Jazz in 3/4 Time
(Redirected from Jazz in ¾ Time)
| Jazz in ¾ Time | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | September 17, 19, 20, 1956 (Track 7) & March 18, 20, 21, 1957 (Tracks 1–6) New York City and Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 50:03 | |||
| Label | EmArcy MG 36108 | |||
| Producer | Bob Shad | |||
| Max Roach chronology | ||||
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Jazz in ¾ Time is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Disc | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [5] |
| Tom Hull | B+ ( )[6] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "These excellent performances show that jazz does not always have to be in 4/4 time in order to swing".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "Blues Waltz" - 6:31
- "Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins) - 14:21
- "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:31
- "Little Folks" - 5:36
- "Lover" [mono take] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
- "Lover" [stereo take] (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:35
- "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:05
- Recorded in New York City on September 19, 1956 (track 7) and at Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California on March 18 (tracks 1 & 3), March 20 (tracks 2 & 4) & March 21 (tracks 5 & 6), 1957
Personnel
[edit]- Max Roach - drums
- Kenny Dorham - trumpet
- Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
- Ray Bryant (track 7), Bill Wallace (tracks 1–6) - piano
- George Morrow - bass
References
[edit]- ^ Max Roach discography accessed September 20, 2012
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2012
- ^ Hall, Tony (4 October 1958). "Reviews". Disc. No. 35. pp. 18–19.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1219. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
