Max Roach

4 1/2 STARS DOWNBEAT

2 LPs ON 1 CD

This release contains the complete original album Quiet as It’s Kept (Mercury SR60170), which was awarded with four-and-a-half stars in Down Beat, as well as the later Parisian Sketches (Mercury SR60770), a studio LP taped in France the following year. Both albums present the exact same quintet, featuring Roach with Tommy and Stanley Turrentine, Julian Priester, and bassist Bob Boswell.

PERSONNEL:

TOMMY TURRENTINE, trumpet
JULIAN PRIESTER, trombone
STANLEY TURRENTINE, tenor sax
BOB BOSWELL, bass
MAX ROACH, drums

New York, July 21, 1959.

[7-11] BONUS ALBUM: PARISIAN SKETCHES
Same personnel.
Paris, France, March 1 (tracks 7, 9 &10) & March 2 (tracks 8 &11), 1960.

TRACKS:

01. Quiet As It’s Kept
02. To Lady
03. Lotus Blossom
04. As Long As You’re Living
05. The More I See You
06. Juliano
07. Parisian Sketches
a) The Tower
b) The Champs
c) The Caves
d) The Left Bank
e) The Arch
08. Nica
09. Petit Déjeuner
10. Un Noveau Complet
11. Liberté

Total Time: 69:45Min