Recorded in late 1959, this LP finds Roach in the studio with a familiar cast of players, stretching out on a mix of originals and standards. The set is notable for its lean, hard-driving arrangements and the typically crisp, interactive drumming of the leader.
- The album was recorded on November 7, 1959, at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City.
- It was released in 1960 on the Verve label, a subsidiary of MGM Records.
- Featured alongside Roach are Tommy Turrentine on trumpet, Stanley Turrentine on tenor saxophone, Bobby Boswell on bass, and Eddie Davis on trombone.
Max Roach was a drummer, composer and bandleader, a pivotal figure in the development of bebop and a key architect of the jazz-forward sound of 1950s New York. By 1959, Roach had already established himself as a bandleader of formidable talent, a position he would continue to hold with an unbroken string of highly regarded LPs for labels including EmArcy, Mercury and Verve.
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