Max Roach waltzes off
When I promised more posts earlier today, I didn't dream I'd have to post this: Max Roach died today.
Roach was and will remain arguably the best pure bebop drummer ever, and the man who made the drum solo a feat of elegance and musicality with his piece, "The Drum Also Waltzes."
Roach was an unrelenting advocate for civil rights and for jazz, the music he helped define. He was also the man who, much to my dismay, forgot about our phone interview years back and left me hangin'. I had always dreamed about getting to interview Max Roach, but, as always, he did things on his own time. The man played some impeccable time.
I missed him then, and I'm missing him tonight.
August 16, 2007 | Filed Under Personal
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