This is the last post from the short series with recordings from the Jazz festival in Antibes 1977.
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone
Reggie Workman, double bass
Max Roach, drums
01 - It's Time (MR,comp) 15:24
02 - Six Bits Blues (MR,comp) 18:50
03 - Round About Midnight (TM,comp) 6:43
04 - South Africa (MR) - Ann MR 8:30
Recorded on July 21, 1977 at Festival de Jazz d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins.
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Here's a reup of Paul's post - below we have the original text which is still current.
< Max Roach Quartet in Amsterdam 1977 If you ever saw this band, it was a knockout, muscular sax, polyrhythms, always ancient to the future... Baystate LP, vinyl Rip, wav files >
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet
Reggie Workman, double bass
Max Roach, drums
1. It's Time (Roach) 22:49
2. Call of the Wild & Peacful Heart (Harper) 26:12
Recorded live August 17, 1977 at the "Jazzhaus", Amsterdam, Holland.
Baystate – RVJ-6029
(vinyl rip - 96 khz)
A contribution by Pablo - by request
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone
Cecil Bridgwater, trumpet
Calvin Hill, double bass
Max Roach, drums
1. Confirmation 12:18
2. Giant Steps 8:05
3. The Profit 7:49
4. Sunday Afternoon 7:01
5. Soliloquy 6:17
Recorded 10.6.1978 at the studio Sysmo Records Paris, France.
Fluid Records FLUID 103
(vinyl rip - 96 khz)
Billy Harper, tenor saxophone
Cecil Bridgewater, trumpet
Reggie Workman, double bass
Max Roach, drums
1. The Matyr 32:41
2. Six Bits Blues 34:23
Recorded at Mama Dog Studio July 27, 1977 in Rome.
Horo Records HDP 9-10
(high definition vinyl rip)
in flac with pictures from the web
Thanks to Pablo for the rip and the idea of reposting it in the first place.
Dedicated to all fans of Max Roach & Company.
Rec. live at "Teatro Ciak", Milan, Italy,
on October 28, 1982 (mics recording)
Max Roach,drums,whistle,vibraphone,xylophone,tympani,orchestra
bells,afuche,percussion
Fred King,marimba,orchestra bells,tympani,percussion
Omar Clay,marimba,tympani,timbales,timbales,percussion
Joe Chambers,chimes,vibraphone,marimba,xylophone,percussion
Warren Smith,drums,tympani,vibraphone,orchestra bells,percussion
Freddie Waits,drums,orchestra bells,xylophone,percussion
Roy Brooks,drums,musical saw,percussion,temple block,cymbal,
tympani,steel drums
Ray Mantilla,African & Latin percussion,triangle
1. Onomatopoeia [O.Clay] (15:47)
2. Twinkle Toes [W.Smith] (03:45)
3. Epistrophy [T.Monk] (11:51)
4. The Glorious Monster [M.Roach]/Caravanserai [J.Chambers] (33:42)
5. Kujichangla [R.Brooks] (14:45)
Total Time 1:19:53
Twinkle Toes
Recorded about four months after the "historic" meeting :
M’Boom and World Saxophone Quartet at The Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, N.Y.C., June 26, 1981.
Rec. live at "Teatro dell'Opera", Rome, Italy, on October 28,
1981 (mics recording)
Hamiet Bluiett,baritone sax,clarinet (-09)
Julius Hemphill,alto & soprano sax (-09)
Oliver Lake,alto sax (-09)
David Murray,tenor sax,bass clarinet (-09)
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Max Roach,drums (09-14)
01. Sundance [H.Bluiett] (01:39)
02. Plainsong [J.Hemphill] (06:42)
03. Revue [J.Hemphill] (14:13)
04. Bordertown [J.Hemphill] (08:07)
05. My First Winter [J.Hemphill] (08:31)
06. Hymn For The Old Year [O.Lake] (07:22)
07. Stick [J.Hemphill] (10:20)
08. Ming [D.Murray] (07:43)
09. Max Solo [M.Roach] (20:14)
10. Hattie Wall [H.Bluiett] (03:55)
11. Funny Paper [J.Hemphill] (04:16)
12. Touchic [J.Hemphill] (05:08)
13. I Heard That [H.Bluiett] (04:35)
14. Fast Life [D.Murray] (03:44)
Total Time 1:46:34
Another sax/drums duo...
