps (short-take 4)
B909-1	Marmaduke (short-take 1)
B909-3	Marmaduke (short-take 3)
B909-4	Marmaduke (new-take 4)
B909-9	Marmaduke (take 9)
B909-10	Marmaduke (take 10)
B910-1	Steeplechase (orig.-take 1)

Various Artists - Lullaby In Rhythm Spotlite (E) SPJ 107

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bruce Elliott, Barry Ulanov, announcer.

radio broadcast, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, September 13, 1947

	Ko-Ko I
	Hot House
	Fine And Dandy

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; John LaPorta, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carl Caruso, announcer.

radio broadcast, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, September 20, 1947

	Ko-Ko II
	On The Sunny Side Of The Street
	How Deep Is The Ocean
	Tiger Rag
	52nd Street Theme

** also released on Zim ZM-1001.

Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 4 Spotlite (E) SPJ 104

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947

D1101-A	Dexterity
D1103-A	Dewey Square (as Air Conditioning) (as Prezology)
D1103-B	Dewey Square
D1104-B	The Hymn (as Superman)
D1105-B	Bird Of Paradise
D1106-A	Embraceable You

Charlie Parker - Alternate Masters Vol. 2 Dial LP 905 1954

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947

D1101-B	Dexterity
D1103-C	Dewey Square

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947

D1151-B	Drifting On A Reed (as Giant Swing)
D1153-B	Charlie's Wig
D1155-C	Crazeology

Charlie Parker - The Bird Blows The Blues Dial LP 901 1950

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947

D1102-A	Bongo Bop
D1102-B	-

Charlie Parker - Collectors' Items Dial LP 904 1951

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, October 28, 1947

D1104-A	The Hymn
D1105-A	Bird Of Paradise
D1105-C	-
D1106-B	Embraceable You (as Embraceable)

same personnel.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947

D1112-B	Klactoveedsedstene
D1113-C	Scrapple From The Apple
D1115-B	Out Of Nowhere (as Nowhere)
D1116-A	Don't Blame Me

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947

D1151-D	Drifting On A Reed
D1152-B	Quasimado
D1153-E	Charlie's Wig
D1154-B	Bongo Beep (as Dexterity)
D1156-A	How Deep Is The Ocean (as How Deep)

** also released on Alternate Masters Vol. 1, Dial LP 904 (later) in 1954.

Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 5 Spotlite (E) SPJ 105

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, November 4, 1947

D1111-C	Bird Feathers
D1112-A	Klactoveedsedstene
D1113-B	Scrapple From The Apple
D1114-A	My Old Flame (as Blue Lamp)
D1115-A	Out Of Nowhere
D1115-C	-

Allen Eager - In The Land Of Oo-Bla-Dee 1947-1953 Uptown UPCD 27.49

Allen Eager, alto sax; Charlie Parker, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Specs Goldberg, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Milton H. Greene's photography studio, 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947

Swapping Horns

The Complete Coleman Hawkins Vol. 2 - RCA Black & White Series Vol. 181 RCA (F) PM 42046

Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leslie Scott, vocal; unidentified strings.

NYC, December 10, 1947

D7VB2647	How Did She Look
D7VB2648	Under A Blanket Of Blue
D7VB2649	Never In A Million Years
D7VB2650	You Were Meant For Me

Coleman Hawkins - His Greatest Hits 1939-47 Vol. 17 RCA (F) 730625

Fats Navarro, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Budd Johnson, alto sax; Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Marion DiVeta, baritone sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2659	April In Paris
D7VB2660	How Strange

Coleman Hawkins With Billy Byers And His Orchestra - The Hawk In Hi Fi RCA Victor LJM-1017 1955

same session.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2661-1	Half Step Down, Please
D7VB2663-1	Jumpin' Jane

Various Artists - Esquire's All American Hot Jazz RCA Victor LPV-544 1967

same session.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2662-1

Angel Face

Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul RCA Victor LPV-501 1964

Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Hank Jones, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; Max Roach, drums; Tadd Dameron, arranger.

NYC, December 11, 1947

D7VB2664

I Love You

Charlie Parker On Dial Vol. 6 Spotlite (E) SPJ 106

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947

D1151-E	Drifting On A Reed (as Prezology) (as Air Conditioning)
D1152-A	Quasimado
D1153-D	Charlie's Wig
D1154-C	Bongo Beep (as Habanera Mambobop) (as Bird Feathers)
D1155-A	Crazeology (excerpt)
D1155-B	-
D1155-D	Crazeology
D1156-B	How Deep Is The Ocean

Charlie Parker - Crazeology / Crazeology II - 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus Dial 1034 1949

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947

D1155-ABX

Crazeology II - 3 Ways Of Playing A Chorus

Charlie Parker Vol. 4 Dial LP 207 1950

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, December 17, 1947

D1155-DDD

Crazeology

1948

Gene Roland Band Featuring Charlie Parker - The Band That Never Was Spotlite (E) SPJ 141

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #4.

Three Deuces, NYC, March 31, 1948

1.	52nd Street Theme I
2.	Dizzy Atmosphere
3.	My Old Flame
4.	All The Things You Are
5.	Half Nelson
6.	52nd Street Theme II
7.	Drifting On A Reed (aka Big Foot)
8.	52nd Street Theme III

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 6 Philology (It) 214 W 29 1990

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March, 1948

	The Way You Look Tonight
	A Night In Tunisia
	Groovin' High

Milt Jackson, Sonny Stitt - In The Beginning Galaxy LP 204 1964

Russell Jacquet, trumpet; Sonny Stitt as Lord Nelson, alto sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Charles Thompson, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, June, 1948

K5507 \| 4022	Be Bop Blues
K5509 \| 4021	Royal Wedding
K5510 \| 4023	Fine And Dandy
K5511 \| 4024	Silver Slipper (as 3rd Song (Silver Slipper))

** also released on Galaxy LP 8204 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1771 in 1991, OJCCD-1771-2 in 1991; America (F) 30 AM 6072 in 1969.

Charlie Parker - Bird On 52nd St. Jazz Workshop JWS 501

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal.

Onyx Club, NYC, July 6, 1948

	52nd Street Theme I
	Shaw 'Nuff
	Out Of Nowhere I
	Hot House
	This Time The Dream's On Me I
	A Night In Tunisia
	My Old Flame
	The Way You Look Tonight
	Chasin' The Bird
	Dizzy Atmosphere
	How High The Moon

** also released on Fantasy LP 6011 in 1964, LP 86011 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-114, OJCCD-114-2; America (F) 30 AM 6061 in 1969.

Charlie Parker Prestige PRST-24009 1972

same session.

Onyx Club, NYC, July 6, 1948

	52nd Street Theme
	Out Of Nowhere II
	This Time The Dream's On Me II
	52nd Street Theme II

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume One Savoy ZDS 4411 1988

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948

	Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid Torin
	Symphony Sid Talking
	Announcer-Symphony Sid
	52nd Street Theme, Announcer

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 11, 1948

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Announcer
	Announcer-Symphony Sid, Charlie Parker-talks
	Announcer-Symphony Sid
	-
	-

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 12, 1948

	Announcer
	-
	-

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 18, 1948

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme, Announcer
	Chasin' The Bird
	Announcer-Symphony Sid
	-

Newly Discovered Sides By The Immortal Charlie Parker Savoy SAVOY 12186 1966

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948

52nd Street Theme

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 11, 1948

F2504/F2505	Groovin' High
	Big Foot (a/k/a Air Conditioning, Drifting On A Reed)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 12, 1948

Hot House

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Dave Lambert, Buddy Stewart, vocal; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

Night In Tunisia

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

On A Slow Boat To China

Charlie Parker - The 'Bird' Returns Savoy MG 12179 1962

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948

Koko (aka Ko-Ko)

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 11, 1948

Ornithology (as Thriving On From A Riff)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

Barbados

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

	Half Nelson
	Scrapple From The Apple

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

	Cheryl
	Chasin' The Bird

Miles Davis - Nonet 1948-Jam 1949 Royal Jazz (D) RJD 514 1990

Miles Davis, trumpet; Mike Zwerin, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948

Move

Charlie Parker-Miles Davis-Lee Konitz - Rare Broadcast Performances Ozone 2 1970s

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 4, 1948

1.	Godchild
2.	S'il Vous Plait
3.	Moon Dreams
4.	Hallucinations (aka Budo)
5.	Why Do I Love You

** also released on Charlie Parker, Miles Davis-Lee Konitz - Rare Broadcast Performances, Ozone 2 in 1970s.

Miles Davis - The Persuasively Coherent Alto AL 701 1970s

Miles Davis, trumpet; Ted Kelly, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; John Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #4; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 18, 1948

1.	Move (as Mood)
2.	Moon Dreams
3.	Hallucinations (as Budo)
4.	Darn That Dream

Hooray For Miles Davis Vol. One Session Disc 101 1970s

Miles Davis, trumpet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; John Lewis, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Kenny Pancho Hagood, vocal #4.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, September 25, 1948

1.	52nd Street Theme (mistitled as The Broadway Theme)
2.	Half Nelson
3.	Chasin' The Bird
4.	You Go To My Head

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 1 Philology (It) 214 W 5 1990

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Duke Jordan, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Three Deuces, NYC, fall 1948

	Big Foot
	52nd Street Theme
	How High The Moon
	52nd Street Theme (Short Version)

same session.

	Indiana
	Out Of Nowhere
	Fine And Dandy
	All The Things You Are

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 5 Philology (It) 214 W 19 1990

same session.

Three Deuces, NYC, fall 1948

Ornithology

Earl Coleman - I Wished On The Moon / Guilty Dial 756 1949

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Al Casey, guitar; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1161

I Wished On The Moon

Dexter Gordon - Move! Spotlite (E) SPJ 133

same session.

NYC, November 29, 1948

D1162-A	Guilty
D1163-C	Yardbird Suite
D1164-A	Stranger In Town
D1165-A	As Time Goes By

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Linton Garner, piano; Jimmy Johnson, bass; Max Roach, drums.

D1166-A	Move
D1166-B	-

The Comprehensive Charlie Parker - Live Performances Volume I ESP-Disk' ESP-BIRD-1 1972

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 11, 1948

Slow Boat To China (aka On A Slow Boat To China)

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 25, 1948

	Half Nelson
	White Christmas
	Little Willie Leaps

** also scheduled on ESP-Disk' ESP 3000.
** also released on Base Record (It) ESP-BIRD-1 in 1982. and on Live Performances, ESP-Disk' (G) ESP 3000-2 in 1993. and on Live Performances Volume 1, ESP-Disk' (US) ESP 3000 in 2005+.

Charlie Parker On The Air Vol. 1 Everest FS 214

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Art Ford, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 12, 1948

Salt Peanuts

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 18, 1948

	Out Of Nowhere
	How High The Moon

Tadd Dameron Big Ten & Royal Roost Jam Beppo (E) BEP 503 1980s

Benny Harris, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Budd Johnson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Bud Powell, piano; Chuck Wayne, guitar; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums; Leonard Feather, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 19, 1948

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
	I'll Be Seeing You
	52nd Street Theme
	Ornithology

Earl Bud Powell Vol. 1 - Early Years Of A Genius, 44-48 Mythic Sound MS 6001-1

same session.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 19, 1948

	Introduction
	Perdido
	Indiana

** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6001-2.

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Two Savoy ZDS 4412 1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, December 25, 1948

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid Theme / Jingle Bells, Announcers-Bob Garrity, Symphony Sid
	Announcer-Symphony Sid
	-
	52nd Street Theme

1949

Dave Lambert - When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along / Beban Cubop Capitol 60014

Al Haig, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Vidal Bolado, congas; Diego Ibarra, bongos; Dave Lambert, vocal; unidentified vocal group.

NYC, January 20, 1949

3401	When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
3402	Beban Cubop

Dave Lambert - Hawaiian War Chant / Always Capitol 60011

same session.

NYC, January 20, 1949

3403	Hawaiian War Chant
3404	Always

Miles Davis - Birth Of The Cool Capitol T-792 1957

Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 21, 1949

3395-3E	Jeru
3396-3D	Move
3398-1D	Hallucinations (aka Budo)

Miles Davis, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Gunther Schuller, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; John Lewis, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 9, 1950

4346	Deception
4347	Rocker
4348	Moon Dreams

** also released on Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 1, Capitol M-11026 in 1972.

Miles Davis And His Orchestra - The Complete Birth Of The Cool: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 1 Capitol M-11026 1972

NYC, March 9, 1950

4349	Darn That Dream

** originally released on Birth Of The Cool, Capitol T-792 in 1957 + 1 bonus track.

Various Artists - Cool & Quiet Capitol T-371 1955

Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Junior Collins, French horn; Bill Barber, tuba; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; Al Haig, piano; Joe Schulman, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 21, 1949

3397-2E

Godchild

Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Teddy Charles as Theodore Cohen, vibes; Harvey Leonard, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 24, 1949

4273	(When We're Alone) Penthouse Serenade
4274	Extrovert
4275	Good-For-Nothin' Joe

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Three Savoy ZDS 4413 1988

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 22, 1949

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Oop Bop Sh'bam
	Announcer
	Scrapple From The Apple
	Announcer
	Salt Peanuts
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, January 29, 1949

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Groovin' High
	Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 5, 1949

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Scrapple From The Apple
	Announcer
	Barbados
	Announcer
	Salt Peanuts
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

	Announcer
	-
	-
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer, At Conclusion Sid Is Heard Briefly With Dinah Washington

Bud Powell - Jazz Giant Norgran MGN-1063 1956

Bud Powell, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January-February, 1949

2174-5 \| 242-5	Tempus Fugit
2175-3 \| 243-3	Celia

same personnel.

NYC, February-May, 1949

2407-4 \| 246-4	Strictly Confidential
2408-3 \| 247-3	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February, 1950

341-2	So Sorry Please
342-2	Get Happy
343-1	Sometimes I'm Happy
344-2	Sweet Georgia Brown
346-1	April In Paris
347-1	Body And Soul

** also released on Verve MGV-8153 in 1957.

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost: The Savoy Sessions Savoy SJL 1108 1977

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 12, 1949

	Scrapple From The Apple
	Be-Bop

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 19, 1949

	Groovin' High
	Confirmation
	Salt Peanuts

Charlie Parker - Bird At The Roost/The Savoy Years Volume Four Savoy ZDS 4414 1988

same session.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 19, 1949

	Announcer
	-
	-
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Commercial Break #1
	Commercial Break #2

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, February 26, 1949

	Announcer
	-
	-
	-
	Deedle
	Introductions By Dave Lambert & Buddy Stewart
	What's This
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

same personnel.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 5, 1949

	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Cheryl
	Announcer
	Anthropology
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer
	Hurry Home
	Deedle
	Royal Roost Bop (All The Things You Are)
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid With Announcer

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; plus Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes; Symphony Sid, announcer.

radio broadcast, Royal Roost, NYC, March 12, 1949

	Announcer
	Introduction By Charlie Parker
	Announcer
	Jumpin' With Symphony Sid

Benny Carter, Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Willie Smith - Alto Sax Norgran MGN-1035 1955

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Tommy Turk, trombone; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos Vidal, bongos.

