Max Roach Discography - session index
1943 (age 19)
1944 (age 20)
1945
- Timmie Rogers Orch. NYC, Feb. 26, 1945
- Savannah Churchill Orch. NYC, Feb. 27, 1945
- Capitol International Jazzmen Radio Recorders, LA, Mar. 30, 1945
- Benny Carter Orch. LA, Apr. 9, 1945
- Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie 7 NYC, May 25, 1945
- Dizzy Gillespie - Charlie Parker Town Hall, NYC, June 22, 1945
- Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys WOR Studios, Broadway, NYC, Nov. 26, 1945
1946
- Dexter Gordon 5 NYC, Jan. 29, 1946
- Allen Eager 4 NYC, Mar. 22, 1946
- Ted Nash 4 NYC, June 21, 1946
- J.J. Johnson's Beboppers NYC, June 26, 1946
- Stan Getz 4 / The Be Bop Boys NYC, July 31, 1946
- Don Byas 4 NYC, Aug. 21, 1946
- Coleman Hawkins Orch. NYC, Dec., 1946
1947
- The Bud Powell 3 NYC, Jan. 10, 1947
- Charlie Parker All Stars Harry Smith Studios, NYC, May 8, 1947
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars NYC, June, 1947
- Allen Eager with The Be Bop Boys NYC, July 15, 1947
- Miles Davis' All Stars Harry Smith Studios, NYC, Aug. 14, 1947
- Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians RB, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, Sep. 13, 1947
- Barry Ulanov's All Star Modern Jazz Musicians RB, Bands For Bonds, WOR Studios, NYC, Sep. 20, 1947
- Original Charlie Parker 5 WOR Studios, NYC, Oct. 28, 1947
- Original Charlie Parker 5 WOR Studios, NYC, Nov. 4, 1947
- The Lost Milton H. Green Home Recordings Milton H. Greene's photography studio, 480 Lexington Ave., NYC, late 1947
- Leslie Scott with Coleman Hawkins Orch. NYC, Dec. 10, 1947
- Coleman Hawkins All Stars NYC, Dec. 11, 1947
- Original Charlie Parker 5 with J.J. Johnson WOR Studios, NYC, Dec. 17, 1947
- Original Charlie Parker 5 United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, Dec. 21, 1947
1948
- Original Charlie Parker 5 Three Deuces, NYC, Mar. 31, 1948
- Original Charlie Parker 5 NYC, Mar., 1948
- Lord Nelson Boppers United Sound Systems, Detroit, MI, June, 1948
- Original Charlie Parker 5 Onyx Club, NYC, July 6, 1948
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Sep. 4, 1948
- Miles Davis 9 same location, date
- Charlie Parker All Stars Harry Smith Studios, NYC, Sep. 18, 1948
- Miles Davis 9 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Sep. 18, 1948
- Charlie Parker All Stars Harry Smith Studios, NYC, Sep. 24, 1948
- Miles Davis 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Sep. 25, 1948
- Original Charlie Parker 5 Three Deuces, NYC, fall 1948
- Earl Coleman All Stars NYC, Nov. 29, 1948
- Fats Navarro 5 same location, date
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Dec. 11, 1948
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Dec. 12, 1948
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Dec. 18, 1948
- Not All Star Jam Session RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Dec. 19, 1948
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Dec. 25, 1948
1949
- Dave Lambert NYC, Jan. 20, 1949
- Miles Davis 9 NYC, Jan. 21, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Jan. 22, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Jan. 29, 1949
- Bud Powell 3 NYC, Jan.-Feb., 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Feb. 5, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Feb. 12, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Feb. 19, 1949
- Charlie Parker 7 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Feb. 26, 1949
- Charlie Parker 7 NYC, Feb.-Mar., 1949
- Bud Powell 3 NYC, Feb.-May, 1949
- Bud Powell 3 NYC, c. Feb., 1949
- Charlie Parker All Stars TVB, Adventures In Jazz, CBS TV Studios, NYC, Mar. 4, 1949
- Charlie Parker 7 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Mar. 5, 1949