Rec. live at "Castello Sforzesco", Milan, italy, on July 22,
1978 (mics recording)
Max Roach,drums (-4)
Archie Shepp,tenor sax (-3)
1. Sweet Mao : Le Marche (23:22)
2. Suid Afrika '76 (22:58)
3. J.C.Moses/For Big Sid/Drums Unlimited/Papa Joe (11:58)
4. Lush Life/Steam (15:12)
5. Sweet Mao : Le Commencement (20:22)
6. Moose The Mooche [encore] (08:15)
Total Time 1:42:08
What can i add about Max ?
Rec. live at "Teatro Ciak", Milan, Italy, on May 4, 1978
(mics recording)
Billy Harper,tenor sax
Cecil Bridgewater,trumpet
Calvin Hill,bass
Max Roach,drums
01. It's Time [M.Roach] (11:28)
02. Call Of The Wild And Peaceful Heart [B.Harper] (10:53)
03. Mr. Hi Hat (Papa Jo) [M.Roach] (03:25)
04. Six Bits Blues [O.Cadena] (08:49)
05. Scott Free [C.Bridgewater] (14:06)
06. 'Round About Midnight [T.Monk] (05:26)
07. South Africa Goddam [M.Roach] (04:15)
08. Calvary [Traditional] (13:54)
09. Effi [S.Cowell] (12:04)
10. As Long As You're Living [M.Roach] (07:19)
11. Cherokee [R.Noble] (09:58)
Total Time 1:41:42
A great set with the Max Roach's Quartet at his best.
Rec. live at "Sinkkasten", Frankfurt, Germany,
on April 24, 1979 (mics recording)
Odean Pope,tenor saxophone
Cecil Bridgewater,trumpet
Calvin Hill,bass
Max Roach,drums
1. Lonesome Lover [M.Roach] (15:04)
2. Mr. Hi Hat (Papa Joe) [M.Roach] (02:42)
3. 'Round Midnight [T.Monk] (14:37)
4. In A Sentimental Mood [D.Ellington] (08:12)
5. Effie [S.Cowell] (12:43)
Total Time 53:21
Just finished the recording of "Birth And Rebirth" for Black Saint,
the "special duo" was projected on the Alassio Festival's stage for
his first live performance : an encounter between Giants!
Rec. live at "Belvedere S.Croce", Alassio, Italy,
on September 8, 1978 (mics recording)
Max Roach,drums
Anthony Braxton,alto,soprano & sopranino saxophones,clarinet
1. Max Intro (02:33)
2. Duo #1 (47:33)
3. Anthony Solo (04:58)
4. Max Solo (06:21)
5. Duo #2 (22:52)
Total Time 1:24:16
This comes from a request the taper of the concert ("Ilario") made me,
having i a copy of the recording while he has lost the original. I was in
doubt about the request : this could be considered a privatistic use of
the blog, but when "Ilario" promised me a rare bottle of "Brunello di
Montalcino" for the upload, i've changed my opinion...
BTW, not avant-garde, but a very good concert that opened the 10th
Moers Festival : the "glorious" WDR Big Band strengthened by three
icons of the BeBop era in a program dedicated to Bird.
The photo above (taken at the concert) is by the great photographer
and dear friend of us : Luigi Zanon.
