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MAX
Studio album by Max Roach Quintet
Released	1958
Recorded	January 14th, 1958 Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:39
Label	Argo LP 623
Max Roach chronology
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958)

MAX is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and released on the Argo label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

The Allmusic review states, "1958's MAX shows Max Roach at the top of his game. A decade earlier, Roach had absorbed Kenny Clarke's drumming style and, with trumpet virtuoso Clifford Brown, forged his own brand of bebop. By 1958, on his way to becoming a true jazz elder, Roach began pushing the boundaries of jazz even further".

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Crackle Hut" (Owen Marshall) - 5:47
2. "Speculate" (Kenny Dorham) - 4:59
3. "That Ole Devil Love" (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) - 6:26
4. "Audio Blues" - 6:29
5. "C.M." (Hank Mobley) - 5:01
6. "Four-X" - 3:57

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Ramsey Lewis - piano
• George Morrow - bass

References

1. Argo Records discography accessed September 18, 2012
2. Max Roach discography accessed September 18, 2012
3. ^ Rovi Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2012
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1221. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

• 1958 albums
• Max Roach albums
• Argo Records albums