NYC, February-March, 1949

2542 | 292-3

Cardboard

** also released on Verve MGV-8126 in 1957.

Charlie Parker - Jazz Perennial: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #7 Verve MGV-8009 1956+

same session.

NYC, February-March, 1949

2543-2 | 293-4

Visa

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 5, 1949

2755-5 \| 294-3	Segment
2756-5 \| 295-5	Passport (common)
2757-4 \| 296-3	Diverse (as Segment)

Junior Collins, French horn; Al Block, flute; Tommy Mace, oboe; Manny Thaler, bassoon; Hal McKusick, clarinet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Tony Aless, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; The Dave Lambert Singers, including Annie Ross, vocal; Dave Lambert, vocal, arranger; Gil Evans, arranger, conductor.

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1240-9

If I Love Again

Various Artists - The Jazz Scene Clef MGC-4007 1953

Bud Powell, piano; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, circa February, 1949

2199-1 | 244-1 | 62VK234

Cherokee

** also released on Clef MGC-674 in 1955; Verve MGV-8060 in 1957. and on Jazz Scene, ARS G-419 in 1950s.

Charlie Parker - Rara Avis Avis, Rare Bird Stash ST-CD-21

Miles Davis, Max Kaminsky, trumpet #2,3; Will Bradley, Kai Winding, trombone #2,3; Joe Marsala, clarinet #2,3; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Mike Caluccio, piano; Joe Sullivan, piano #2,3; unknown, bass; Max Roach, drums; Specs Powell, drums #2,3; Ann Hathaway, vocal #2.

television broadcast, Adventures In Jazz, CBS TV Studios, NYC, March 4, 1949

1.	Anthropology
2.	I Get A Kick Out Of You
3.	Big Foot (as Blues Jam #2)

Charlie Parker - Bird On The Road Jazz Showcase JS 5003

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Milt Jackson, vibes #2; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, March 5, 1949

1.	Barbados
2.	Anthropology

Kai Winding - New Trends Roost RLP 408

Kai Winding, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Gerry Mulligan, baritone sax; George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 10, 1949

R2581	Bop City
R2583	Crossin' The Channel

Various Artists - Operation Jazz Roost OJ 1

same session.

NYC, April 10, 1949

R2582

Wallington's Godchild (mistitled as Crossing The Channel)

Various Artists - Roost 5th Anniversary Album Vol. 1 Roost RLP 1201 1955

same session.

NYC, April 10, 1949

R2584

Sleepy Bop

Bird And Diz Mercury MGC-512 1952

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 5, 1949

2756-2 | 295-2

Passport (rare)

** also released on Clef MGC-512 in 1954.

Charlie Parker - Bird In Paris Bird In Paris CP 3

same personnel.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 14 or 15, 1949

	Salt Peanuts I
	Barbados
	52nd Street Theme I
	Out Of Nowhere I
	Salt Peanuts II
	Scrapple From The Apple
	Out Of Nowhere II
	Wee (aka Allen's Alley)
	52nd Street Theme II

Aime Barelli, Bill Coleman, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham, Hot Lips Page, trumpet; Big Chief, Russell Moore, trombone; Hubert Rostaing, clarinet; Sidney Bechet, Pierre Braslavsky, soprano sax; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Don Byas, James Moody, tenor sax; Hazy Osterwald, vibes; Al Haig, piano; Toots Thielemans, guitar; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

Farewell Blues (as Blues)

Charlie Parker In France 1949 Jazz O.P. (F) OMS 7004

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9 and 14 or 15, 1949

	Out Of Nowhere III
	A Night In Tunisia
	Moose The Mooche
	Hot House
	I Got Rhythm (as Blues)
	52nd Street Theme III

same personnel.

Colisee Movie Theatre, Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949

	Ornithology
	Out Of Nowhere
	Cheryl
	52nd Street Theme
	Lover Man
	Groovin' High
	Half Nelson
	52nd Street Theme (alternate take)

Max Roach, Clifford Brown - 2 Giants Vogue (F) LDA 16008

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; James Moody, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3010	Prince Albert
St3011	Maxology (as Baby Sis)
St3013	Maximum

Al Haig Trio And Quintet! Prestige PRST 7841 1971

same session.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3012

Yesterdays (as Tomorrow)

James Moody - In The Beginning: Jazz Legacy 47 Jazz Legacy (F) JL 97

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949

St3014

Hot House (as Ham And Haig)

J J Johnson, Kai Winding, Benny Green - Trombone By Three Prestige PRLP 7023 1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Leonard Gaskin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 26, 1949

JRC20B	Elysee (as Elysses)
JRC21C	Opus V
JRC22C	Hilo
JRC23D	Fox Hunt

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-091 in 1984, OJCCD-091-2 in 1992.
** part of Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green - Trombone By Three, Prestige PRES 16-4 in 1957.

Various Artists - Classics In Jazz: Small Combos Capitol H-322 1952

Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Teddy Charles as Theodore Cohen, vibes; Harvey Leonard, piano; Jimmy Raney, guitar; Bob Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 24, 1949

4272	Bud's Invention

Lennie Tristano, Buddy DeFranco - Crosscurrents: Capitol Jazz Classics Vol. 14 Capitol M-11060 1972

same session.

NYC, August 24, 1949

4276

Aishie

Flip Phillips And His Orchestra Featuring Howard McGhee, Benny Green - Flip Clef MGC-693 1956

Billy Butterfield, trumpet; Benny Green, trombone; Pete Mondello, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Mickey Crane, piano; Sam Bruno, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 29, 1949

280-6	This Can't Be Love
281-2	Cookie

** also released on Verve MGV-8077 in 1957.

Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. II Misterioso (E) MLP 1982 1981

Fats Navarro, trumpet; Don Lanphere, tenor sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35A	Wailing Wall
JRC36B	Go
JRC36E	-
JRC37D	Infatuation
JRC38D	Stop

Wardell Gray Quartet, Don Lanphere Quintet - The Thin Man Meets Fat Boy Vol. I Misterioso (E) MLP 1981 1981

same session.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35B	Wailing Wall
JRC35C	-
JRC36A	Go
JRC36BC	-
JRC36D	-
JRC37A	Infatuation
JRC37C	-
JRC38A	Stop
JRC38C	-

Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Fats Navarro - Trumpet Giants New Jazz NJLP 8296 1964

same session.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35D	Wailing Wall
JRC36C	Go
JRC37B	Infatuation
JRC38B	Stop

** initially scheduled on Prestige PR 16002.

Various Artists - 25 Years Of Prestige Prestige P-24046 1974

same session.

NYC, September 20, 1949

JRC35E

Wailing Wall

Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson Prestige PRLP 7024 1956

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, October 17, 1949

JRC600C	Afternoon In Paris (take 2)
JRC601B	Elora (take 2)
JRC602B	Tea Pot (take 2)
JRC603B	Blue Mode (take 1)
JRC603C	Blue Mode (take 2)

Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December 11, 1949

JRC1000A	All God's Children Got Rhythm
JRC1001	Sonnyside
JRC1002B	Bud's Blues
JRC1003A	Sunset

same personnel.

NYC, January 26, 1950

JRC1004D	Strike Up The Band
JRC1005B	I Want To Be Happy
JRC1006D	Taking A Chance On Love
JRC1007A	Fine And Dandy (take 1)
JRC1007B	Fine And Dandy (take 2)

** also released on Sonny Stitt With Bud Powell And J.J. Johnson - All God's Children Got Rhythm, Prestige PRLP 7248 in 1962, PRST 7248 in 1962. and on Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues, Prestige PRST 7839 in 1971. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-009 in 1982, OJCCD-009-2 in 1989.

Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues Prestige PRST 7839 1971

Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, October 17, 1949

JRC600A	Afternoon In Paris (take 1)
JRC601A	Elora (take 1)
JRC602A	Tea Pot (take 1)

** originally released on Sonny Stitt, Bud Powell, J.J. Johnson, Prestige PRLP 7024 in 1956 + 3 bonus tracks.

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 2 Philology (It) 214 W 12 1990

Red Rodney, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Tommy Potter, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Pershing Hotel, Chicago, IL, November, 1949

	I Cover The Waterfront
	-
	Confirmation
	-
	Now's The Time
	-
	Air Conditioning (Big Foot)
	Perdido
	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into)
	Ruby, My Dear
	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (into)
	Ruby, My Dear
	Wee
	-

Charlie Parker - Bird's Eyes Vol. 3 Philology (It) 214 W 15 1990

same session.

Pershing Hotel, Chicago, IL, November, 1949

	Hot House (Short)
	Hot House (Long)
	Cheryl (Short)
	Cheryl (Long)
	I Can't Get Started (Short)
	I Can't Get Started (Long)
	Groovin' High (Short)
	Groovin' High (Long)

Various Artists - Stars Of Modern Jazz Concert At Carnegie Hall IAJRC 20

Miles Davis, trumpet #1-4; Bennie Green, trombone #1-4; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #1-4; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax #1-4; Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Stars Of Modern Jazz, Carnegie Hall, NYC, December 25, 1949

1.	Symphony Sid's Remarks
2.	Move
3.	Hot House
4.	Ornithology (incomplete)
5.	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm

1950

The Swing Era Metronome All-Stars Harmony HL 7044 1957

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Lennie Tristano, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 10, 1950

CO42629-1	Double Date
CO42630-1	No Figs

Howard McGhee / Introducing The Kenny Drew Trio Blue Note 7243 4 95747 2 4 1998

Howard McGhee, trumpet; Jay Jay Johnson, trombone; Brew Moore, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950

BN370-1

Lo-Flame (alternate take)

** same as Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet, Blue Note BLP 5012 in 1952 + Kenny Drew - New Faces-New Sounds, BLP 5023 in 1953 + 3 bonus tracks.

Howard McGhee All Stars/Howard McGhee Sextet Blue Note (J) K18P-9274 1983

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, January 23, 1950

BN370-2	Lo-Flame
BN371-1	Fuguetta
BN372-0	Fluid Drive
BN373-0	Meciendo
BN374-0	Donnellon Square
BN375-1	I'll Remember April

** same as Howard McGhee's All Stars - The McGhee-Navarro Sextet, Blue Note BLP 5012 in 1952 + Howard McGhee Vol. 2, BLP 5024 in 1953.

Leo Parker Quartet, Al Haig Trio, Zoot Sims Quartet - Mad Lad Returns Misterioso (E) MLP 1984 1981

Leo Parker, baritone, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, July 20, 1950

JRC95A	Mona Lisa
JRC97A	Darn That Dream

Various Artists - First Sessions 1949/50 Prestige P-24081 1978

same session.

NYC, July 20, 1950

JRC95B	Mona Lisa
JRC97B	Darn That Dream
JRC98B	I Cross My Fingers

Al Hibbler With The Ellingtonians Brunswick BL 54036

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Billy Strayhorn, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Al Hibbler, vocal.

NYC, September 21, 1950

M4011	White Christmas
M4012	Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen

Chubby Kemp - Me And My Wig / Juke Bop Boogie Mercer M 1971

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.

NYC, September 21, 1950

M4013

Me And My Wig

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.

M4015

Juke Bop Boogie

Johnny Hodges - Jumpin': Jazz Legacy 62 Jazz Legacy (F) 500112 1982

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, cello; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chubby Kemp, vocal.

NYC, September 21, 1950

M4014

How Blue Can You Get

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums; Sara Forde, vocal.

M4016

Set 'Em Up

Duke Ellington And His Ellingtonians Vogue (F) LD 497-30

Red Rodney, trumpet; Johnny Hodges, alto sax; Harry Carney, baritone sax; Duke Ellington, mandolin piano; Wendell Marshall, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 21, 1950

M4017

The New Piano Roll Blues

1951

Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Swedish Schnapps: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #8 Verve MGV-8010 1956+

Miles Davis, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 17, 1951

489-2	Au Privave
490-3	She Rote

The Magnificent Charlie Parker Clef MGC-646 1955

same session.

NYC, January 17, 1951

489-3	Au Privave
490-5	She Rote
491-1	K.C. Blues
492-2	Star Eyes

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1238-7	In The Still Of The Night
1239-9	Old Folks

** also scheduled on Yardbird, Clef MGC-733.

Various Artists - Enter The Cool: The History Of Jazz Volume Four Capitol T-796 1957

Miles Davis, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; John LaPorta, clarinet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Serge Chaloff, baritone sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; George Shearing, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 23, 1951

6252	Early Spring

Various Artists - Jazz Of The Forties: Bebop Into Cool Capitol (J) CR-8024 1967

same session.

NYC, January 23, 1951

6253	Local 802 Blues

Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz Prestige PRLP 7013 1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; Lee Konitz, alto sax; Sal Mosca, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Arnold Fishkin, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 8, 1951

140B	Odjenar
141B	Ezz-thetic
142B	Hibeck

** also released on Miles Davis/Stan Getz/Gerry Mulligan/Lee Konitz/Sonny Rollins/Zoot Sims - Conception, Prestige PRLP 7013 (later) in 1956+; Original Jazz Classics OJC-1726 in 1989, OJCCD-1726-2 in 1990.

The Amazing Bud Powell Volume 1 Blue Note BLP 1503 1955

Bud Powell, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951

BN382-1	Un Poco Loco (1st take)
BN382-2	Un Poco Loco (2nd take)
BN382-4	Un Poco Loco
BN384-0	A Night In Tunisia
BN384-1	A Night In Tunisia (alternate master)
	Parisian Thoroughfare

** also released on Blue Note BST 81503 (pseudo stereo) in 1966.

The George Wallington Trio Savoy MG-12081 1956

George Wallington, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, November 21, 1951

	Twins
	Polka Dot
	I'll Remember April
	High Score
	Hyacinth
	Joy Bell
	I Didn't Know What Time It Was
	Fine And Dandy

1952

Charlie Parker And His Orchestra - Fiesta: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #6 Verve MGV-8008 1956+

Benny Harris, trumpet #1-3,5; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; possibly Jose Mangual, bongos.

NYC, January 23, 1952

1. 679-4	Mama Inez
2. 680-3	La Cucaracha
3. 681-6	Estrellita
4. 682-3	Begin The Beguine
5. 683-1	La Paloma

The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve - Bird Verve (J) J00J 29001/10 1988

Benny Harris, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; possibly Jose Mangual, bongos.

NYC, January 23, 1952

680-1	La Cucaracha
680-2	-
680-4	-
681-2	Estrellita
681-4	-
681-5	-

Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953

1238-1	In The Still Of The Night
1238-2	-
1238-3	-
1238-4	-
1238-5	-
1238-6	-
1239-1	Old Folks
1239-2	-
1239-3	-
1239-4	-
1239-5	-
1239-6	-
1239-7	-
1239-8	-

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953

1246-2	Chi-Chi
1246-5	-
1249-1	Confirmation
1249-2	-

Gil Melle Quintet/Gil Melle Sextet Blue Note (J) K18P-9275 1983

Eddie Bert, trombone; Gil Melle, tenor sax; Joe Manning, vibes; George Wallington, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Monica Dell, vocal #2-4.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 2, 1952

1. BN461-3 (tk.4)	Four Moons
2. BN462-3 (tk.8)	The Gears
3. BN463-0 (tk.9)	Mars
4. BN464-0 (tk.10)	Sunset Concerto

** same as Gil Melle Quintet/Sextet - New Faces-New Sounds, Blue Note BLP 5020 in 1953 + Gil Melle Quintet Vol. 2, BLP 5033 in 1954.

