| Drums Unlimited | ||||
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| Studio album by Max Roach | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | October 14 & 20, 1965 and April 25, 1966 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:27 | |||
| Label | Atlantic LP 1467 | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |||
| Max Roach chronology | ||||
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Drums Unlimited is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1965 and 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( ) |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos... because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention".
Track listing
All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:34
- "Nommo" (Jymie Merritt) - 12:43
- "Drums Unlimited" - 4:23
- "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) - 5:22
- "For Big Sid" - 3:04
- "In the Red (A Christmas Carol)" - 12:21
- Recorded in New York on October 14, 1965 (tracks 1 & 4), October 20, 1965 (tracks 2 & 6) and April 25, 1966 (tracks 3 & 5)
Personnel
- Max Roach - drums
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (tracks 2, 4, & 6)
- Roland Alexander - soprano saxophone (track 4)
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Ronnie Mathews - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Jymie Merritt - bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
References
- Max Roach discography accessed September 24, 2012
- ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 24, 2012
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1220. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.