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Max Roach

Max Roach tunnetaan parhaiten teoksista Bill Cosby Show, Great Performances, Histoire bruyante de la jeunesse (1949-2020) ja Behind the Scenes. Max Roach on syntynyt 10. tammikuuta 1924. Max Roach kuoli 16. elokuuta 2007 83-vuotiaana.

Syntynyt: 10. tammikuuta 1924
Syntymäpaikka: Newland, North Carolina, USA
Kuollut: 16. elokuuta 2007 (83 v)

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Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He worked with many famous jazz musicians, including Clifford Brown, Coleman Hawkins, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Abbey Lincoln, Dinah Washington, Charles Mingus, Billy Eckstine, Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Eric Dolphy, Benny Carter, and Booker Little. He also played with his daughter Maxine Roach, a Grammy-nominated violist. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992.

In the mid-1950s, Roach co-led a pioneering quintet along with trumpeter Clifford Brown. In 1970, Roach founded the percussion ensemble M'Boom.

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