Giant Steps

Hosted by Howard Feldstein


PLAYLIST FOR GIANT STEPS
Wednesday, April 5, 2000

Today’s edition of Giant Steps pays tribute to Max Roach.  Born in 1924, Roach has been a prominent figure in jazz from the BeBop revolution of the 1940s right up to the present.
 
  • Artist-Song-Album-Label-Date

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  • Max Roach-Giant Steps-Chatahoochie Red-Columbia-1981

  • NPR “Jazz Profile” of Max Roach, narrated by Nancy Wilson
     

  • Max Roach/Clifford Brown-Sweet Clifford-Brown & Roach Inc-Emarcy-8/3/54
  • Sonny Rollins-Bluesnote-Volume 1-Blue Note-12/16/57
  • Abbey Lincoln-Long As You’re Living-Abbey Is Blue-Riverside-3/25/59
  • Booker Little-Jewel’s Tempo-Booker Little 4 & Max Roach-Blue Note-10/58

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  • Max Roach-Almost Like Me-Featuring the Legendary Hassan-Atlantic-12/4/64
  • Duke Ellington-Backward Country Boy Blues-Money Jungle-Blue Note-9/17/62
  • Max Roach-Twinkle Toes-M’Boom-Columbia-7/79
  • Charles Mingus-Percussion Discussion-At the Bohemia-Debut-12/23/55

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  • Max Roach-Sunday Afternoon-It’s Time-Impulse-2/27/62
  • Max Roach-Man From South Africa-Percussion Bitter Suite-Impulse-8/61
  • Abbey Lincoln-Blue Monk-Straight Ahead-Candid-2/22/61
  • Max Roach/Clifford Brown-Powell’s Prances-At Basin Street-Emarcy-1/4/56
  • Max Roach-Tuba de Nod-Award Winning Drummer-Bainbridge-11/25/59

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  • Charlie Parker-Koko-Complete Savoy Sessions-Savoy-11/26/45
  • excerpt from interview with Max Roach by Terry Gross (“Fresh Air”)
  • Coleman Hawkins-Bean-a-re-Bop-Hollywood Stampede-Capitol-6/47
  • Dinah Washington-Semd Me to the ‘Lectric Chair-Sings Bessie Smith-Verve-7/58
  • Max Roach-Members Don’t Git Weary- Members Don’t Git Weary-Atlantic-7/68
  • Max Roach-Henry Street Blues-In the Light-Soul Note-7/22/82

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  • Max Roach-Mail Order-Pictures In a Frame-Soul Note-9/10/79
  • Max Roach-Ode From Black Picture Show-Pictures In a Frame-Soul Note-9/10/79
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