Markie Listening Notes 3: Max Roach

Max Roach, Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse!) Heard one great track off this, looked at the lineup and understood why it was so hot. In addition to the great drummer, he has Eric Dolphy, Booker Little on trumpet, Clifford Jordan on tenor, Mal Waldron on piano, Julian Priester on trombone. Roach's rhythms really drive Dolphy, who continues to play the most outlandish horn lines in very nice, 30's-swing rhythms.