Flip Phillips And His Orchestra - Swinging With Flip Clef MGC-692 1956

Al Porcino, trumpet; Bill Harris, trombone; Charlie Kennedy, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Mickey Crane, piano; Freddie Green, guitar; Clyde Lombardi, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 21, 1952

749-3	Someone To Watch Over Me
750-3	I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
751-2	Singing In The Rain
752-2	Gina

** also released on Verve MGV-8076 in 1957.

Thelonious Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two Blue Note BLP 1511 1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Lou Donaldson, alto sax; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952

BN434-1 tk.2	Skippy
BN435-3 tk.7	Hornin' In
BN437-0 tk.10	Carolina Moon
BN438-0 tk.11	Let's Cool One

** also released on Blue Note BST 81511 (pseudo stereo) in 1969.
** part of The Complete Genius, Blue Note BN-LA579-H2 in 1976. and of The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk, Mosaic MR4-101 in 1983.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Thelonious Monk Mosaic MR4-101 1983

Kenny Dorham, trumpet #1-4; Lou Donaldson, alto sax #1-4; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax #1-4; Thelonious Monk, piano; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952

1. BN434-2 tk.3	Skippy (alternate take)
2. BN435-1 tk.5	Hornin' In (alternate take)
3. BN436-0 tk.8	Sixteen
4. BN436-1 tk.9	Sixteen (alternate take)
5. BN439-0 tk.12	I'll Follow You

** same as Genius Of Modern Music Volume One, Blue Note BLP 1510 in 1956 + Genius Of Modern Music Volume Two, BLP 1511 in 1956 + 25 bonus tracks.

The George Wallington Trios Prestige PRST 7587 1969

George Wallington, piano; Charlie Mingus as "Baron" Fingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; with Chuck Wayne, mandola #1.

probably WOR Studios, NYC, September 4, 1952

1. 351	Love Beat
2. 352	Summer Rain
3. 353	Escalating
4. 354	Laura

George Wallington, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

355	Tenderly
356	When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New
357	Red, White And Blue
358	Arrivederci

George Wallington, piano; Curly Russell as "Curly" Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

probably WOR Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953

483	Among Friends
484	My Nephew And I
485	Variations
486	Squeezer's Breezer
487	Cuckoo Around The Clock
488	I Married An Angel
489	Ours

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1754 in 1990, OJCCD-1754-2 in 1990.
** part of Our Delight, Prestige P-24093 in 1980.

The Charles Mingus Groups - Debut Rarities Volume 4 Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1829-2 1994

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

E2CB6494-2	Paris In Blue, Edition 1 (as Orientation)
E2CB6495-2	Make Believe
E2CB6497-2	Montage

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #1.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1. RM509	You And Me
2. RM511	Cupid

Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz Debut DEB-198 1956

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

Paris In Blue, Edition 2

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Leon Comegys, trombone; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 10, 1953

Orientation (alternate take)

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; Honey Gordon, vocal #2,3; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal #3.

NYC, April 29, 1953

1.	Medley: You Go To My Head
2. RM508	Can You Blame Me
3. RM510	Bebopper

Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Drum Conversation (as Drum Conversation Part 2)

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

I've Got You Under My Skin

Jazz Workshop - Autobiography In Jazz Debut (J) DEB 198

Paige Brook, flute, alto sax; Jackson Wiley, cello; John Mehegan, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, narrator; Max Roach, drums, voice; Jackie Paris, vocal, narrator.

Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, September 16, 1952

Paris In Blue, Edition 3

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-115 in 1984.

Charlie Parker - Live At Rockland Palace September 26, 1952 Charlie Parker CP 502 1983

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; unidentified strings.

Rockland Palace, NYC, September 26, 1952

	Rocker #1
	Just Friends #1
	I'll Remember April
	Easy To Love
	What Is This Thing Called Love
	I Didn't Know What Time It Was
	Repetition #2
	East Of The Sun #1
	April In Paris
	Out Of Nowhere

Charlie Parker - "Bird" Is Free Charlie Parker PLP 401

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums; unidentified strings, #4,9.

Rockland Palace, NYC, September 26, 1952

1.	Moose The Mooche
2.	My Little Suede Shoes
3.	Sly Mongoose
4.	Laura
5.	Star Eyes
6.	This Time The Dream's On Me
7.	Cool Blues
8.	Lester Leaps In
9.	Rocker #2

Jimmy McPartland And The Dixieland Stars, Dizzy Gillespie And The Birdland Stars - Leonard Feather Presents Hot Vs. Cool - A Battle Of Jazz MGM E-3286 1955

Jimmy McPartland, cornet #2; Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Dick Cary, trumpet #2; Don Elliott, mellophone #1,3,4, trumpet #2; Buddy DeFranco, clarinet #3; Ray Abrams, tenor sax; Ronnie Ball, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Hot versus Cool, Birdland, NYC, November 24, 1952

1. 52S-509	Muskrat Ramble
2. 52S-510	Battle Of Blues
3. 52S-511	Indiana
4. 52S-512	How High The Moon

Thelonious Monk Prestige PRLP 7027 1956

Thelonious Monk, piano; Gary Mapp, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December 18, 1952

399	Trinkle Tinkle
400	These Foolish Things
401	Bemsha Swing
402	Reflections

** also released on Monk's Moods, Prestige PRLP 7159 in 1959. and on The High Priest, Prestige PRST 7508 in 1967. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-010 in 1982, OJCCD-010-2 in 1989.

The Quartet Of Charlie Parker - Now's The Time: The Genius Of Charlie Parker #3 Verve MGV-8005 1956+

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Hank Jones, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fulton Recording, NYC, December 30, 1952

1118-3	The Song Is You (as I Hear Music)
1119-7 \| 62VK440	Laird Baird
1120-2	Kim
1120-4	-
1121-2	Cosmic Rays
1121-5	-

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953

1246-1	Chi-Chi
1246-3	-
1246-6	-
1247-1	I Remember You
1248-1	Now's The Time
1249-3	Confirmation

** also released on Now's The Time Featuring Charlie Parker, ARS G-441 in 1950s.

1953

Miles Davis Quintet With John Coltrane - The Unissued Cafe Bohemia Broadcasts Domino Records (Eu) 891221 2013

Miles Davis, trumpet; Allen Eager, tenor sax; Terry Swope, piano; unknown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

radio broadcast, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, February 21, 1953

A Night In Tunisia

Joe Holiday - Mambo Jazz Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1786-2 1991

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Eddie Bert, trombone; Earle Warren, alto sax; Joe Holiday, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; Johnny Acea, piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 4, 1953

457	Cotton Candy
458	And Now It Is Love
459	My Funny Valentine
460	Martha's Harp

Charlie Parker - Yardbird-DC-53 VGM Records VGM0009 1983

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Jack Holliday, piano; Mert Oliver, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, March, 1953

	Cool Blues
	Out Of Nowhere
	Ornithology
	Anthropology

Max Roach Quartet Original Jazz Classics OJC-202

Idrees Sulieman, trumpet; Leon Comegys, trombone; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Walter Davis Jr., piano; Franklin Skeete, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 10, 1953

A105	Orientation
B105	Mobleyzation
A106	Glow Worm
B106	Sfax

Hank Mobley, tenor sax #1-5; Walter Davis Jr., piano #1-5; Franklin Skeete, bass #1-5; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 21, 1953

1. RM502	Just One Of Those Things
2. RM503	Cou-Manchi-Cou
3. RM504	Kismet
4. RM505	Chi-Chi
5. RM506	I'm A Fool To Want You
6. RM507	Drum Conversation

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-202-2.

The Charles Mingus Duo & Trio - Debut Rarities Volume 2 Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1808-2 1992

Spaulding Givens aka Nadi Qamar, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 14, 1953

	Day Dream (take 1)
	Day Dream (take 2)
	Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 1)
	Theme From "Rhapsody In Blue" (take 2)
	Jet (take 1)
	Jet (take 2)

The Rarest On Debut - Charles Mingus Mythic Sound (It) MSLP 001

Hank Jones, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums; George Gordon Jr., George Gordon, Honey Gordon, Richard Gordon, vocal.

NYC, April 29, 1953

You And Me (alternate take)

Charles Mingus - The Complete Debut Recordings Debut 12DCD-4402-2 1990

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

	Perdido (undubbed version)
	Salt Peanuts (undubbed version)
	All The Things You Are (undubbed version)
	52nd Street Theme (undubbed version)

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

	Allen's Alley (as Wee) (undubbed version)
	Hot House (undubbed version)
	A Night In Tunisia (undubbed version)

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

	Drums (take 1)
	Drums (take 2)
	I'll Remember April (alternate take)

The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1 Debut DLP-2 1953

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

Perdido

** also released on The Quintet Of The Year - Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1, Vogue (E) LDE 040; Swing (F) M 33312.

The Quintet - Jazz At Massey Hall Debut DEB-124 1956

same session.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

	Perdido
	Salt Peanuts #1 & 2
	All The Things You Are
	52nd Street Theme

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker as Charlie Chan, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

	Allen's Alley (as Wee)
	Hot House #1 & 2
	A Night In Tunisia

** also released on Fantasy LP 6003 in 1962, LP 86003 in 1962; Original Jazz Classics OJC-044 in 1983, OJCCD-044-2 in 1989. and on Charlie Parker - Jazz At Massey Hall, America (F) 30 AM 6053 in 1969.

The Bud Powell Trio Fantasy LP 6006 1962

Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953

	Embraceable You
	Sure Thing
	Cherokee
	Hallelujah (as Jubilee)
	Lullaby Of Birdland

** also released on Fantasy LP 86006 in 1962. and on Bud Powell - Charlie Mingus - Max Roach, America (F) 30 AM 6056 in 1969.

Miles Davis - Blue Haze Prestige PRLP 7054 1956

Miles Davis, trumpet; John Lewis, piano #1-3; Charlie Mingus, piano #4; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953

1. 479	When Lights Are Low
2. 480	Tune Up
3. 481	Miles Ahead
4. 482	Smooch

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-093 in 1984, OJCCD-093-2 in 1988.

Earl Bud Powell Vol. 2 - Burning In U.S.A., 53-55 Mythic Sound MS 6002-1

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal; Bud Powell, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Birdland, NYC???, circa late May, 1953

	Woody'n You
	Salt Peanuts

** also released on Mythic Sound MS 6002-2.

Al Cohn's Tones Savoy MG 12048 1956

Nick Travis, trumpet; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Horace Silver, piano; Curley Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953

	I'm Tellin' Ya
	Jane Street
	Ah-Moore
	That's What You Think (master)

** also released on The Progressive Al Cohn, Savoy SJL 1126 in 1979.

The Progressive Al Cohn Savoy SJL 1126 1979

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953

That's What You Think - 1

** originally released on Al Cohn's Tones, Savoy MG 12048 in 1956 + 1 bonus track.

Billy Eckstine Sings - The Great Mr. B. With A Beat MGM E-3176 1955

Roy Eldridge, trumpet; Kai Winding, trombone; John LaPorta, clarinet; Warne Marsh, Lester Young, tenor sax; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Teddy Wilson, piano; Billy Bauer, guitar; Eddie Safranski, bass; Max Roach, drums; Billy Eckstine, vocal.

NYC, July 9, 1953

53S-507	How High The Moon Part 1
53S-508	How High The Moon Part 2
53S-509	St. Louis Blues Part 1
53S-510	St. Louis Blues Part 2

The Quartet Of Charlie Parker Verve 825 671-2

Charlie Parker, alto sax; Al Haig, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953

1246-4

Chi-Chi (alternate take)

Cliff "King" Solomon - Li'l Darlin' / But Officer OKeh 7010

Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Clifford Solomon, tenor sax; Oscar Estelle, baritone sax; Wade Legge, piano; Monk Montgomery, bass; Max Roach, drums; Ernestine Anderson, Gigi Gryce, vocal.

NYC, August 2, 1953

CO49881	Li'l Darlin'
CO49884	But Officer

Cliff "King" Solomon - Square Dance Boogie / Street Walking OKeh 7022

same session.

NYC, August 2, 1953

CO49882	Square Dance Boogie
CO49883	Street Walking

Miles Davis And The Lighthouse All-Stars - At Last! Contemporary C-7645 1985

Miles Davis, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953

Infinity Promenade

Miles Davis, trumpet; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

'Round Midnight

Miles Davis, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Lorraine Geller, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Night In Tunisia

Max Roach, drums.

Drum Conversation

Chet Baker, trumpet; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

At Last

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-480 in 1990, OJCCD-480-2 in 1990.

Chet Baker And The Lighthouse All-Stars - Witch Doctor Contemporary C-7649 1985

Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Jimmy Giuffre, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, September 13, 1953

	Loaded
	I'll Remember April

Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Winter Wonderland

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-609 in 1991, OJCCD-609-2 in 1991.

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars - Sunday Jazz A La Lighthouse Vol. 2 Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-972-2 1998

Chet Baker, Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Bud Shank, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson or Lorraine Geller or Russ Freeman, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, September, 1953

	Glidin' Along
	Beau Boy
	Four Others

** originally released on Contemporary C2501 in 1953 + 3 bonus tracks.

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume Three Contemporary C3508 1956

Rolf Ericson, trumpet; Milt Bernhart, trombone #4; Herb Geller, alto sax; Bud Shank, alto, baritone sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums; Jack Costanzo, bongos #1,4.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 1953

1. LK369	Mambo Los Feliz
2.	Jazz Invention
3.	Love Letters
4. LK370	Witch Doctor No. 1

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-266 in 1986, OJCCD-266-2 in 1996.

Diz And Getz Norgran MGN-1050 1955

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Stan Getz, tenor sax; Oscar Peterson, piano; Herb Ellis, guitar; Ray Brown, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA, December 9, 1953

1367-4	Girl Of My Dreams
1368-7 \| 63VK624	It Don't Mean A Thing
1369-1	Talk Of The Town
1370-1	Siboney (Part I)
1371-2	Siboney (Part II)
1372-3 \| 63VK622	Exactly Like You
1373-3	I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
1374-1	Impromptu

** also released on Verve MGV-8141 in 1957.

1954 (age 30)

Stan Getz And The Cool Sounds Verve MGV-8200 1956+

Stan Getz, tenor sax; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Bob Whitlock, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954

1494-5	Nobody Else But Me
1497-3	Down By The Sycamore Tree

** also released on The Cool Jazz Of Stan Getz, ARS G-407 in 1950s.

Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura - Tenor Saxes Norgran MGN-1034 1955

same session.

