Maxwell Lemuel Roach is an American jazz composer and drummer. A bebop pioneer, he has worked in many other musical styles and is regarded by many as one of the most important drummers in history. He has worked with many famous jazz musicians such as 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 and Booker Peu. He was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1992. Roach also co-directed the pioneering quintet with trumpeter Clifford Brown and percussion orchestra M'Boom. He has made numerous musical statements regarding the civil rights movement.
| Birth name | Maxwell Lemuel Roach |
| Born | January 10, 1924 (disputed), Pasquotank County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | August 16, 2007, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, bebop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, educator, civil rights activist |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion, piano |
| Years active | 1944–2002 |
| Labels | Capitol, Impulse! |
| Associated acts | M'Boom, Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Booker Little, Clifford Brown, Sonny Stitt, Billy Eckstine, Bud Powell, Stan Getz |
Drummer Max Roach was born on January 10, 1924 in Newland, North Carolina, United States (He dies at the age of 83, on August 15, 2007).
Trumpet Player Miles Davis and Pianist Duke Ellington collaborated with him as a jazz and bebop drummer.
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Max Roach was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1924 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).
He was a regular at local jazz clubs. He was given the opportunity to replace Sonny Greer with the Pianist Duke Ellington Orchestra when he was eighteen years old.
Money Jungle was his debut album.
His first wife was Mildred Roach, with whom he had two children. With Barbara Jai, he had a son named Raoul. Prior to this, he was married to Pop Singer Abbey Lincoln. With his wife Janus Adams Roach, he had twin children.
He also worked on music scores, composing music for a number of Playwright Sam Shepard plays.
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