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Friday, February 12, 2010

Max Roach Documentary

From Brazilian television, a great documentary about Max Roach featuring some rare footage:







Also, here's a nice article from jazz.com where drummer Nasheet Waits talks about his favorite, essential Max Roach recordings:

http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-nasheet-waits-selects-classic-max-roach-tracks

Incidentally, I think Nasheet was once a drum tech for M'Boom, Max's percussion ensemble that his father, Freddie Waits, used to play in. Nice work if you can get it !

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