Los Angeles, CA, January 23, 1954

1495-1	With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair
1496-6	I Hadn't Anyone Till You

** also released on Verve MGV-8125 in 1957.

Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson EmArcy MG-36009 1955

Maynard Ferguson, trumpet, valve trombone; Milt Bernhart, trombone; Herb Geller, alto sax; Bob Cooper, tenor sax; Claude Williamson, piano; John Simmons, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 1954

10341	Air Conditioned
10342	Love Is Here To Stay

** also released on Universal (J) UCCM-9120 in 2002.

Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 4 - Oboe/Flute Contemporary C3520 1956

Bud Shank, flute, alto flute; Bob Cooper, oboe, English horn; Claude Williamson, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, February 25 and 26, 1954

	Aquarium
	Warm Winds
	Night In Tunisia
	Albatross
	Still Life
	Bag's Groove
	Hermosa Summer
	Happy Town

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-154 in 1984, OJCCD-154-2 in 1991.

Oscar Pettiford - Memorial: 10eme Anniversaire Des Disques Vogue Vol. 35 Vogue (F) LD 608-30

Kai Winding, trombone; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Henri Renaud, piano; Tal Farlow, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass, cello; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 21, 1954

	East Lag (as E Lag)
	Marcel The Furrier
	Rhumblues
	Stardust
	Ondine
	Burt's Pad

The Best Of Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert! Gene Norman Presents GNP 18

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Teddy Edwards, tenor sax #1,3; Carl Perkins, piano; George Bledsoe, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gene Norman, announcer.

California Club, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1954

1. GNP113	All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
2. -	Tenderly
3. GNP114	Sunset Eyes
4. -	Clifford's Axe

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Gene Norman, announcer.

California Club, Los Angeles, CA, August 30, 1954

GNP125	Jor-du
-	I Can't Get Started
GNP126	I Get A Kick Out Of You
-	Parisian Thoroughfare

Clifford Brown And Max Roach EmArcy MG-36036 1955

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954

10856-2	Delilah
10858-2	Parisian Thoroughfare

same personnel.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954

10859-3

Jordu (edited version)

same personnel.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954

10877-4	Joy Spring
10880	Daahoud

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955

11364-8

The Blues Walk

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955

11365-13

What Am I Here For

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Brown And Roach Incorporated EmArcy MG-36008 1955

Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 2, 1954

10857-2

Darn That Dream

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax #1; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954

1. 10860-10	Sweet Clifford
2. 10861-7	Ghost Of A Chance

Clifford Brown, trumpet #1,2; Harold Land, tenor sax #1,2; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954

1. 10866-8	Stompin' At The Savoy
2. 10867-4	I Get A Kick Out Of You
3. 10868-1	I'll String Along With You

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954

10878-1/4

Mildama (edited version)

The Immortal Clifford Brown Limelight LM-2-8201 1965

same personnel.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954

10859-3

Jordu (complete version)

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12462-9

Flossie Lou

** also released on Limelight LS-2-8601 in 1965.

Clifford Brown - The Boss Man Time LP 8

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954

10860

Sweet Clifford (mistitled as Clifford's Fantasy)

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

10887

Caravan (The Boss Man)

Max Roach, Clifford Brown - Daahoud Mainstream MRL 386 1972

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 3, 1954

10861-6

Ghost Of A Chance (alternate take)

Clifford Brown, trumpet #2; Harold Land, tenor sax #2; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954

1. 10879-6	These Foolish Things
2. 10880-5	Daahoud (alternate take)

The Complete EmArcy Recordings Of Clifford Brown - Brownie EmArcy 838 306-2 1989

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 5, 1954

10867-5

I Get A Kick Out Of You (alternate take)

same personnel.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954

10877-3	Joy Spring (alternate take)
10878-2	Mildama (take 2)
10878-4	Mildama (take 4)
10878-6	Mildama (take 6)
10878	Mildama (section II)
-	Mildama (section III)
-	-
-	-

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February 16, 1956

12463-6	What Is This Thing Called Love (alternate take)
12464-1	Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (breakdown)
12464-2	Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing (alternate take)

same personnel.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-2	I'll Remember April (breakdown)
12462	Flossie Lou (rehearsal take)
12462-3	Flossie Lou (alternate take 1)
12462-7	Flossie Lou (alternate take 2)
12462-8	Flossie Lou (alternate take 3)

Clifford Brown - More Study In Brown EmArcy (J) 195J-1 1983

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1954

10878-5

Mildama (take 5)

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955

11360-12

Land's End (alternate take)

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955

11364-5

The Blues Walk (alternate take)

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-3

I'll Remember April (alternate take)

Clifford Brown All Stars - Caravan EmArcy MG-36102 1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax #2; Walter Benton, tenor sax #2; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

1. 10887	Caravan
2. 10888	Autumn In New York

Various Artists - Mercury 40th Anniversary V.S.O.P. Album Mercury (J) 25PJ-58/61 1984

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

10885

Coronado (aka Coronodo) (rehearsal take)

** also released on Mercury (J) 30JD-22/25 in 1984.

Clifford Brown - Jams 2 EmArcy (J) 195J-2 1983

same session.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

10885-6

Coronado (aka Coronodo)

Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet #2; Herb Geller, alto sax; Harold Land, tenor sax #2; Richie Powell, piano; Junior Mance, piano #2; George Morrow, bass #1; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #2; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954

1. 10909-2	Crazy, He Calls Me
2. 10911-3	I'll Remember April

Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz EmArcy MG-36039 1955

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Herb Geller, Joe Maini, alto sax; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; Curtis Counce, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

10885-10	Coronado (aka Coronodo)
10886-1	You Go To My Head

Various Artists - Best Coast Jazz EmArcy EP-1-6141

same session.

Capitol Melrose Studios, Los Angeles, CA, August 11, 1954

10885-10	Coronado (edited version)
10886-1	You Go To My Head (edited version)

Various Artists - Jam Session EmArcy MG-36002 1955

Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet; Herb Geller, alto sax #1,2,4; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; Junior Mance, piano #1,2,4; Keter Betts, George Morrow, bass #1,2,4; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #3; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal #3.

Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954

1. 10900-1	What Is This Thing Called Love
2. 10903-2	Move
3. 10904-3	Darn That Dream
4. 10906-1	My Funny Valentine / Don't Worry 'Bout Me / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / It Might As Well Be Spring

Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington EmArcy MG-36000 1955

Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, trumpet #1,3-5; Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Herb Geller, alto sax #3-5; Harold Land, tenor sax #3-5; Junior Mance, piano; Richie Powell, piano #4,5; Keter Betts or George Morrow, bass #1-3; Keter Betts, bass #4,5; George Morrow, bass #4-6; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Los Angeles, CA, August 14, 1954

1. 10901	I've Got You Under My Skin
2. 10902	No More
3. 10905-2	You Go To My Head
4. 10907-5	Lover Come Back To Me
5. 10908-2	Alone Together / Summertime / Come Rain Or Come Shine
6. 10910-1	There Is No Greater Love

** also released on Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington + 4, Universal (J) UCCM-9031 in 2001.

The Complete Bud Powell On Verve Verve 314 521 669-2

Bud Powell, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Sound, NYC, December 16, 1954

2138-1,2	Like Someone In Love (incomplete)
2140-1,2	That Old Black Magic (incomplete)
2140-5	That Old Black Magic (alternate take 2)

Bud Powell - Jazz Original Norgran MGN-1017 1955

same session.

Fine Sound, NYC, December 16, 1954

2139-1	Deep Night
2140-4	That Old Black Magic
2141-1	'Round Midnight

** also released on Bud Powell '57, Norgran MGN-1098 in 1956; Verve MGV-8185 in 1958.

The Genius Of Bud Powell (Volume 2) Verve VE-2-2526 1978

same session.

Fine Sound, NYC, December 16, 1954

2140-3

That Old Black Magic (alternate take 1)

1955

Clifford Brown With Strings EmArcy MG-36005 1955

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Richie Powell, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; 6 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello, Neal Hefti, arranger, conductor.

Fine Sound, NYC, January 18, 1955

11116-6	Portrait Of Jennie
11117-5	What's New
11118-4	Yesterdays
11119-8	Where Or When

same personnel.

Fine Sound, NYC, January 19, 1955

11120-7	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
11121-11	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
11122-8	Laura
11123-4	Memories Of You

same personnel.

Fine Sound, NYC, January 20, 1955

11124-6	Embraceable You
11125-7	Blue Moon
11126-4	Willow Weep For Me
11127-7	Stardust

** also released on Blue Moon, West Wind (G) WW 2032 in 2004.

Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702 1985

Hazel Scott, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955

	Like Someone In Love
	Peace Of Mind
	Lament
	The Jeep Is Jumpin'
	Git Up From There
	A Foggy Day

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2 in 1992.

Hazel Scott - Relaxed Piano Moods Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1702-2 1992

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, January 21, 1955

	Mountain Greenery
	Git Up From There (alternate take)
	Lament (alternate take)

** originally released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-1702 in 1985 + 3 bonus tracks.

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Study In Brown EmArcy MG-36037 1955

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955

11358-7	Gerkin' For Perkin'
11359-7	Take The "A" Train
11361-15	Swingin'

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 24, 1955

11362	George's Dilemma (Ulcer Department)
11363-15	If I Love Again

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 25, 1955

11366-2	Cherokee (Indian Love Song)
11367	Jacqui
11368-4	Sandu

Various Artists - Trumpet Interlude EmArcy MG-36017 1955

same personnel.

Capitol Studios, NYC, February 23, 1955

11360-14

Land's End

Thad Jones Debut DEB-127 1958

Thad Jones, trumpet; John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

	One More
	I Can't Get Started
	More Of The Same
	Get Out Of Town

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-625 in 1991, OJCCD-625-2 in 1991.

Thad Jones Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-625-2 1991

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

One More (alternate take)

** originally released on Debut DEB-127 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

The Fabulous Thad Jones Fantasy LP 6004 1962

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

	One More (edited version)
	Get Out Of Town (alternate take)

** also released on Fantasy LP 86004 in 1962; America (F) 30 AM 6054 in 1969.

John Dennis - New Piano Expressions Debut DEB-121 1956

John Dennis, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

	Ensenada
	Machajo
	Cherokee
	Seven Moons

** also released on New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5, Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2.

John Dennis - New Piano Expressions - Debut Rarities Volume 5 Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1843-2

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, March 10, 1955

	Seven Moons (alternate take)
	All The Things You Are (take 1)
	All The Things You Are (take 2)
	Cherokee (alternate take)

** originally released on New Piano Expressions, Debut DEB-121 in 1956 + 4 bonus tracks.

Count Basie With His All Time Great Orchestra Hall Of Fame JG 629

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, May 6, 1955

I Get A Kick Out Of You

Gene Krupa Quartet, Max Roach - Clifford Brown Quintet Hall Of Fame JG 633

same session.

Carnegie Hall, NYC, May 6, 1955

Variations (The Blues Walk)

Herbie Nichols Trio Blue Note BLP 1519 1956

Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955

tk.4	The Gig
tk.6	Hangover Triangle
tk.8	Lady Sings The Blues
tk.10	Chit-Chatting
tk.11	House Party Starting

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955

tk.12

Terpsichore

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.1	Wildflower
tk.4	Mine
tk.12	The Spinning Song
tk.16	Query

The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Herbie Nichols Mosaic MR5-118 1987

Herbie Nichols, piano; Al McKibbon, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 1, 1955

tk.5	Applejackin' (alternate take)
tk.12	The Gig (alternate take)

same personnel.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, August 7, 1955

tk.2	Furthermore (alternate take 1)
tk.3	Furthermore
tk.5	117th Street (alternate take)
tk.6	117th Street
tk.7	Sunday Stroll
tk.10	Nick At T's
tk.11	Furthermore (alternate take 2)
tk.13	'Orse At Safari
tk.14	Applejackin' (alternate take)
tk.15	Applejackin'

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.3	Mine (alternate take)
tk.10	Trio (alternate take)
tk.11	The Spinning Song (alternate take)
tk.14	Riff Primatif (alternate take)
tk.15	Query (alternate take)

** also released on Mosaic MD3-118 in 1987; Blue Note CDP 7243 8 59352 2 0 in 1997.

Julian "Cannonball" Adderley EmArcy MG-36043 1955

Nat Adderley, cornet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Cannonball Adderley, alto sax; Jerome Richardson, tenor sax, flute; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Quincy Jones, arranger.

NYC, August 5, 1955

11994	Willows
11995	Fallen Feathers
11996	Rose Room

Introducing Jimmy Cleveland And His All Stars EmArcy MG-36066 1956

Ernie Royal, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Lucky Thompson, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John Williams, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 12, 1955

11997	Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
11998	You Don't Know What Love Is
11999	Little Beaver

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 1 Victor (J) SMJ-6185M

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Billy Wallace, piano; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Bee Hive Club, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955

	I'll Remember April Parts 1 & 2
	Woody'n You
	Hot House

** part of Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive, Columbia JG 35965 in 1979.

Clifford Brown, Max Roach - Raw Genius 2 Victor (J) SMJ-6186M

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Nicky Hill, tenor sax; unknown, tenor sax #1; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #2; Billy Wallace, piano #1; Chris Anderson, piano #2; Leo Blevins, guitar; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Bee Hive Club, Chicago, IL, November 7, 1955

1.	Walkin'
2.	Cherokee

** part of Clifford Brown And Max Roach Live At The Bee Hive, Columbia JG 35965 in 1979.

Sonny Rollins - Work Time Prestige PRLP 7020 1956

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 2, 1955

826	There's No Business Like Show Business
827	Paradox
828	Raincheck
829	There Are Such Things
830	It's All Right With Me

** also released on Worktime, Prestige PRLP 7246 in 1962, PRST 7246 in 1962. and on Worktime!, Prestige PRST 7750 in 1970. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-007 in 1982, OJCCD-007-2 in 1989.

Charles Mingus - Mingus At The Bohemia Debut DEB-123 1956

Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Db33/Db34

Percussion Discussion

** also released on Chazz!, Fantasy LP 6002 in 1962, LP 86002 in 1962; America (F) 30 AM 6052 in 1969. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-045, OJCCD-045-2.

The Charles Mingus Quintet + Max Roach Fantasy LP 6009 1964

Eddie Bert, trombone; George Barrow, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, December 23, 1955

Drums

** also released on Fantasy LP 86009 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-440, OJCCD-440-2; America (F) 30 AM 6059 in 1969.

1956

Clifford Brown And Max Roach At Basin Street EmArcy MG-36070 1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 4, 1956

12421-4	Gertrude's Bounce
12423-12	Powell's Prances

same personnel.

NYC, February 16, 1956

12463-7	What Is This Thing Called Love
12464-14	Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing

same personnel.

NYC, February 17, 1956

12459-1	I'll Remember April
12460-8	Time
12461-16	The Scene Is Clean

Clifford Brown - The Quintet Vol. 2 EmArcy EMS-2-407

same personnel.

NYC, January 4, 1956

12422-10

Junior's Arrival (aka Step Lightly)

Clifford Brown - Pure Genius Vol. 1 Elektra Musician E1-60026

same personnel.

probably live in NYC, early 1956

	I'll Remember April
	What's New
	Daahoud
	Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
	52nd Street Theme

Sonny Rollins Plus 4 Prestige PRLP 7038 1956

Clifford Brown, trumpet #1-4; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, March 22, 1956

1. 867	I Feel A Song Coming On
2. 868	Pent-Up House
3. 869	Valse Hot
4. 870	Kiss And Run
5. 871	Count Your Blessings

** also released on Sonny Rollins, Clifford Brown And Max Roach - 3 Giants!, Prestige PRLP 7291 in 1964, PRST 7291 in 1964. and on Three Giants!, Prestige PRST 7821 in 1970. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-243 in 1986, OJCCD-243-2 in 1987.

