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Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-16 09:59:46 +0000

A good history of Bebop/bomb-dropping is here.

Posted by mr. mister on 2007-08-16 11:27:04 +0000

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-16 17:04:59 +0000

Damn. He was freaking tight and one cool cat.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-17 03:26:34 +0000

He taught at UMASS amherst for many years starting in 1972. A lot of great players have been associated as UMASS faculty. UNH may have Clark Terry, but right now I'm leaning towards UMASS's Max Roach and Cecil Taylor (Taylor had on a pair of UMASS sweats @ Lincoln Center in NYC when I saw him).

Posted by pamsterdam on 2007-08-17 03:42:26 +0000

Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, and one of my African American Studies professors (the Reverend Doctor Art Hilson, UNH) went to UMASS Amherst - at the same time.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-17 03:53:32 +0000

wow. I forgot about The Cos - had no idea about the rest.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-17 05:01:44 +0000

Julius Irving and Jack Welch http://www.umasswiki.com/wiki/List_of_famous_alumni

Posted by Miriam on 2007-08-17 05:06:27 +0000

Sad loss of another great musician.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-17 05:07:12 +0000

Just read the NYTimes piece this morning. There also a selected discography. My sole recording is Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin St, I don't think it's the Emarcy album listed. Trouble with finding Max Roach stuff at a place like, say, Mojo Records is that it seems like his best work is for other "leaders". It pays to read the personnel listings. I'd be interested in getting a copy of Brilliant Corners.

Posted by mr. mister on 2007-08-17 06:29:19 +0000

My dad had that Roach vs. Rich album. Always one of my favorite covers.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-17 06:48:28 +0000

Getting some Charlie Parker / Dizzy Gillespie records is an excellent way to alleviate some of the Max Roach problems cited above. Shaw Nuff is a tune that comes to mind, although the album I have it on is a compiliation and not an album proper.

Posted by ConorClockwise on 2007-08-17 08:11:44 +0000

And because Mojo no longer exists... I find drummer 'led' albums can be a tad limited. Idris Muhammad and Art Blakey come to mind.

Posted by MF DU on 2007-08-17 08:30:35 +0000

fighting Words.

Posted by tgl on 2007-08-17 08:36:39 +0000

Agreed. My Blakey albums are scorching.