- Charlie Parker 7 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NYC, Mar. 5, 1949
- Charlie Parker 7 RB, Royal Roost, NYC, Mar. 12, 1949
- Kai Winding 6 NYC, Apr. 10, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 NYC, May 5, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 8, 9 & 14 or 15, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 Colisee Movie Theatre, Roubaix, France, May 12, 1949
- Festival International De Jazz All Stars Salle Pleyel, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
- The Max Roach 5 Studio Technisonor, Paris, France, May 15, 1949
- Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers NYC, May 26, 1949
- Buddy DeFranco 6 NYC, Aug. 24, 1949
- Flip Phillips Orch. NYC, Aug. 29, 1949
- Don Lanphere 5 NYC, Sep. 20, 1949
- Jay Jay Johnson's Boppers NYC, Oct. 17, 1949
- Charlie Parker 5 Pershing Hotel, Chicago, Nov., 1949
- Sonny Stitt 4 NYC, Dec. 11, 1949
- The Stars Of Modern Jazz The Stars Of Modern Jazz, Carnegie Hall, NYC, Dec. 25, 1949
1950
- Metronome All-Stars NYC, Jan. 10, 1950
- Howard McGhee All Stars WOR Studios, NYC, Jan. 23, 1950
- Sonny Stitt 4 NYC, Jan. 26, 1950
- Bud Powell 3 NYC, Feb., 1950
- Miles Davis 9 NYC, Mar. 9, 1950
- Leo Parker 4 NYC, July 20, 1950
- The Ellingtonians with Chubby Kemp / Chubby Kemp All Stars NYC, Sep. 21, 1950
- The Ellingtonians with Al Hibbler same location, date
- The Ellingtonians with Chubby Kemp / Chubby Kemp All Stars same location, date
- Sara Forde with Mercer Ellington Orch. same location, date
- The Ellingtonians same location, date
1951
- Charlie Parker 5 NYC, Jan. 17, 1951
- The Metronome All Stars NYC, Jan. 23, 1951
- Lee Konitz 6 NYC, Mar. 8, 1951
- The Bud Powell 3 WOR Studios, NYC, May 1, 1951
- The George Wallington 3 NYC, Nov. 21, 1951
1952
- Charlie Parker 6 NYC, Jan. 23, 1952
- Gil Melle 6 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 2, 1952
- Flip Phillips Orch. NYC, Mar. 21, 1952
- The Thelonious Monk 6 WOR Studios, NYC, May 30, 1952
- George Wallington 3 prob. WOR Studios, NYC, Sep. 4, 1952
- Charles Mingus 5 Lennie Tristano's Manhattan Studio, 317 East 32nd Street, NY, Sep. 16, 1952
- Charlie Parker 5 with Strings Rockland Palace, NYC, Sep. 26, 1952
- Dizzy Gillespie's Cool Jazz All-Stars / Buddy DeFranco and The Cool Jazz All-Stars / Don Elliott and The Cool Jazz All-Stars Hot versus Cool, Birdland, NYC, Nov. 24, 1952
- Thelonious Monk 3 NYC, Dec. 18, 1952
- Charlie Parker 4 Fulton Recording, NYC, Dec. 30, 1952
1953
- Miles Davis 5 RB, Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, Feb. 21, 1953
- Joe Holiday Band NYC, Mar. 4, 1953
- Charlie Parker 4 Howard Theatre, Washington, DC, Mar., 1953
- Max Roach 7 NYC, Apr. 10, 1953
- Spaulding Givens 3 NYC, Apr. 14, 1953
- Max Roach 4 NYC, Apr. 21, 1953
- The Gordons with Hank Jones 3 NYC, Apr. 29, 1953
- The 5 Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 15, 1953
- Max Roach 1 same location, date
- Bud Powell 3 same location, date
- The 5 same location, date
- Miles Davis 4 WOR Studios, NYC, May 19, 1953
- Charlie Parker 4 with Gil Evans Orch. Fulton Recording, NYC, May 25, 1953
- George Wallington 3 prob. WOR Studios, NYC, May 25, 1953
- Dizzy Gillespie 4 Birdland, NYC???, c. late May, 1953
- Al Cohn 5 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, June 23, 1953
- The Metronome All Stars NYC, July 9, 1953
- Charlie Parker 4 Fulton Recording, NYC, July 28, 1953
- Cliff "King" Solomon Orch. NYC, Aug. 2, 1953
- Miles Davis and The Lighthouse All-Stars The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, Sep. 13, 1953
- Chet Baker and The Lighthouse All-Stars same location, date
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, Sep., 1953
