Drums Unlimited
by Max Roach
- Type: Album
- Released: November 1966
- Label: Atlantic
- Country: United States
- Length: 41:16
- Community rating: 3.85/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On 'Drums Unlimited', bebop pioneer Max Roach asserts the drum kit as a fully realized melodic and compositional instrument, rather than merely a rhythmic anchor. The album intersperses fiery post-bop ensemble tracks with several complex, unaccompanied drum solos that explore unprecedented tonal and dynamic ranges. It stands as a revolutionary statement in the history of jazz percussion.
Genres
Descriptors: improvisation, instrumental, acoustic, rhythmic, technical, melodic, experimental, avant-garde, percussive, progressive
Tracklist
- The Drum Also Waltzes (3:32)
- Nommo (12:40)
- Drums Unlimited (4:20)
- St. Louis Blues (5:19)
- For Big Sid (3:01)
- In the Red (A Xmas Carol) (12:21)
Credits
- Max Roach - primary artist, drums, written-by
- James Spaulding - alto saxophone
- Jymie Merritt - bass, written-by
- Ronnie Mathews - piano
- Arif Mardin - supervised by [supervision]
- Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
- Roland Alexander - soprano saxophone
- W. C. Handy - written-by