Master drummer Max Roach …

Master drummer Max Roach …

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Master drummer Max Roach recounts his own extraordinary journey, from the era of the Jim Crow south to the creation of modern jazz, from the civil rights years to far-reaching experiments in percussion—with thrilling music and storytelling help from friends like Dizzy Gillespie and noted drummers Paul Motion and Art Taylor.

Imagine a musician single-handedly redefining what an instrument can do, elevating it to a whole other level. That’s what Max Roach did for the drums. Whether it is Jazz or rock or funk, there isn’t a drummer today who isn’t somehow influenced by what Roach played.

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