Rec. live at the 10th "Moers Festival", Moers, Germany,
on June 5, 1981 (mics recording)
Dizzy Gillespie,trumpet
James Moody,alto saxophone
Max Roach,drums
WDR Big Band : Werner Müller,conductor — Bob Coassin/Rick Kiefer/
Heinz Schachtner/Jupp Keuser,tp — Jiggs Wigham/Dave Horler/Heinz
Zimmermann/Hugo Dörfler,tb — R.Warleigh/Eddi Reisner,as — Harald
Rosenstein/Heiner Wiberny, ts — Paul Peucker,bs — Bora Rokovic,p —
Jean Warland,b — Milan Lulic,gt — Spiro Karras,dr
01. Now's The Time (03:50)
02. Barbados (06:25)
03. Lover Man (04:20)
04. Cool Blues (06:38)
05. 'Round Midnight (08:36)
06. J.C.Moses (04:52)
07. Ornithology (07:17)
08. Moose The Mooche (05:37)
09. Out Of Nowhere (04:20)
10. A Night In Tunisia (10:03)
11. Parker's Mood (05:12)
12. Drums Solo (04:25)
13. Now's The Time (11:31)
14. Bird Of Paradise (09:21)
15. Scrapple From The Apple (05:09)
16. Dexterity (04:18)
Total Time 1:43:49
"I remember trying to explain my concept of M'Boom to people
at the record companies, and all anybody knew was that each
man had a solid reputation as a trap drummer. And so when the
record came out, they were trying to figure, well how do we
market this ? Because we didn't have a sax player or a trumpeter
or a piano. "Is it Jazz?" No, it's a percussion ensemble. We just
wanted to see if we could come up with enough music from that
style of instrumentation.
So the marketing people decided to put M'boom in the audiophile
bin, so people with sophisticated equipment could hear all these
big drums and the little bells and shakers; the sounds of skins and
metal and wood and all these devices that make sense within the
fabric of each piece.
With M'Boom, the idea was to put the drummer on the front line.
We wanted to step up and showcase our musicality. Soon members
of the band brought in pieces that were multi-layered, with
numerous metrical changes and variations. And we had a wonderful
array of instruments : a big bass drum, two bass marimbas, an octave
of concert toms, five timpani, vibraphone ans xylophone, symphonic
bells, steel drums, musical saw, Afro-Cuban percussion and dozens
of small instruments." Max Roach
Rec. live in Alassio, Italy, on September 9th, 1979
(mics recording)
Max Roach, drums,whistle,vibraphone,xylophone,tympani,orchestra
bells,afuche,percussion
Fred King, marimba,orchestra bells,tympani,percussion
Omar Clay, marimba,tympani,timbales,timbales,percussion
Joe Chambers, chimes,vibraphone,marimba,xylophone,percussion
Warren Smith, drums,tympani,vibraphone,orchestra bells,percussion
Freddie Waits, drums,orchestra bells,xylophone,percussion
Roy Brooks, drums,musical saw,percussion,temple block,cymbal,
tympani,steel drums
Ray Mantilla, African & Latin percussion,triangle
1. Onomatopoeia [O.Clay] (16:21)
2. Unknown (06:31)
3. Epistrophy [T.Monk] (09:56)
4. The Glorious Monster [M.Roach] (18:16)
5. Twinkle Toes [W.Smith]
6. Kujichaglia [R.Brooks] (08:55)
7. Caravanserai [J.Chambers] (25:45)
8. Morning, Noon, Midday [O.Clay, W.Smith] (08:19)
9. Rumble In The Jungle [O.Clay] (09:49)
10. Encore (20:08)
Total Time 2:07:49
vinyl rip, 320 mp3, Uniteledis
Max Roach - drums
Archie Shepp - ts
France 1976
Sweet Mao - La Preparation
Sweet Mao - Le Marche
Sweet Mao - Commencement
Suid Afrika 76
http://rapidshare.com/files/223791879/Force.rar
This is one of two concerts seeded by "joerg" - many thanks to him. It is a satellite broadcast, performed by Roach's long-standing quartet.
Details:
Max Roach, dr, voc
Cecil Bridgewater, tp
Odeon Pope, ts
Tyron Brown, b
Philharmonie, JazzFest Berlin/Germany, 3rd November 1990
The Smoke That Thunders 03:45
Elixir Suite 05:36
Tricotism 03:37
Cherokee 06:45
In A Sentimental Mood 08:40
I Want To Talk About You 05:33
South Africa Goddamm - Blues March 08:24
It's Time - Mr.Hihat 07:29
Max (and all performers) is in fine form, though for me, the highlight of the concert is the rendition of "In a Sentimental Mood", which has some great horn-playing and a superb solo bass section, with Roach playing in a very sensitive and controlled manner.
Concert is recorded at VBR quality 0. Links in comments.