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars Capitol Melrose Studios, Studio A, LA, Oct. 20, 1953
- The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz 6 Radio Recorders, LA, Dec. 9, 1953
1954 (age 30)
- Stan Getz 4 LA, Jan. 23, 1954
- Maynard Ferguson Orch. LA, Feb. 23, 1954
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, CA, Feb. 25 & 26, 1954
- Oscar Pettiford 6 NYC, Mar. 21, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 California Club, LA, Apr., 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Melrose Studios, LA, Aug. 2, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Melrose Studios, LA, Aug. 3, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Melrose Studios, LA, Aug. 5, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Melrose Studios, LA, Aug. 6, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 7 Capitol Melrose Studios, LA, Aug. 11, 1954
- Dinah Washington with Clifford Brown - Max Roach 10 LA, Aug. 14, 1954
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 California Club, LA, Aug. 30, 1954
- Bud Powell 3 Fine Sound, NYC, Dec. 16, 1954
1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 with Neal Hefti Orch. Fine Sound, NYC, Jan. 18, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 with Neal Hefti Orch. Fine Sound, NYC, Jan. 19, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 with Neal Hefti Orch. Fine Sound, NYC, Jan. 20, 1955
- Hazel Scott 3 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Jan. 21, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Studios, NYC, Feb. 23, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Studios, NYC, Feb. 24, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Capitol Studios, NYC, Feb. 25, 1955
- Thad Jones 4 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Mar. 10, 1955
- John Dennis 3 same location, date
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Carnegie Hall, NYC, May 6, 1955
- Herbie Nichols 3 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 1, 1955
- Cannonball Adderley 8 NYC, Aug. 5, 1955
- Herbie Nichols 3 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Aug. 7, 1955
- Jimmy Cleveland 8 NYC, Aug. 12, 1955
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 7 Bee Hive Club, Chicago, Nov. 7, 1955
- Sonny Rollins 4 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 2, 1955
- Charles Mingus 5 + Max Roach Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Dec. 23, 1955
1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 NYC, Jan. 4, 1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 prob. live in NYC, early 1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 NYC, Feb. 16, 1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 NYC, Feb. 17, 1956
- Sonny Rollins Plus 4 NYC, Mar. 22, 1956
- Johnny Griffin 4 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 17, 1956
- Herbie Nichols 3 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Apr. 19, 1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 Basin Street East, NYC, Apr. 28, 1956
- Clifford Brown - Max Roach 5 WIOR RB, Continental Restaurant, Norfolk, VA, June 18, 1956
- Sonny Rollins 4 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, June 22, 1956
- Thad Jones 5 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, July 14, 1956
- Max Roach 5 NYC, Sep. 17, 1956
- Max Roach 5 NYC, Sep. 19, 1956
- Sonny Rollins 5 with Kenny Dorham and Max Roach VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Oct. 5, 1956
- Thelonious Monk 5 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 9, 1956
- Max Roach 5 RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Oct. 10, 1956
- Thelonious Monk 5 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 15, 1956