Introducing Johnny Griffin Blue Note BLP 1533 1956

Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Curly Russell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956

tk.2	Chicago Calling
tk.3	Mil Dew
tk.6	The Boy Next Door
tk.8	It's All Right With Me
tk.10	Nice And Easy
tk.13	Lover Man
tk.14	These Foolish Things

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46536 2 in 1987.

Various Artists - The Other Side Of Blue Note 1500 Series Blue Note (J) BNJ-61008/10 1984

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 17, 1956

tk.12	The Way You Look Tonight
tk.16	Cherokee

Herbie Nichols, piano; Teddy Kotick, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, April 19, 1956

tk.8	Argumentative Variation (aka Trio)
tk.13	Riff Primatif (mistitled as Riff Primitif)

Max Roach-Clifford Brown Quintet Live At Basin Street, April 1956 Ingo (It) Ingo-Two 1970s

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Richie Powell, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Basin Street East, NYC, April 28, 1956

	Valse Hot (as Waltz Hot)
	I Feel A Song Comin' On

Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 7 Philology (It) W 1008.2

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; probably Richie Powell, piano; probably George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bob Story, announcer.

WIOR radio broadcast, Continental Restaurant, Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956

	Just One Of Those Things
	You Go To My Head
	Good Bait

Clifford Brown - Brownie's Eyes Vol. 8 Philology (It) W 1009.2

Clifford Brown, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax #5; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; probably Richie Powell, piano; probably George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bob Story, announcer.

WIOR radio broadcast, Continental Restaurant, Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956

1.	One For My Baby
2.	Someone To Watch Over Me
3.	What's New
4.	These Foolish Things
5.	I Get A Kick Out Of You

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus Prestige PRLP 7079 1957

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Doug Watkins, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956

918	You Don't Know What Love Is
919	St. Thomas
920	Strode Rode
921	Blue 7
922	Moritat

** also released on Prestige PR 7326 in 1964, PRST 7326 in 1964; Original Jazz Classics OJC-291 in 1987, OJCCD-291-2 in 1987.

The Magnificent Thad Jones Blue Note BLP 1527 1956

Thad Jones, trumpet; Billy Mitchell, tenor sax #1-4; Barry Harris, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956

1. tk.2	Thedia
2. tk.6	April In Paris
3. tk.10	Billie-Doo
4. tk.11	If I Love Again
5. tk.12	If Someone Had Told Me

** also released on Blue Note CDP 7 46814 2 in 1987.
** part of The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones, Mosaic MQ5-172 in 1997, MD3-172 in 1997.

The Magnificent Thad Jones Vol. 3 Blue Note BLP 1546 1957

Thad Jones, trumpet; Barry Harris, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956

tk.7	I've Got A Crush On You

** part of The Complete Blue Note/UA/Roulette Recordings Of Thad Jones, Mosaic MQ5-172 in 1997, MD3-172 in 1997.

Max Roach + 4 EmArcy MG-36098 1956

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 17, 1956

13768	Mr. X
13769	Body And Soul
13770-4	Just One Of Those Things

same personnel.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13764-6	Ezz-thetic
13766	Woody'n You
13767	Dr. Free-Zee

** also scheduled on EmArcy SR-80001.
** also released on Max Roach + 4 & More, EmArcy (J) 195J-39 in 1984.

Max Roach + 4 & More EmArcy (J) 195J-39 1984

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15176-6	It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
15178-5	Love Letters

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15188-10

Minor Trouble

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 20, 1957

16635 \| JB158-7	Raoul
16636 \| JB159-2	This Time The Dream's On Me
16637 \| JB160-1	Tune Up

same personnel.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957

16646 | JB163-6

Anthropology

** originally released on Max Roach + 4, EmArcy MG-36098 in 1956 + 7 bonus tracks.

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time EmArcy MG-36108 1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, September 19, 1956

13765

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 18, 1957

15175-10	I'll Take Romance
15177	Blues Waltz

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 20, 1957

15187-7	Little Folks
15189-4	Valse Hot

same personnel.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

15194

Lover (mono edit)

** also released on Mercury MG-20538.

Sonny Rollins Quintet With Kenny Dorham And Max Roach - Rollins Plays For Bird Prestige PRLP 7095 1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wade Legge, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

979	I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face
980	Kids Know
982	Medley: I Remember You
-	Medley: My Melancholy Baby
-	Medley: Old Folks
-	Medley: They Can't Take That Away From Me
-	Medley: Just Friends
-	Medley: My Little Suede Shoes
-	Medley: Star Eyes

** also released on Sonny Rollins - Rollins Plays For Bird, Prestige PRST 7553 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-214 in 1986, OJCCD-214-2 in 1991.

Sonny Rollins - Sonny Boy Prestige PRLP 7207 1961

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, October 5, 1956

981	The House I Live In

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956

1033

Sonny Boy

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-348 in 1989, OJCCD-348-2 in 1989.

Thelonious Monk - Brilliant Corners Riverside RLP 12-226 1957

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste #2; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

1.	Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are
2.	Pannonica

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 15, 1956

Brilliant Corners

Clark Terry, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 7, 1956

Bemsha Swing

** also released on Riverside RLP 1174 in 1960; Original Jazz Classics OJC-026 in 1982, OJCCD-026-2 in 1987. and on Mighty Monk, Riverside R-3000 in 1967, RS-3000 in 1967.

Ernie Henry - Last Chorus Riverside RLP 12-266 1958

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

Ba-lue Bolivar Ba-lues-are (excerpt)

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-086 in 1983, OJCCD-1906-2 in 1998.

Thelonious Monk - The Complete Riverside Recordings Riverside R-022 1986

Ernie Henry, alto sax; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Thelonious Monk, piano, celeste; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 9, 1956

Pannonica (opening)

** also released on Riverside 15RCD-022-2.

Kenny Dorham - 1953-1956-1964 Royal Jazz (D) RJD 515 1990

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Ray Bryant, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, October 10, 1956

	Valse Hot
	I Get A Kick Out Of You

Sonny Rollins - Tour De Force Prestige PRLP 7126 1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Kenny Drew, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums; Earl Coleman, vocal #2,3.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 7, 1956

1. 1031	B. Swift
2. 1032	My Ideal
3. 1034	Two Different Worlds
4. 1035	Ee-Ah
5. 1036	B. Quick

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-095 in 1984, OJCCD-095-2 in 1989.

Sonny Rollins (Vol. 1) Blue Note BLP 1542 1957

Donald Byrd, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, December 16, 1956

tk.1	Decision
tk.2	Plain Jane
tk.5	Sonnysphere
tk.6	How Are Things In Glocca Morra
tk.8	Bluesnote

** also released on Blue Note BST 81542 (pseudo stereo), CDP 7 81542 2 in 1988.

Joe Wilder - The Music Of George Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing Music Minus One MMO 4

Joe Wilder, trumpet; Hank Jones, piano; Mundell Lowe, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, 1956

	'S Wonderful
	Of Thee I Sing
	Bidin' My Time
	But Not For Me (take 3)
	But Not For Me (take 8)
	Fascinating Rhythm
	Somebody Loves Me
	I've Got A Crush On You
	Someone To Watch Over Me

1957

Max Roach - Jazz In 3/4 Time EmArcy SR-80002 1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Bill Wallace, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA, March 21, 1957

JB8	Lover (stereo edit)

** also released on Mercury SR-60193 in 1960.

Max Roach, Stan Levey - Drummin' The Blues Liberty LRP-3064

Conte Candoli, trumpet; Frank Rosolino, trombone; Bill Perkins, tenor sax; Dick Shreve, piano; Howard Rumsey, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Los Angeles, CA, March, 1957

	Facts About Max
	Swingin' The Blues
	Blues In The Night
	The Count's Blues

Various Artists - Jazz Omnibus Columbia CL 1020 1957

J.J. Johnson, trombone; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 11, 1957

CO57801

I've Got You Under My Skin

J.J. Johnson - First Place Columbia CL 1030 1957

same session.

Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 11, 1957

CO57802	Harvey's House
CO57803	Nickels And Dimes
CO57804	That Tired Routine Called Love
CO57805	For Heaven's Sake
CO57806	Paul's Pal

same personnel.

Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 12, 1957

CO57807-4	It's Only A Paper Moon
CO57809-1	Commutation
CO57811-5	Be My Love

same personnel.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, April 26, 1957

CO57724-1

Cry Me A River

The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions Mosaic MQ11-169 1996

same personnel.

Columbia Studio A, NYC, April 12, 1957

CO57808-1	Out Of My Dreams
CO57810-2	God Bless The Child

same personnel.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, May 3, 1957

CO57811-1/2

Blue Trombone Parts 1 & 2

** also released on Mosaic MD7-169 in 1996.

J.J. Johnson - Blue Trombone Columbia CL 1303 1959

same personnel.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, April 26, 1957

CO57725-4	Hello, Young Lovers
CO57726-5	100 Proof
CO57727-2	What's New

same personnel.

Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, May 3, 1957

CO57909-5	Kev
CO57910-5	Gone With The Wind
CO57911	Blue Trombone Part 1
CO57912	Blue Trombone Part 2

** also released on Columbia CS 8109 in 1959.

Kenny Dorham - Jazz Contrasts Riverside RLP 12-239 1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax #1,2,4,6; Betty Glamman, harp #3-5; Hank Jones, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 and 27, 1957

1.	Falling In Love With Love
2.	I'll Remember April
3.	Larue
4.	My Old Flame
5.	But Beautiful
6.	La Villa

** also released on Riverside RLP 1105 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-028 in 1982, OJCCD-028-2 in 1992.

A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People Savoy MG-12118 1957

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Buster Cooper, trombone; John Griffin, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums; Chino Pozo, conga drums; A.K. Salim, leader, arranger.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957

70125	Blu-Binsky
70126	R.U.1.2.
70127	Pretty For The People
70128	Ba-Lu-Ee-Du
70129	Shirley Ray
70130	Takin' Care Of Business

** also released on Savoy 93006-2 in 2001.

A.K. Salim - Pretty For The People Savoy 93006-2 2001

same session.

Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, September 17, 1957

	Blu-Binsky (previously unissued)
	Pretty For The People (previously unissued)

** originally released on Savoy MG-12118 in 1957 + 2 bonus tracks.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars Riverside RLP 12-251 1958

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-7, bass #8; Paul Chambers, bass #1-7; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

1.	Strong Man
2.	Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
3.	My Man
4.	That's Him
5.	I Must Have That Man
6.	Porgy
7.	When A Woman Loves A Man
8.	Don't Explain

** also released on Original Jazz Classics OJC-085 in 1983, OJCCD-085-2 in 1988.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-085-2 1988

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

	I Must Have That Man (take 3)
	Porgy (take 1)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-251 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Abbey Lincoln With The Riverside Jazz Stars Riverside RLP 1107 1959

same session.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, October 28, 1957

Can't Help Lovin' That Man

Benny Golson Sextet - The Modern Touch Riverside RLP 12-256 1958

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul Chambers, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December 19 and 23, 1957

	Out Of The Past
	Reunion
	Venetian Breeze
	Hymn To The Orient
	Namely You
	Blues On Down

** also released on Reunion, Jazzland AM 85 in 1962, AS 985 in 1962. and on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-1797-2 in 1992.
** part of Blues On Down, Milestone M-47048 in 1978.

The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker EmArcy MG-36127 1959

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Recording, NYC, December 23, 1957

16644 \| JB161-4	Confirmation
16645 \| JB162-11	Au Privave (as Apres Vous)
16647 \| JB164-2	Yardbird Suite

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Nelson Boyd, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 11, 1958

17277 \| JB229-7	Billie's Bounce
17278 \| JB230-7	Ko-Ko
17279 \| JB231-1	Parker's Mood

** also released on EmArcy SR-80019 in 1959; Mercury MG-20532, SR-60209 in 1960; Universal (J) UCCM-9103 in 2002.

1958

Max Roach - Max! Argo LP-623 1958?

Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Hank Mobley, tenor sax; Ramsey Lewis, piano; George Morrow, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Chicago, IL, January 4, 1958

	Crackle Hut
	Speculate
	That Old Devil Called Love
	Audio Blues
	C.M.
	Four-X

** part of Max Roach/Art Blakey, Chess 2ACMJ-406 in 1976. and of Max Roach, Art Blakey - Percussion Discussion, Chess CH2-92511 in 1984.

Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite Riverside RLP 12-258 1958

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

	The Freedom Suite
	Someday I'll Find You
	Will You Still Be Mine?
	Till There Was You (take 4)
	Shadow Waltz

** also released on (Sonny Rollins) - Shadow Waltz, Jazzland AM 86 in 1962, AS 986 in 1962. and on The Freedom Suite, Riverside R-3010 in 1968, RS-3010 in 1968. and on Original Jazz Classics OJC-067 in 1983, OJCCD-067-2 in 1989; Riverside RCD-30507-2 in 2008.
** part of The Freedom Suite Plus, Milestone MSP-47007 in 1973.

Sonny Rollins - Freedom Suite Riverside RCD-30507-2 2008

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

Till There Was You (take 1)

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-258 in 1958 + 3 bonus tracks.

Sonny Rollins - The Freedom Suite Plus Milestone MSP-47007 1973

same session.

WOR Studios, NYC, February 27, and March 7, 1958

Till There Was You (take 3)

** same as The Sound Of Sonny, Riverside RLP 12-241 in 1957 + Freedom Suite, RLP 12-258 in 1958 + 2 bonus tracks.

Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene EmArcy MG-36132 1958

Booker Little, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax; Eddie Baker, piano; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, June 3, 1958

16982	Shirley (mono version)
16983	Memo To Maurice (mono version)
16984 \| JB325	Stella By Starlight
16985 \| JB326	Sporty
16986	My Old Flame (mono version)
16987	Stompin' At The Savoy (mono outchorus)

** also released on Mercury MG-20559; Universal (J) UCCM-9110 in 2002.

Max Roach + 4 On The Chicago Scene Mercury (J) 195J-41 1984

same session.

Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, June 3, 1958

JB323	Shirley (stereo version)
JB324	Memo To Maurice (stereo version)
JB327	My Old Flame (stereo version)
JB328	Stompin' At The Savoy

** initially scheduled on Mercury SR-60128.

Max Roach + 4 At Newport EmArcy MG-36140 1958

Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

summer 1958

17644 | JB342

Love For Sale

same personnel.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

17645	La Villa
17646	A Night In Tunisia
17648	Minor Mode
17649	Tune Up

** also released on EmArcy SR-80010 in 1958; Mercury MG-20524, SR-60201 in 1960, (J) 195J-42 in 1984.

Max Roach + 4 At Newport Mercury (J) 195J-42 1984

same session.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

17647

Deeds, Not Words

** originally released on EmArcy MG-36140 in 1958 + 1 bonus track.

Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott - Newport '58 EmArcy MG-36141 1958

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Harold Ousley, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

17638	Lover Come Back To Me
17639	Crazy Love
17640	Back Water Blues

Urbie Green, trombone; Don Elliott, mellophone, vibes; Terry Gibbs, vibes; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal #3.

