To the Max!

This article is about the album by Max Roach. For the album by Con Funk Shun, see To the Max.
To the Max!
Studio album by Max Roach
Released 1992
Recorded September 15 and November 30, 1990, April 29 and June 15, 24 & 25, 1991,
Paris, France, Buffalo, NY, Northampton, MA, Astoria NY and New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 95:56
Label Enja
ENJ 7021/22
Producer Max Roach
Max Roach chronology

The Paris All Stars Homage to Charlie Parker
(1989)
To the Max!
(1992)
Max Roach with the New Orchestra of Boston and the So What Brass Quintet
(1993)

To the Max! is a double album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1990 and 1991 and released on the Enja label.[1] The album features Roach with various ensembles and combines live and studio recordings that celebrate Roaches diverse musical output.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The music, which crosses quite a few boundaries, is consistently fascinating and forms a definitive portrait of the ageless drummer's wide musical interests in the early '90s".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

Disc one
  1. "Ghost Dance (PT. I)" - 14:50
  2. "Ghost Dance (PT. II) - 9:32
  3. "Ghost Dance (PT. III) - 6:19
  4. "A Quiet Place" - 3:51
  5. "The Profit" - 3:40
  6. "Tears" - 6:50
  7. "Self Portrait" - 4:02
Disc two
  1. "A Little Booker" - 21:03
  2. "Street Dance" - 5:21
  3. "Tricotism" (Oscar Pettiford) - 3:17
  4. "Mwalimu" (Odean Pope) - 16:33
  5. "Drums Unlimited" - 4:38

Personnel

References

  1. Max Roach discography accessed September 25, 2012
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 25, 2012