- Thelonious Monk 5 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 7, 1956
- Sonny Rollins 4 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 7, 1956
- Max Roach 5 RB, Bandstand USA, Cafe Bohemia, Greenwich Village, NY, Dec. 12, 1956
- Sonny Rollins 5 VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Dec. 16, 1956
- Joe Wilder's Music Minus One NYC, 1956
1957
- Max Roach 5 Capitol Tower, LA, Mar. 18, 1957
- Max Roach 5 Capitol Tower, LA, Mar. 20, 1957
- Max Roach 5 Capitol Tower, LA, Mar. 21, 1957
- Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars LA, Mar., 1957
- J.J. Johnson 4 Columbia Studio A, NYC, Apr. 11, 1957
- J.J. Johnson 4 Columbia Studio A, NYC, Apr. 12, 1957
- J.J. Johnson 4 Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, Apr. 26, 1957
- J.J. Johnson 4 Columbia 30th Street Studio, NYC, May 3, 1957
- Kenny Dorham 5/6 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, May 21 & 27, 1957
- A.K. Salim VGS, Hackensack, NJ, Sep. 17, 1957
- Abbey Lincoln with The Riverside Jazz Stars Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Oct. 28, 1957
- Benny Golson 6 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Dec. 19 & 23, 1957
- Max Roach 4 Fine Recording, NYC, Dec. 20, 1957
- Max Roach 4 Fine Recording, NYC, Dec. 23, 1957
1958
- Max Roach 5 Chicago, Jan. 4, 1958
- Sonny Rollins 3 WOR Studios, NYC, Feb. 27, & Mar. 7, 1958
- Max Roach 2 WOR Studios, NYC, Mar. 7, 1958
- Max Roach 4 Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 11, 1958
- Max Roach 5 Universal Recording, Chicago, June 3, 1958
- Max Roach New 5 sum. 1958
- Dinah Washington Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 6, 1958
- Terry Gibbs 6 same location, date
- Max Roach New 5 same location, date
- Max Roach with The Boston Percussion Ensemble Music Barn Of The Music Inn, Lenox, MA, Aug. 17, 1958
- Max Roach New 5 Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 4, 1958
- The Max Roach 5 / Mary Ann McCall KABC-TV, Stars Of Jazz #118. 1958-#39, Oct. 6, 1958
- Booker Little 4 and Max Roach Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Oct., 1958
- Max Roach New 5 Capitol Studios, NYC, Nov. 4, 1958
- George Russell Orch. NYC, Nov. 24, 1958
1959
- Max Roach 5 Fine Recording, NYC, Jan. 22, 1959
- Abbey Lincoln Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, spr. & fall 1959
- Max Roach 5 and Buddy Rich 5 Fine Recording, NYC, Apr. 7-8, 1959
- Max Roach 5 Capitol Studios, NYC, July 21, 1959
- Max Roach 6 Universal Recording, Chicago, Oct. 9 & 10, 1959
1960
- Tommy Turrentine 6 Capitol Studios, NYC, Jan. 19, 1960
- Stan Turrentine 4 NYC, early 1960
- Max Roach 5 Theatre Municipal, Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 2, 1960
- Max Roach 5 Fruit Hall, Kaiserslautern, W. Germany, Feb. 5, 1960
- Max Roach 5 live in Paris, France, Feb.-Mar., 1960
- Max Roach 5 Studio Barclay, Paris, France, Mar. 1, 1960
- Max Roach 5 Studio Barclay, Paris, France, Mar. 2, 1960
- Sonny Clark 3 Capitol Studios, NYC, Mar. 23, 1960
- Charles Mingus - Gunther Schuller Orch. Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, May 24, 1960
- Max Roach 7/6 Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Aug. 31, 1960
- Max Roach 2/9 Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Sep. 6, 1960
- Jazz Artists Guild Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Nov. 1, 1960
- Randy Weston Group Bell Sound Studios, NYC, Nov., 1960
- Max Roach, a.o. prob. 1960
1961
- Abbey Lincoln Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Feb. 22, 1961
- Booker Little 6 Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Mar. 17, 1961
- Booker Little 6 Nola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC, Apr. 4, 1961