1. 17641	Backstage Blues
2. 17642	Julie And Jake
3. 17643	All Of Me

** also released on EmArcy SR-80009 in 1958; Mercury MG-20523, SR-60200 in 1960.

The Complete Dinah Washington On Mercury Vol. 5 - 1956-1958 Mercury (J) 18PJ-10215/18 1989

Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Melba Liston, trombone; Harold Ousley, tenor sax; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Paul West, bass; Max Roach, drums; Dinah Washington, vocal.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

	Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
	Me And My Gin (aka Gimmie Me A Pig Foot)

** also released on Mercury (J) EJD-2009/11 in 1989.

The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions Mosaic MD7-201 2000

Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 6, 1958

Spoken Introduction By Max Roach

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Willie Dennis, Julian Priester, trombone; Phil Woods, alto sax; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; John Bunch, piano; Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin, bass; Buddy Rich, Max Roach, drums; Gigi Gryce, arranger, conductor.

Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959

18390-2

Big Foot

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #5,6,12,13; Julian Priester, trombone #3,4,7,12,13; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #8-10,12,13; Ray Bryant, piano; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #12,13.

Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 9 and 10, 1959

1. 19315-1	Speak Low
2. 19315-3	-
3. 19316-1	Never Let Me Go
4. 19316-2	-
5. 19317-2	Come Rain Or Come Shine
6. 19317-5	-
7. 19320-3	Wild Is The Wind
8. 19321-2	You're Mine, You
9. 19321-5	-
10. 19321-6	-
11. 19322-1	You're My Thrill
12. 19323-2	I Concentrate On You
13. 19324-4	Never Leave Me

Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble EmArcy MG-36144 1959

Al Portch, French horn; Max Roach, drums; Irving Farberman, Everette Firth, Lloyd McCausland, Arthur Press, Charles Smith, Harold Thompson, Walter Tokarczyk, percussion; Corinne Curry, soprano voice; Harold Faberman, conductor, director.

Music Barn Of The Music Inn, Lenox, MA, August 17, 1958

17925	Variation On A Familiar Theme - Max's Variation
17926	Variation On A Familiar Theme - Bach
17927	Variation On A Familiar Theme - Beethoven
17928	Variation On A Familiar Theme - Debussy
17929	Variation On A Familiar Theme - Stravinsky
17930	Evolution (2nd Movement)
17950	Evolution (1st Movement)
17951	Evolution (3rd Movement)
17952	The Music Inn Suite - The Music Inn #1
17953	The Poodle Tower
17954	Soliloquy #1 (Guest A, Female)
17955	Potting Shed Passacaglia
17956	Soliloquy #2 (Guest B, Male)
17957	Stephanie B
17958	Duo Concertante (Guest A And Guest B)
17959	The Music Inn #2

** also released on EmArcy SR-80015 in 1959; Mercury MG-20529, SR-60206 in 1960.

Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words Riverside RLP 12-280 1958

Booker Little, trumpet #1-6; Ray Draper, tuba #1-6; George Coleman, tenor sax #1-6; Art Davis, bass #1-6; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September 4, 1958

1.	You Stepped Out Of A Dream
2.	Filide
3.	It's You Or No One
4.	Jodie's Cha-Cha
5.	Deeds, Not Words
6.	Larry-Larue
7.	Conversation

** also released on Riverside RLP 1122 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-304 in 1987, OJCCD-304-2 in 1987. and on Max Roach Quintet - Conversation, Jazzland JLP 79 in 1962, JLP 979 in 1962. and on Max Roach Featuring Booker Little - Deeds Not Words, Riverside R-3018 in 1968, RS-3018 in 1968.
** part of Conversations, Milestone M-47061 in 1981.

Max Roach - Deeds, Not Words Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-304-2 1987

Oscar Pettiford, bass; Max Roach, drums.

WOR Studios, NYC, March 7, 1958

There Will Never Be Another You

** originally released on Riverside RLP 12-280 in 1958 + 1 bonus track.

Max Roach, Bud Shank - Sessions, Live Calliope CAL 3013 1976

Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Bobby Troup, host.

KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #118. 1958-#39, October 6, 1958

	Minor Mode Blues
	The Scene Is Clean

same session.

Love For Sale

Booker Little 4 & Max Roach United Artists UAL 4034 1959

Booker Little, trumpet; George Coleman, tenor sax #1,3-5; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Arthur Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, October, 1958

1.	Milestones
2.	Sweet And Lovely
3.	Rounder's Mood
4.	Dungeon Waltz
5.	Jewel's Tempo
6.	Moonlight Becomes You

** also released on United Artists UAS 5034 in 1959; Blue Note CDP 7 84457 2 in 1991.

Max Roach - Award-Winning Drummer Time T/70003

Booker Little, trumpet; Ray Draper, tuba; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Studios, NYC, November 4, 1958

	Tuba De Nod
	Milano
	Variations On The Scene
	Pieces Of Quincy (mistitled as Pies Of Quincy)
	Old Folks
	Sadiga
	Gandolfo's Bounce

** also released on Max Roach, Time 52087, S/2087.

George Russell - New York, N.Y. Decca DL 9216 1959

Art Farmer, Ernie Royal, Joe Wilder, trumpet; Tom Mitchell, Frank Rehak, trombone; Bob Brookmeyer, valve trombone; Hal McKusick, Phil Woods, alto sax; Al Cohn, tenor sax; Gene Allen, baritone sax; Bill Evans, piano; Barry Galbraith, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums; Jon Hendricks, narrator; George Russell, arranger, conductor.

NYC, November 24, 1958

105627

A Helluva Town

** also released on Impulse! IMPD-278 in 1998.

1959

Max Roach - The Many Sides Of Max Mercury MG-20911 1964

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; George Coleman, tenor sax; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fine Recording, NYC, January 22, 1959

18128-9	Lepa
18129-7	Connie's Bounce
18137-5	Prelude
18138-11	Bemsha Swing
18139-5	Tympanalli
18140-4	There's No You
18141-7	A Little Sweet

** initially scheduled on A Little Sweet, Mercury MG-20457.
** also released on Mercury SR-60911 in 1964; Universal (J) UCCM-9125 in 2002.

Abbey Lincoln - Abbey Is Blue Riverside RLP 12-308 1959

Abbey Lincoln, vocal; accompanied by Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano #2,3; Bobby Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, spring and fall 1959

1.	Afro-Blue
2.	Let Up
3.	Laugh, Clown, Laugh
4.	Long As You're Living

** also released on Riverside RLP 1153 in 1959; Original Jazz Classics OJC-069 in 1983, OJCCD-069-2 in 1987.

Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach Mercury MG-20448 1959

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #1-7; Willie Dennis, Julian Priester, trombone #1-7; Phil Woods, alto sax #1-7; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #1-7; John Bunch, piano #1-7; Bob Boswell, Phil Leshin, bass #1-7; Buddy Rich, Max Roach, drums; Gigi Gryce, arranger, conductor #1-7.

Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959

1. 18387-6	Yesterdays
2. 18388-7	Limehouse Blues
3. 18389-8	The Casbah
4. 18390-3	Big Foot
5. 18391-10	Sleep
6. 18392-2	Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye
7. 18393-8	Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
8. 18403-1	Figure Eights

** also released on Mercury SR-60133 in 1959.

Buddy Rich, Max Roach - Rich Versus Roach Mercury 826 987-2

Fine Recording, NYC, April 7-8, 1959

18388-3	Limehouse Blues
18389-6	The Casbah
18390-7	Big Foot
18393-4	Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)

Max Roach Plus Four - Quiet As It's Kept Mercury MG-20491 1959

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Studios, NYC, July 21, 1959

18778	The More I See You
18780	Lotus Blossom
18781	Quiet As It's Kept
18782	As Long As You're Living
18784	To Lady
18785	Juliano

** also released on Mercury SR-60170 in 1960.

Max Roach - Moon Faced And Starry Eyed Mercury MG-20539 1960

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet #3,8,9; Julian Priester, trombone #2,6,8,9; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax #4,7-9; Ray Bryant, piano; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #8,9.

Universal Recording, Chicago, IL, October 9 and 10, 1959

1. 19315-2	Speak Low
2. 19316-7	Never Let Me Go
3. 19317-7	Come Rain Or Come Shine
4. 19318-2	Namely You
5. 19319-4	Moon Faced, Starry Eyed
6. 19320-4	Wild Is The Wind
7. 19321-4	You're Mine, You
8. 19323-4	I Concentrate On You
9. 19324-6	Never Leave Me

** also released on Mercury SR-60215 in 1960.

1960

Tommy Turrentine Time T/70008 1960

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone #2-7; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Horace Parlan, piano #1-3,5-7; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Studios, NYC, January 19, 1960

1.	Gunga Din
2.	Webb City
3.	Time's Up
4.	Long As You're Living
5.	Too Clean
6.	Two, Three, One, Oh!
7.	Blues For J.P.

Stan Turrentine - Stan "The Man" Turrentine Time 52086 1960

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, early 1960

	Let's Groove
	Stolen Sweets
	Minor Mood

Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Sonny Clark, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.

	Sheri
	Mild Is The Mood
	My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me

** also released on Time S/2086 in 1960. and on Tiger Tail, Mainstream 56041 in 1965, S/6041 in 1965.

Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part I: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 35 TCB (Swi) TCB 02352 2013

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bobby Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Theatre Municipal, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 2, 1960

	Announcement (By Roger Huguenin)
	Lotus Blossom
	Prelude
	Night In Tunisia
	Jodie's Cha Cha

Max Roach Quintet - Lausanne 1960 Part II: Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series Volume 37 TCB (Swi) TCB 02372 2013

same session.

Theatre Municipal, Lausanne, Switzerland, February 2, 1960

	Long As You're Living
	La Villa
	Drum Conversation
	Bemsha Swing

Max Roach - Long As You're Living Enja (G) 4074

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Fruit Hall, Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960

	Lotus Blossom
	Drum Conversation
	The Villa
	Long As You're Living
	A Night In Tunisia

** also released on Enja (G) CD 4074-2.

Max Roach - Long As You're Living Enja (G) CD 4074-2

same session.

Fruit Hall, Kaiserslautern, West Germany, February 5, 1960

	Prelude
	Drum Talk

** originally released on Enja (G) 4074 + 2 bonus tracks.

Max Roach And Friends - Historical Masters BYG (J) YX-4018/19 1973

same personnel.

live in Paris, France, February-March, 1960

	Juliano (mistitled as Kardouba) (mistitled as To Lady)
	The Villa (as Stop Motion)

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Coleridge Perkinson, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.

live in Paris, France, January 18, 1964

	The Highest Mountain (as This Night Mountain)
	Ceciliana
	Mop Mop
	Jordu
	Sophisticated Lady
	Who Will Buy
	Love For Sale
	Long As You're Living

** also released on Again!, Affinity (E) AFFD 32 in 1979.

Max Roach - Parisian Sketches Mercury MG-20760 1960

Tommy Turrentine, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Bob Boswell, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Studio Barclay, Paris, France, March 1, 1960

19900	Petit Dejeuner
19901	Un Nouveau Complet
19902	Parisian Sketches: The Tower / The Champs / The Caves / The Left Bank / The Arch

same personnel.

Studio Barclay, Paris, France, March 2, 1960

19898	Nica
19899	Liberte

** initially scheduled on Mercury MG-20594.
** also released on Mercury SR-60760 in 1960.

Sonny Clark Trio Time T/70010 1960

Sonny Clark, piano; George Duvivier, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Capitol Studios, NYC, March 23, 1960

	Minor Meeting
	Nica
	Sonny's Crib (mistitled as Sonny's Crip)
	Blues Mambo
	Blues Blue
	Junka
	Sonia

** also released on Max Roach - Sonny Clark - George Duvivier, Time 52101 in 1962, S/2101 in 1962.

Charles Mingus - Pre-Bird Mercury MG-20627 1961

Marcus Belgrave, Ted Curson, Hobart Dotson, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Eddie Bert, Charles Greenlee, Slide Hampton, Jimmy Knepper, trombone; Don Butterfield, tuba; Robert DiDomenica, flute; Harry Shulman, oboe; John LaPorta, alto sax, clarinet; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Bill Barron, Joe Farrell, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Danny Bank, baritone sax; Charles McCracken, cello; Roland Hanna, piano; Charles Mingus, bass, arranger; Dannie Richmond, drums; Sticks Evans, Max Roach, George Scott, percussion; Gunther Schuller, conductor.

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 24, 1960

20093	Half-Mast Inhibition
20094	Mingus Fingus No. 2
20095	Bemoanable Lady

** also released on Mercury SR-60627 in 1961, (J) PHCE-6006 in 2000. and on Mingus Revisited, Limelight LM-82015 in 1965, LS-86015 in 1965.

Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite - We Insist! Candid CJM 8002 1960

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, August 31, 1960

Driva' Man

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Freedom Day

Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, September 6, 1960

Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; James Schenck, bass; Max Roach, drums; Michael Olatunji, conga drums; Tomas Du Vall, Raymond Mantillo, percussion; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

	All Africa
	Tears For Johannesburg

** also released on Candid CJS 9002 in 1960, (Eu) CS 9002 in 1986, (E) CCD79002 in 1989. and on Freedom Now Suite: Max, Columbia JC 36390 in 1980.

Various Artists - The Jazz Life! Candid CJM 8019 1961

Benny Bailey, Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; Cecil Payne, baritone sax; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Max Roach, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah

** also released on Candid CJS 9019 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5021 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9019 in 1985, (E) CCD79019 in 2006.

Jazz Artists Guild - Newport Rebels Candid CJM 8022 1961

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, tenor sax; John "Peck" Morrison, bass; Jo Jones, Max Roach, drums; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, November 1, 1960

Cliff Walk

** also released on Candid CJS 9022 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5022 in 1978; Candid (Eu) CS 9022 in 1985, (E) CCD79022 in 1989.

Randy Weston - Uhuru Afrika Roulette R-65001 1961

Benny Bailey, Freddie Hubbard, Clark Terry, Richard Williams, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Slide Hampton, Quentin Jackson, trombone; Julius Watkins, French horn; Gigi Gryce, alto sax, flute; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Budd Johnson, tenor sax, clarinet; Jerome Richardson, baritone sax, piccolo; Cecil Payne, Sahib Shihab, baritone, alto sax; Randy Weston, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Ron Carter, George Duvivier, bass; G.T. Hogan, Charlie Persip, Max Roach, drums; Candido, Babatunde Olatunji, Armando Peraza, percussion; Martha Flowers, soprano vocal; Brock Peters, baritone vocal; Tuntemeke Sanga, narrator.

