THIS IS THE 1974 ITALIAN REPRESSING on ATLANTIC 'Green/White/Red' label. UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER. The cover is in VG(+) condition, normal wear and without any major deterioration, BUT surface ring-halo, discolouration/wear on spines/corners, removable small sticker on rear (bottom right), left spine is fully readable; INSIDE PANELS in great condition but brownishing on edges and where folded; for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in EX condition (few light clicks) and plays wonderfully and without lessening in sound quality.

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MAX ROACH

 with JAMES SPAULDING, FREDDIE HUBBARD, RONNIE MATHEWS, JYMIE MERRITT, ROLAND ALEXANDER

 ...Max Roach was long a shining survivor, one of the last giants from the birth of bebop. He and Kenny Clarke instigated a revolution in jazz drumming that persisted for decades; instead of the swing approach of spelling out the pulse with the bass drum, Roach shifted the emphasis to the ride cymbal. The result was a lighter, far more flexible texture, giving drummers more freedom to explore the possibilities of their drum kits and drop random "bombs" on the snare drum, while allowing bop virtuosos on the front lines to play at faster speeds. To this base, Roach added sterling qualities of his own -- a ferocious drive, the ability to play a solo with a definite storyline, mixing up pitches and timbres, the deft use of silence, the dexterity to use the brushes as brilliantly as the sticks. He would use cymbals as gongs and play mesmerizing solos on the tom-toms, creating atmosphere as well as keeping the groove pushing forward...

"DRUMS UNLIMITED"

<reissue, originally published in 1966>     

LP    ATLANTIC RECORDS  K 40552 (SD 1467)

MADE IN ITALY   1974 REPRESSING

UNLAMINATED GATEFOLD COVER

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LABEL: ATLANTIC -  GREEN/WHITE/RED LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: K 40552 (SD 1467)

Catalog on labels: K 40552 (SD 1467)  (1467/1)/ K 40552 (SD 1467) (1467/2)

Matrix / Runout (Side A): 1467-1 - 27-5-74 .I.

Matrix / Runout (Side B): 1467-2 - 27-5-74  T1

On labels:  rim text "Riservati Tutti i Diritti.........Made in Italy by Dischi Ricordi S.p.A:" 

Rights society/Publishing: S.I.A.E. (stamped on Side A)

On Inside Panels: Tracklist + Credits + Notes by Nat Hentoff

© 1966 Atlantic Recording Corporation

Distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.P.A.      Grafiche Dotti - Cernobbio

tracklisting

Side A: THE DRUM ALSO WALTZES - NOMMO - DRUMS UNLIMITED

Side B: ST. LOUIS BLUES - FOR BIG SID - IN THE RED (A XMAS CAROL)

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Other than a trio set with the legendary pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, this set was Max Roach's only recording as a leader during 1963-67. Three of the six numbers ("Nommo," "St. Louis Blues" and "In the Red") find Roach heading a group that includes trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, altoist James Spaulding, pianist Ronnie Mathews, bassist Jymie Merritt and, on "St. Louis Blues," Roland Alexander on soprano. Their music is essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos. The other three selections ("The Drum Also Waltzes," "Drums Unlimited" and "For Big Sid") are unaccompanied features for Max Roach and because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention...(AllMusic)