Release Date: 02 December 2013
Label: Dot Time Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 725095023528
Description
Recorded live in Lausanne in February of 1960 and officially released for the first time, Max Roach leads his piano-less group of young lions through a set of extended performances of jazz standards that include Kenny Dorham's "Lotus Blossom" and Dizzy Gillespie's "Night in Tunisia". Filling the tenor saxophone chair is Stanley Turrentine who later became a star in his own right with highly successful releases on Blue Note and CTI Records.
After overcoming the creative crisis brought about by the death of his trumpeter and co-leader Clifford Brown in 1956, and having disbanded his new quintet with Booker Little and George Coleman, Max Roach (1924-2007) kept his faith in the strength of hard bop, and reformed his piano-less group Max Roach Plus Four in 1959. This time he put his trust in a band of young jazzmen that included the Turrentine brothers - Stanley and Tommy, on tenor sax and trumpet respectively - trombonist Julian Priester, and bassist Bob Boswell. It's that group that is featured on this live recording from one of the dates on their only tour of Europe.
Personnel: Max Roach (drums), Tommy Turrentine (trumpet), Julian Priester (trombone), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Bobby Boswell (bass)
Tracklisting
Richard Galliano New York Tango Trio
Mark Murphy
Charles Lloyd Quartet
Sheila Jordan
William Evans, Roberto Koch, Jorge Rossy
Vince Benedetti & Diana Krall
The Lynne Arriale Trio
Toots Thielemans & The Thierry Lang Trio
Max Roach Quintet
