R.I.P. Max Roach (1924-2007)

[Altar K. Shun]

My man Copper Scroll addressed this in another thread but I felt he needed his own thread.

Here's Copper's comments:

http://forums.sohh.com/showpost.php?p=1057584344&postcount=35

Here's his wiki page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Roach

Mr. Roach was one of the few Jazz pioneers to embrace the spirit of real Hip Hop. I still have the Spin magazine article from October of 1988 when he talks about the correlations between Be-Bop and Hip Hop.

Here he is performing with The NYC Breakers back in the day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXy1jWeYMVk

[Copper Scroll]

Respect.

That video is dope. I didn't know Max was hip hop affiliated until I read his obit. (smh)

Here's a couple more vids to show the man's range:

w/ Dr. King
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBRbrKSHWAo

w/ Abbey Lincoln
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhkuT2bhbc&mode=related&search=

w/ Booker Little
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blHXOPccRTU

vs. Art Blakey and Elvin Jones!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA5dt9QT4Ms&mode=related&search=
:ohmy:
I need to see the rest of that last video!

[Bk's Mr Incredible]

wow, this really ****in sucks
back when i was in junior high school, my school's band director got a grant passed and some jazz musicians (including Max Roach) came in to teach the kids in our class how to play.

I learned how to play drums from max roach
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5728627363260561171 (me on the set)

RIP

[Paul Mooney]

Long Live The King Of Jazz Drumming

[Priest Skool]

:( He put in his work.