Bell Sound Studios, NYC, November, 1960

	Introduction: Uhuru Kwanza Part 1
	1st Movement: Uhuru Kwanza Part 2
	2nd Movement: African Lady
	3rd Movement: Bantu
	4th Movement: Kucheza Blues

** also released on Roulette SR-65001 in 1961.

1961

Abbey Lincoln - Straight Ahead Candid CJM 8015 1961

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Walter Benton, Coleman Hawkins, tenor sax; Eric Dolphy, reeds; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Montego Joe as Roger Sanders, Robert Whitley, conga drums #6; Abbey Lincoln, vocal; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961

1.	Straight Ahead
2.	When Malindy Sings
3.	In The Red
4.	Blue Monk
5.	Left Alone
6.	African Lady
7.	Retribution

** also released on Candid CJS 9015 in 1961; Barnaby KZ 31037 in 1972; Candid (Eu) CS 9015 in 1985, (E) CCD79015 in 1988.

Eric Dolphy - Candid Dolphy Candid (Eu) CS 9033 1989

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, February 22, 1961

African Lady (take 4)

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961

Quiet, Please (take 1)

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961

Hazy Hues (take 5)

** also released on Candid (E) CCD79033 in 1989.

Booker Little - Out Front Candid CJM 8027 1961

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, March 17, 1961

	We Speak
	Quiet, Please
	A New Day

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, alto sax, bass clarinet, flute; Don Friedman, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Max Roach, drums, tympani, vibes; Nat Hentoff, supervisor.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961

	Strength And Sanity
	Moods In Free Time (take 5)
	Man Of Words
	Hazy Hues

** also released on Candid CJS 9027 in 1961; Barnaby BR-5019 in 1977; Candid (Eu) CS 9027 in 1985, (E) CCD79027 in 1989, (J) 32JDC-106 in 1987, (J) TKCB-30462 in 1991.

Booker Little - Out Front Candid (J) 32JDC-106 1987

same session.

Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, April 4, 1961

Strength And Sanity (alternate take)

** originally released on Candid CJM 8027 in 1961 + 1 bonus track.

Duke Ellington Featuring Louis Armstrong - Paris Blues United Artists UAL 4092 1961

Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ed Mullens, Clark Terry, trumpet; Ray Nance, trumpet, violin, vocal; Lou Blackburn, Murray McEachern, Britt Woodman, trombone; Juan Tizol, valve trombone; Harry Smiles, oboe; Jimmy Hamilton, clarinet, tenor sax; Johnny Hodges, Oliver Nelson, alto sax; Russell Procope, alto sax, clarinet; Paul Gonsalves, tenor sax; Babe Clarke, tenor sax, clarinet; Harry Carney, baritone sax, clarinet, bass clarinet; Duke Ellington, piano; Les Spann, guitar, flute; Aaron Bell, bass; Sonny Greer, Dave Jackson, Jimmy Johnson, Philly Joe Jones, Max Roach, drums; Lawrence Brown, conductor.

NYC, May 1, 2 and 3, 1961

	Nite
	Autumnal Suite
	Birdie Jungle
	Paris Stairs
	Paris Blues

** also released on United Artists UAS 5092 in 1961.

Max Roach - Percussion Bitter Sweet Impulse! A-8 1961

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Carlos "Patato" Valeler, conga drums #1; Carlos "Totico" Eugenio, cowbell #1; Abbey Lincoln, voice.

NYC, August 1, 1961

1. 10460	Garvey's Ghost
2. 10461	Mendacity

NYC, August 3, 1961

1. 10462	Mama
2. 10463	Tender Warriors

Booker Little, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Eric Dolphy, flute, alto sax, bass clarinet; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, August 8, 1961

10468

Praise For A Martyr

NYC, August 9, 1961

10473

Man From South Africa

** also released on Impulse! AS-8 in 1961, GRD-122 in 1993.

1962

Max Roach His Chorus And Orchestra - It's Time Impulse! A-16 1962

Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 15, 1962

10776	It's Time
10777	Living Room

same personnel.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 26, 1962

10790	Another Valley
10791	The Profit

Richard Williams, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal #2; 16 voices, Coleridge Perkinson, conductor; Max Roach, composer, orchestrator.

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962

1. 10792	Lonesome Lover
2. 10793	Sunday Afternoon

** also released on Impulse! AS-16 in 1962, IMPD-185 in 1996.

Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln - Lonesome Lover / Max Roach - Sunday Afternoon Impulse! 45-214 1963

Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, February 28, 1962;
edited: NYC, January 15, 1963

1. 11291	Lonesome Lover
2. 11292	Sunday Afternoon

Slide Hampton - Drum Suite Epic LA 16030

John Bello, Hobart Dotson, Richard Williams, trumpet; Benny Jacobs-El, trombone; Slide Hampton, trombone, arranger; George Coleman, tenor sax; Yusef Lateef, tenor sax, flute; Jay Cameron, baritone sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 5, 1962

CO69988	Our Waltz
CO69989	It's All Right With Me
CO69990	The Drum Suite Part 1

same personnel.

NYC, April 9, 1962

CO69991	Gallery Groove
CO69992	Fump
CO69993	The Drum Suite Part 2
CO69994	Like Someone In Love

same personnel.

NYC, April 18, 1962

CO70068	Lover
	Stella By Starlight
	The Drum Suite Part 3
	The Drum Suite Part 4
	The Drum Suite Part 5

** also released on Epic BA 17030.

Various Artists - Almost Forgotten-Various Artists - Instrumentalists Columbia FC 38509 1983

same personnel.

NYC, April 9, 1962

Well, You Needn't

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle United Artists UAJ 14017 1962

Duke Ellington, piano; Charles Mingus, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

	Money Jungle
	Le Fleurs Africaines (African Flower)
	Very Special
	Warm Valley
	Wig Wise
	Caravan
	Solitude

** also released on United Artists UAJS 15017 in 1962; Blue Note BT 85129 in 1986, CDP 7 46398 2 in 1987. and on Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle, Solid State SS 18022 in 1968. and on Ellington, Mingus, Roach - Money Jungle, United Artists UAS-5632 in 1972.

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle Blue Note BT 85129 1986

same session.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

	REM Blues
	A Little Max (aka Parfait)
	Switch Blade
	Backward Country Boy Blues

** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 in 1962 + 4 bonus tracks.

Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach - Money Jungle Blue Note CDP 7 46398 2 1987

same session.

Sound Makers, NYC, September 17, 1962

	A Little Max (aka Parfait) (alternate take)
	Solitude (alternate take)

** originally released on United Artists UAJ 14017 in 1962 + 6 bonus tracks.

Max Roach - Speak, Brother, Speak! Fantasy LP 6007 1963

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Mal Waldron, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Jazz Workshop, San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1962

	Speak, Brother, Speak!
	A Variation

** also released on Fantasy LP 86007 in 1963; Original Jazz Classics OJC-646 in 1991, OJCCD-646-2 in 1991; America (F) 30 AM 6057 in 1969.
** part of Conversations, Milestone M-47061 in 1981.

1964 (age 40)

Max Roach With Abbey Lincoln - Freedom Now Suite Magnetic (Luxembourgian) MRCD 110 early 1990s

Clifford Jordan, tenor sax; Coleridge Perkinson, piano; Eddie Khan, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.

Odd Fellow Palaeet, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 14, 1964

	Driva' Man
	Tears For Johannesburg
	Triptych: Prayer / Protest / Peace
	All Africa
	Freedom Day

same personnel.

live in Stockholm, Sweden, January, 1964

	Who Will Buy
	Driva' Man
	Tears For Johannesburg

J.J. Johnson, Howard McGhee, Max Roach, Sonny Stitt - Tribute To Charlie Parker From The Newport Jazz Festival RCA Victor LPM-3783

Howard McGhee, trumpet; J.J. Johnson, trombone; Sonny Stitt, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Arthur Harper Jr., bass; Max Roach, drums; Father O'Connor, narrator.

Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, July 4, 1964

UPAS-3862	Buzzy
UPAS-3863	Now's The Time
	Father O'Conner's Comments
UPAS-3864	Wee

The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan Atlantic LP 1435 1965

Hasaan Ibn Ali as Hasaan, piano; Art Davis, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, December 4, 1964

8385	Three-Four Vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways
8386	Din-Ka Street
8387	Almost Like Me

same personnel.

NYC, December 7, 1964

8388	Hope So Elmo
8389	Off My Back Jack
8390	Pay Not Play Not
8391	To Inscribe

** also released on Atlantic SD 1435 in 1965.

1965

Max Roach - Drums Unlimited Atlantic LP 1467 1966

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet #1; Roland Alexander, soprano sax #1; James Spaulding, alto sax #1; Ronnie Mathews, piano #1; Jymie Merritt, bass #1; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, October 14, 1965

1. 9413	St. Louis Blues
2. 9415	The Drum Also Waltzes

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, alto sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, October 20, 1965

9436	In The Red (A Christmas Carol)
9437	Nommo

Max Roach, drums.

NYC, April 25, 1966

10175	For Big Sid
10662	Drums Unlimited

** also released on Atlantic SD 1467 in 1966.

1966

Max Roach Quintet & Sonny Rollins Trio - Graz 1963 Concert Jazz Connoisseur (Israeli) JC 108 late 1970s

Freddie Hubbard, trumpet; James Spaulding, tenor, soprano sax; Ronnie Mathews, piano; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, June, 1966

Nommo (as Title Unknown)

Sonny Rollins, tenor sax; Jymie Merritt, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966

	Love Walked In (as Title Unknown)
	Poinciana

Sonny Rollins Quintet In Europe Unique Jazz (Israeli) UJ 29 late 1970s

same session.

Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, November 12, 1966

Lover

1968

Max Roach And Abbey Lincoln - Sounds As A Roach Joker (J) UPS-2056-KR 1977

Steve Lacy, soprano sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Red Mitchell, bass; Max Roach, drums; Abbey Lincoln, vocal.

live in Rome, Italy, April 27, 1968

	Malindy
	Prayer Protest From Freedom Now Suite
	For Big Sid
	Drums Unlimited
	Drums In Five
	Profit
	Prelude

Max Roach, drums; with unidentified big band.

Oslo, Norway, May, 1968

Patty Pat And Midnight Variations

** also released on Lotus (It) LOP 14.075 in 1980; Passport (It) LPPS 11.117 in 1980.

Max Roach - Members, Don't Git Weary Atlantic SD 1510 1968

Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Jymie Merritt, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, June 25, 1968

14753	Effi
14755	Equipoise
14757	Libra
14758	Absolutions

Charles Tolliver, trumpet; Gary Bartz, alto sax; Stanley Cowell, piano, electric piano; Jymie Merritt, electric bass; Max Roach, drums; Andy Bey, vocal.

NYC, July 26, 1968

14931	Members, Don't Git Weary
14932	Abstrutions

1971

Max Roach - Lift Every Voice And Sing Atlantic SD 1587 1971

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; George Cables, piano; Eddie Mathias, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, arranger; Ralph MacDonald, percussion; Ruby McClure, Dorothy White, J.C. White, vocal; unidentified 22 voices, William Bell, Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, arranger.

NYC, April 7, 1971

21899	Troubled Waters
21900	Go Down, Moses (as Let Thy People Go)
21901	Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
21902	Were You There When They Crucified My Lord

same personnel.

NYC, April 8, 1971

21904	Joshua
21906	Garden Of Prayer

1972

Various Artists - Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions Vols. 1 & 2 Cobblestone CST 9025-2

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Bennie Green, trombone; Stan Getz, tenor sax; John Blair, violin; Milt Jackson, vibes; Mary Lou Williams, piano; Kenny Burrell, guitar; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums; Big Black, congas.

Radio City Music Hall, NYC, July 3, 1972

25536	Bags' Groove
25537	A Night In Tunisia

** part of Newport In New York '72, Cobblestone CST 9032-6.

1973

M'Boom - Re:percussion Baystate (J) RVJ-6001 1977?

Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, drums, vibes, marimba, xylophone, tympani, percussion; Ray Mantilla, Latin percussion, congas, bongos, timbales.

International Jazz Festival, Laren, Holland, August 25, 1973

	Giselle Suite
	Jihad Es Mort

Brother Ahh - Sound Awareness Strata-East SES-19731 1973

Max Roach, rap; M'Boom Re:percussion Ensemble, + Brother Ahh, French horn, African 3 hole flute; Howard Johnson, tuba; and The 90 Voice Sound Awareness Ensemble, Brother Ahh, conductor.

released 1973

Love Piece

M'Boom - Re:percussion Strata-East SES-19732 1973

Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Richard "Pablo" Landrum, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, percussion.

Butterfly Studios, NYC, released 1973

	Morning, Noon, Midday
	Attention-Call & Response
	Jihad Es Mort
	Elements Of A Storm/Thunder & Wind
	Inner Passion
	Heaven Sent
	Onamotapoeia

1975 (age 51)

Various Artists - The Bop Session Sonet (E) SNTF-692 1975

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano #1,5; Hank Jones, piano #2-4,6; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, May 19 and 20, 1975

1.	Blues 'N Boogie
2.	Confirmation
3.	Groovin' High
4.	Lover Man
5.	All The Things You Are
6.	Lady Bird

1976

Max Roach, Archie Shepp - Force: Sweet Mao-Suid Afrika 76 Uniteledis (F) UNI 28.976 1976

Archie Shepp, sax; Max Roach, drums.

Paris, France, summer 1976

	Sweet Mao: La Preparation / La Marche / Le Commencement
	Suid Afrika 76

Max Roach - Nommo Victor (J) SMJ-6225 1978

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman or Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Swiss radio broadcast, Lausanne, Switzerland, October or September 2, 1976

	Nommo
	Nommo (Continued)

1977

Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 1 Denon Jazz (J) YX-7508-ND 1977

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Reggie Workman, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977

	Calvary
	'Round Midnight
	It's Time

** also released on Denon (J) YZ-134-ND in 1981.

Max Roach Quartet - Live In Tokyo Vol. 2 Denon Jazz (J) YX-7509-ND 1977

same session.

Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, January 21, 1977

	Mr. Papa Jo
	Scott Free Part 1
	Scott Free Part 2

Max Roach - The Loadstar Horo (It) HDP 9-10 1977

same personnel.

live in Rome, Italy, July 27, 1977

	The Martyr Part 1
	The Martyr Part 2
	Six Bits Blues Part 1
	Six Bits Blues Part 2

** also released on Horo (J) RVJ-9005-6 in 1979.

Max Roach Quartet - Live In Amsterdam Baystate (J) RVJ-6029 1979

same personnel.

Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland, August 17, 1977

	It's Time
	Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart

Max Roach - Solos Baystate (J) RVJ-6021 1978

Max Roach, drums.

Long View Farm Studio, Massachusetts, MA, August 30, 1977

	Big Sid
	Jas Me
	J.C. Mose-Is
	Five For Paul
	Mr. Hi-Hat
	South Africa '76

Max Roach/Dollar Brand Duet - Streams Of Consciousness Baystate (J) RVJ-6016 1978

Dollar Brand, piano; Max Roach, drums.