- Duke Ellington Orch. NYC, May 1, 2 & 3, 1961
- Max Roach NYC, Aug. 1, 1961
- Max Roach NYC, Aug. 3, 1961
- Max Roach NYC, Aug. 8, 1961
- Max Roach NYC, Aug. 9, 1961
1962
- Max Roach NYC, Jan. 25, 1962
- Max Roach NYC, Jan. 31, 1962
- Max Roach NYC, Feb. 1, 1962
- Max Roach His Chorus and Orch. Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, Feb. 15, 1962
- Max Roach His Chorus and Orch. Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, Feb. 26, 1962
- Max Roach His Chorus and Orch. Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, Feb. 28, 1962
- Max Roach His Chorus and Orch. Fine Recording, Ballroom Studio A, NYC, Feb. 28, 1962; edited: NYC, Jan. 15, 1963
- Slide Hampton Orch. NYC, Apr. 5, 1962
- Slide Hampton Orch. NYC, Apr. 9, 1962
- Slide Hampton Orch. NYC, Apr. 18, 1962
- Duke Ellington 3 Sound Makers, NYC, Sep. 17, 1962
- Max Roach 4 The Jazz Workshop, SF, Oct. 27, 1962
1964 (age 40)
- Max Roach 4 Odd Fellow Palaeet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Jan. 14, 1964
- Max Roach 4 live in Paris, France, Jan. 18, 1964
- Max Roach 4 live in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan., 1964
- Newport Parker Tribute All Stars Newport Jazz Fest., Newport, RI, July 4, 1964
- The Max Roach 3 feat. The Legendary Hasaan NYC, Dec. 4, 1964
- The Max Roach 3 feat. The Legendary Hasaan NYC, Dec. 7, 1964
1965
1966
- Max Roach 1 NYC, Apr. 25, 1966
- Max Roach 5 Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, June, 1966
- Sonny Rollins 3 Stefaniensaal, Graz, Austria, Nov. 12, 1966
1967
1968
- Max Roach 4 and Abbey Lincoln live in Rome, Italy, Apr. 27, 1968
- Max Roach with Scandinavian Big Band Oslo, Norway, May, 1968
- Max Roach 5 NYC, June 24, 1968
- Max Roach 5 NYC, June 25, 1968
- Max Roach 5 NYC, July 26, 1968
1971
1972
1973
- M'Boom International Jazz Fest., Laren, Holland, Aug. 25, 1973
- Brother Ahh released 1973
- M'Boom Butterfly Studios, NYC, released 1973
1975 (age 51)
1976
1977
- Max Roach 4 Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 21, 1977
- Max Roach 4 live in Rome, Italy, July 27, 1977
- Max Roach 4 Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 17, 1977
- Max Roach 1 Long View Farm Studio, Massachusetts, MA, Aug. 30, 1977
- Max Roach - Dollar Brand 2 National Studio, NYC, Sep. 20, 1977
1978
1979
- M'Boom NYC, July 25, 26 & 27, 1979
- Max Roach - Archie Shepp 2 Jazz Fest. Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, Aug. 30, 1979
- Max Roach - Anthony Braxton 2 Jazz Fest. Willisau '79, Willisau, Switzerland, Aug. 31, 1979
- Max Roach 4 Milan, Italy, Sep. 10, 11 & 17, 1979
- Max Roach - Cecil Taylor 2 McMillin Theatre, Columbia University, NYC, Dec. 15, 1979
1980
1982
1983
1984 (age 60)
- Max Roach 4 Milan, Italy, May 31, 1984
- Max Roach 4 + Milan, Italy, June 2, 25 & 26, 1984
- Max Roach 4 Jazzbuhne Berlin, Friedrichstadtpalast, East Berlin, East Germany, July 16, 1984
- M'Boom NYC, Oct. 16, 17 & 18, 1984
- Max Roach with String 4 NYC, Oct. 19, 20 & 21, 1984
1985
1986
1989
- Max Roach - Dizzy Gillespie 2 Maison De La Culture De La Seine Saint Denis, Bobigny, Paris, France, Mar. 23, 1989
- Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie Interview Hotel Rafael, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
- Paris All Stars La Grande Halle, La Villette, Paris, France, June 15, 1989
1990
1991
- Max Roach 4 The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, Apr. 29, 1991
- Max Roach with Chorus NYC, June 15, 1991
- M'Boom Astoria, Queens, NY, June 24, 1991
- Max Roach 4 with String 4 NYC, June 25, 1991
- Max Roach 4 same location, date
1992
1993
1995 (age 71)
1999
2002
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