Legendary drummer Max Roach dies at 83

[Ayrton]

Sad day my friends.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Musi....ap/index.html

[Ayrton]

Wow, no love for Max...

From Wikipedia

"Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 15, 2007) was a bebop/hard bop percussionist, drummer, and composer. He worked with many of the greatest jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins and Clifford Brown. He is generally considered to be one of the most important drummers in the history of jazz."

[Dee]

Awww, RIP Max. He was a badass. I thought he was infinitely more interesting than Buddy Rich, btw.

[simonargento]

he was the greatest! i love saxophone colossus CD with sony rollins