2:53COLEMAN HAWKINS & HIS ORCHESTRA With DIZZY GILLESPIE: Disorder At The Border (Apollo 753, 10” 1944)
Oscar Pettiford, Mamie Smith, Max Roach
Rare studio footage of Max Roach, curated from across the internet. Browse 1 clip below.
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Maxwell Lemuel Roach 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, Ch...
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