National Studio, NYC, September 20, 1977

	Streams Of Consciousness
	Inception
	Acclamation
	Consanguinity

** also released on Baystate (J) RJL-2600 in 1983.

1978

Max Roach - Confirmation Fluid (F) FLU 103

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Billy Harper, tenor sax; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Paris, France, June 10, 1978

	Confirmation
	Giant Steps
	The Profit
	Sunday Afternoon
	Soliloquy

Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - Birth And Rebirth Black Saint (It) BSR 0024 1978

Anthony Braxton, alto, soprano, sopranino sax, clarinet; Max Roach, drums.

Ricordi Studios, Milan, Italy, September, 1978

	Birth
	Magic And Music
	Tropical Forest
	Dance Griot
	Spirit Possession
	Soft Shoe
	Rebirth

1979

M'Boom Columbia IC 36247

Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, drums, percussion, vibes, marimba, xylophone, tympani; Ray Mantilla, congas, bongos, timbales, Latin percussion; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion, bells #3,8.

NYC, July 25, 26 and 27, 1979

1.	Onomatopoeia
2.	Twinkletoes
3.	Caravanserai
4.	January V
5.	The Glorious Monster
6.	Rumble In The Jungle
7.	Morning/Midday
8.	Epistrophy
9.	Kujichagalia

Max Roach Featuring Archie Shepp - The Long March hat Hut (Swi) 2R13 1980

Archie Shepp, tenor sax; Max Roach, drums.

Jazz Festival Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979

	The Long March
	U-Jaa-Ma
	Triptich: Four Big Sid / Drums Unlimited / Papa Jo
	South Africa Goddam
	J.C. Mose Is
	Sophisticated Lady
	It's Time

** part of Max Roach Duos With Archie Shepp And Anthony Braxton - The Long March, hatART (Swi) 4026 in 1985.

Max Roach And Archie Shepp - The Long March Part 2 hatART (Swi) CD 6042 1990

same session.

Jazz Festival Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, August 30, 1979

Giant Steps

Max Roach Featuring Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One hat Hut (Swi) 2R06 1980

Anthony Braxton, alto, soprano, sopranino sax, clarinet, flute, contrabass clarinet; Max Roach, drums, gongs, tuned cymbals.

Jazz Festival Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, August 31, 1979

	One In Two-Two In One Part I
	One In Two-Two In One Part II
	One In Two-Two In One Part III
	One In Two-Two In One Part IV

** also released on Max Roach And Anthony Braxton - One In Two-Two In One, hatART (Swi) CD 6030.
** part of Max Roach Duos With Archie Shepp And Anthony Braxton - The Long March, hatART (Swi) 4026 in 1985.

Max Roach - Pictures In A Frame Soul Note (It) SN 1003

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums, piano, percussion, vocal.

Milan, Italy, September 10, 11 and 17, 1979

	Reflections
	Mwalimu
	A Place Of Truth
	China's Waltz
	Mail Order
	Japanese Dream
	Magic
	Back To Basics
	Ode From Black Picture Show

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121003-2.

Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts Soul Note (It) SN 1100/1 1984

Cecil Taylor, piano; Max Roach, percussion.

McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, December 15, 1979

	Duets Part I
	Duets Part II
	Duets Part III
	Duets Part IV

Max Roach And Cecil Taylor - Historic Concerts Soul Note (It) 121100/1-2 1984

Cecil Taylor, piano #1,3-5, interviewee #6,7; Max Roach, percussion #1,2,4,5, interviewee #6,7.

McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, December 15, 1979

1.	Presentation
2.	Drums Solo
3.	Piano Solo
4.	Duets Part I
5.	Duets Part II
6.	Interviews Part I
7.	Interviews Part II

1980

Various Artists - Lennie Tristano Memorial Concert Jazz Records JR-3 1980

Max Roach, drums.

NYC, January 29, 1980

Oobala Babala

Max Roach - Chattahoochee Red Columbia FC 37376

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax, flute, oboe; Walter Bishop Jr., piano #5; Calvin Hill, bass, vocal; Max Roach, drums, percussion.

NYC, early March, 1980

1.	Medley: The Dream / It's Time
2.	I Remember Clifford
3.	Reach For It
4.	Lonesome Lover
5.	Wefe (We-Fay)
6.	Six Bits Blues
7.	'Round Midnight
8.	Red River Road
9.	Giant Steps
10.	Chattahoochee Red

1982

Max Roach, Connie Crothers - Swish New Artists NA 1001

Connie Crothers, piano; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, February 26, 1982

	Symbols
	Let 'Em Roll
	Swish
	Creepin' In
	Ballad No. 1
	Trading

** also released on New Artists NA 1001xCD.

Max Roach - In The Light Soul Note (It) SN 1053

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet #1-4,6,7; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Calvin Hill, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Milan, Italy, July 22 and 23, 1982

1.	In The Light
2.	Straight, No Chaser
3.	Ruby, My Dear
4.	Henry Street Blues
5.	If You Could See Me Now
6.	Good Bait
7.	Tricotism

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121053-2.

1983

Max Roach Double Quartet Live At Vielharmonic Soul Note (It) SN 1073

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Dayne Armstrong, tenor sax; Lars Holm, Ulrika Jansson, violin; Anders Lindgren, viola; Kerstin Elmquist, cello; Phil Bowler, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, percussion.

Vielharmonie, Munich, West Germany, November 7, 1983

	A Little Booker
	Bird Says

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121073-2.

1984 (age 60)

Max Roach - Scott Free Soul Note (It) SN 1103

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, percussion.

Milan, Italy, May 31, 1984

	Scott Free Part I
	Scott Free Part II

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121103-2.

Max Roach - It's Christmas Again Soul Note (It) SN 1153

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Tony Scott, clarinet #2; Lee Konitz, alto sax #2; Odean Pope, tenor sax, voice; Tommaso Lama, guitar #2; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, keyboards, percussion, vibes, voice.

Milan, Italy, June 2, 25 and 26, 1984

1.	It's Christmas Again
2.	Christina

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121153-2.

Max Roach - Jazzbuhne Berlin '84 Vol. 2 Repertoire (G) RR 4902-CC

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums, vocal.

Jazzbuhne Berlin, Friedrichstadtpalast, East Berlin, East Germany, July 16, 1984

	Good Bait
	I Remember Clifford
	Jordu
	Giant Steps
	Six Bits
	Perdido
	Papa Jo
	(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You

M'Boom - Collage Soul Note (It) SN 1059

Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, xylophone, cabasa; Joe Chambers, marimba; Fred King, concert bells; Eli Fountain, vibes; Max Roach, bass drum; Freddie Waits, tom-tom, percussion; Ray Mantilla, congas, timbales, bongos; Warren Smith, tympani; Eddie Allen, woodblock, percussion; Roy Brooks, slapstick, percussion.

NYC, October 16, 17 and 18, 1984

It's Time

Eli Fountain, xylophone; Joe Chambers, bass marimba; Warren Smith, vibes; Ray Mantilla, congas, bongos, timbales; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, Eddie Allen, claves; Roy Brooks, steel drums; Fred King, cowbell; Max Roach, Freddie Waits, percussion.

Jamaican Sun

Joe Chambers, bass marimba; Warren Smith, vibes; Eli Fountain, bass drum; Ray Mantilla, congas; Fred King, tympani; Roy Brooks, musical saw; Freddie Waits, shaker; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion; Max Roach, concert snare.

Street Dance

Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, xylophone, bass drum; Joe Chambers, marimba; Max Roach, vibes; Roy Brooks, tom-tom; Fred King, tympani; Eli Fountain, bells, snare drum; Ray Mantilla, bells, chimes; Eddie Allen, cabasa, bell tree, cymbals; Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, percussion.

Mr. Seven

Joe Chambers, Ray Mantilla, xylophone; Max Roach, marimba; Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, bass marimba; Freddie King, vibes; Roy Brooks, steel drums; Eddie Allen, triangle, cymbals, finger cymbals; Eli Fountain, bells, crotales; Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman, percussion.

A Quiet Place

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121059-2.

Max Roach - Survivors Soul Note (It) SN 1093

Donald Bauch, Guillermo Figueroa, violin #2,6,7; Louise Schulman, viola #2,6,7; Chris Finckel, cello #2,6,7; Max Roach, drums, percussion.

NYC, October 19, 20 and 21, 1984

1.	Survivors
2.	The Third Eye
3.	Billy The Kid
4.	Jas Me
5.	The Drum Also Waltzes
6.	Sassy Max (Self Portrait)
7.	The Smoke That Thunders

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121093-2.

1985

Max Roach Double Quartet - Easy Winners Soul Note (It) SN 1109

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums; Ray Mantilla, percussion #1; with Cecelia Hobbs, Johnny Williams, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Eileen Folson, cello.

The Platinum Factory, Brooklyn, NY, January 4, 7 and 8, 1985

1.	Bird Says
2.	Sis
3.	A Little Booker
4.	Easy Winners

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121109-2.

1986

Max Roach Double Quartet - Bright Moments Soul Note (It) SN 1159

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Zela Terry, cello; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, percussion.

NYC, October 1 and 2, 1986

	Bright Moments
	Elixir Suite
	Hi-Fly
	Tribute To Duke And Mingus
	Double Delight

** also released on Soul Note (It) 121159-2.

1989

Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie - Max And Diz Paris 1989 A&M CD 6404

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Max Roach, drums.

Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis, Bobigny, Paris, France, March 23, 1989

	In The Beginning Part 1
	In The Beginning Part 2
	The Arrival
	Versailles
	Place De La Concorde
	Georges Cinq
	Struttin' On The Champs
	Medley: Brother K South Africa Goddamn
	Salt Peanuts
	Word
	Fountain Blues
	Bastille Day
	The Underground
	The Antilles
	'Round Midnight
	Messin' Around
	Metamorphosis
	Just Dreaming
	Nairobi
	Allen's Alley (Wee)
	The Theme
	The Smoke That Thunders
	Oo Pa Pa Da

Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, interviewee; Christian Gauffre, interviewer.

Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989

Interview

The Paris All Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker A&M 75021 5300-2

Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet, vocal #1-6,8,9; Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, alto sax; Stan Getz, tenor sax #1-6,8,9; Milt Jackson, vibes #1-6,8,9; Hank Jones, piano; Percy Heath, bass; Max Roach, drums.

La Grande Halle, La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989

1.	Steeplechase (Birks' Works)
2.	Warm Valley
3.	Drummers' Sweet: The Third Eye / Billy The Kid / The Drum Also Waltzes
4.	Old Folks
5.	Yardbird Suite
6.	Con Alma
7.	Cherokee
8.	A Night In Tunisia
9.	Oo-Pa-Pa-Da

1990

Max Roach - To The Max! Enja (G) ENJ-7021 22

Max Roach, drums.

Rev'O Jazz, Paris, France, September 15, 1990

	Self Portrait
	Drums Unlimited

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.

The Marquee At The Tralf, Buffalo, NY, November 30, 1990

Tricotism

same personnel.

The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, April 29, 1991

Mwalimu

George Cables, piano; Max Roach, drums; Robbin L. Balfour, Priscilla Baskerville, Ronell Bey, James Gainer, Florence Jackson, Karen Jackson, Lucille J. Jacobsen, Greg Jones, T. Ray Lawrence, John Motley, Christopher Pickens, Sarah Ann Rodgers, Abraham Shelton, Brenda Lee Taub, Thomas Young, vocal.

NYC, June 15, 1991

	Ghost Dance Part I
	Ghost Dance Part III

Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Eli Fountain, Fred King, Ray Mantilla, Francisco Mora, Max Roach, Warren Smith, percussion.

Astoria, Queens, NY, June 24, 1991

	Ghost Dance Part II
	A Quiet Place
	Street Dance

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Diane Monroe, Lesa Terry, violin; Maxine Roach, viola; Eileen Folson, cello; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.

NYC, June 25, 1991

A Little Booker

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet; Odean Pope, tenor sax; Tyrone Brown, electric bass; Max Roach, drums.

	The Profit
	Tears

Various Artists - Highstream - The Best Of Mainstream Jazz Mainstream MDCD 720 1990

Bob Brookmeyer, Art Farmer, Leonard Feather, Maynard Ferguson, Morgana King, Harold Land, Shelly Manne, Charles McPherson, Carmen McRae, Blue Mitchell, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Clark Terry, Sarah Vaughan.

released 1990

	Airegin
	Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries
	In The Back, In The Corner, In The Dark
	Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
	Homecoming
	Green Stamps
	All Blues
	Scavenger

1992

Cecil Bridgewater - I Love Your Smile Mesa/Bluemoon R2-79187

Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Turre, trombone; Earl McIntyre, bass trombone; Mark Taylor, French horn; Roger Byam, soprano, tenor sax; Antonio Hart, alto sax; Roland Hanna, piano; Tyrone Brown, bass; Michael Carvin, Max Roach, drums.

NYC, 1992

	As I Live And Breathe
	Scott Free

1993

Max Roach With The New Orchestra Of Boston And The So What Brass Quintet Blue Note CDP 7243 8 34813 2 3 1996

Max Roach, drums; The New Orchestra Of Boston, David Epstein, conductor.

University Of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, December 2, 1993

	Festival Journey: Movement I: Outbursts, Thunder, Clouds And Mists
	Festival Journey: Movement II: Bells, Drones And Spiritual Fantasy
	Festival Journey: Movement III: Strutting

Cecil Bridgewater, Frank Gordon, trumpet; Steve Turre, trombone; Marshall Sealy, French horn; Robert Stewart, tuba; Max Roach, drums.

Sound On Sound, NYC, October 5, 1995

Ghost Dance

1995 (age 71)

Max Roach, Mal Waldron - Explorations ... To The Mth Degree Slam (E) SLAMCD 505 1999

Mal Waldron, piano; Max Roach, drums.

deSingel Arts Centre, Antwerp, Belgium, September 20, 1995

	Flirtations
	Diversions
	Homecoming
	Action
	Interaction
	One
	Mistral Breeze
	Bounce 'Em
	Brush 'Em
	Jet Downing Time
	In A Transitory Mood
	Free For C.T.
	Snake Out
	Sparring

same session.

	Into The Void
	Clouds
	Hitting It
	Symbolic Cymbals
	Soul Eyes
	Scramble
	Once Over Lightly
	A Threesome Thing
	Groovin' Out
	Our Coline's A Treasure
	A Little Taste
	What It Is
	The Theme
	You Don't Know What Love Is
	Happy Birthday
	Monk's Dream

1999

Jon Jang, Jiebing Chen, Max Roach - Beijing Trio Asian Improv AIR 0044

Jon Jang, piano #1-3,5; Max Roach, drums; Jiebing Chen, erhu #2-5.

Belmont, CA, 1999

1.	Moon Over The Great Wall
2.	Sweet Whisper Of A Flower
3.	Heart In A Different Place
4.	Fallen Petals
5.	Now's The Time

2002

Clark Terry & Max Roach - Friendship Columbia CK 87171 2002

Clark Terry, trumpet, flugelhorn; Don Friedman, piano; Marcus McLaurine, bass; Max Roach, drums.

Avatar Studios, NYC, March 10, 2002

	Statements
	Let's Cool One
	Brushes And Brass
	Simple Waltz
	I Remember Clifford
	Lil Max
	But Beautiful
	The Profit
	When I Fall In Love
	For Dancers Only
	Makin' Whoopie
	To Basie With Love
	The Nearness Of You

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