Guide Note:
Max Roach was a Jazz percussionist, drummer and composer most often identified with bebop/hard bop. Roach has worked with a number of great jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, and Clifford Brown.
Fast Facts:
- Full Name: Maxwell Lemuel Roach
- Born: January 10, 1924
- Died: August 16, 2007
- Citizenship: American
- Roach was Charlie Parker's drummer in the infamous November 26, 1945 Savoy Records recording, which is widely acknowledged to be one of jazz's most important and groundbreaking works.
- MacArthur recipient: Roach was a recipient of the "genius" grant in 1988
