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Max Roach + 4

Max Roach + 4
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Studio album by Max Roach
Released October 12, 1956
Recorded September 17, 19 & 20, 1956
New York City
Genre Jazz, Hard bop
Length 37:38
Label EmArcy
MG 36098
Producer Bob Shad
Max Roach chronology
Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street
(1956)
Max Roach + 4
(1956)
Jazz in ¾ Time
(1956-57)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 5/5 stars

Max Roach + 4 is an LP recorded by jazz drummer Max Roach, which featured Kenny Dorham on trumpet, Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Ray Bryant on piano, and George Morrow on bass. It was the first album Roach recorded after his collaborators, trumpeter Clifford Brown and pianist Richie Powell, died in a car crash in June 1956.

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "worthy set".

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated


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