Mercury Records Collection: SR-60760: Parisian Sketches

SR-60760: Parisian Sketches / The Max Roach Quintet

Label Type :	black Mercury type C
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR 60760-BA M1 I B FF
	SIDE-B	SR 60760-AB M1 I FF

Comments

Originally intended as Mercury MG-20594 (mono) / SR-60253 (stereo), but unreleased for several years.

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

Max Roach Quintet's last album left on Mercury label. This was recorded in Paris, France.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This album, recorded in Paris, France, March 1960, was their last session for Mercury label. The performances of the Turrentine brothers (Stanley and Tommy), unlike their preceding albums, is excellent, which prove the musical relationship among every member had been getting very tight.

Side-A contains a suite written by Max Roach himself - it's a musical expression of their Paris impressions. Side-B features very boppish tracks, all of which sounds so nice.

Probably one of the best recorded performances by the “Turrentine Brothers era” of the Max Roach Quintet.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

8 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	PB3243 (19902)	Parisian Sketches	16:38
		a) The Tower (Max Roach)
		b) The Champs (Max Roach)
		c) The Caves (Max Roach)
		d) The Left Bank (Max Roach)
		e) The Arch (Max Roach)
SIDE-B
B-1	PB3239 (19898)	Nica (Sonny Clark)	4:40
B-2	PB3241 (19900)	Petit Dejeuner (Julian Priester)	5:00
B-3	PB3242 (19901)	Un Nouveau Complet (Tommy Turrentine)	3:19
B-4	PB3240 (19899)	Liberte (Max Roach)	5:18

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

A-1, B-2, B-3:
Tommy Turrentine (tp), Julian Priester (tb), Stanley Turrentine (ts),
Bob Boswell (b), Max Roach (ds).
Recorded at Barclay Studios, Paris, France on March 1, 1960.

B-1, B-4:
Same personnel as A-1.
Recorded at Barclay Studios, Paris, France on March 2, 1960.

The Artist Also Appears on...

Max Roach (ds, ldr) :

EmArcy MG-26043 10-inch : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36008 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach Incorporated
EmArcy MG-36036 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36037 : Study In Brown / Clifford Brown & Max Roach
EmArcy MG-36070 : Clifford Brown & Max Roach At Basin Street
EmArcy MG-36098 : Max Roach Plus Four
EmArcy MG-36108 / SR-80002 : Jazz In Three-Quarter Time
EmArcy MG-36127 / SR-80019 : Max Roach Plus Four Plays Charlie Parker
EmArcy MG-36132 : Max Roach Plus Four On The Chicago Scene
EmArcy MG-36140 / SR-80010 : Max Roach Plus Four At Newport
EmArcy MG-36144 / SR-80015 : Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble
Mercury MG-20448 / SR-60133 : Rich Versus Roach / Buddy Rich & Max Roach
Mercury MG-20491 / SR-60170 : Quiet As It's Kept
Mercury MG-20524 / SR-60201 : Max Roach Plus Four At Newport (reissue of MG-36140 / SR-80010)
Mercury MG-20529 / SR-60206 : Max Roach With The Boston Percussion Ensemble (reissue of MG-36144 / SR-80015)
Mercury MG-20532 / SR-60209 : Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (reissue of MG-36127 / SR-80019)
Mercury MG-20538 / SR-60193 : Jazz In Three-Quartet Time (reissue of MG-36108 / SR-80002)
Mercury MG-20539 / SR-60215 : Moon Faced And Starry Eyed
Mercury MG-20559 / SR-60128 : Max Roach Plus Four On The Chicago Scene (reissue of MG-36132)
Mercury MG-20760 / SR-60760 : Parisian Sketches
Mercury MG-20911 / SR-60911 : The Many Sides Of Max

EmArcy MG-36000 : Dinah Jams Featuring Dinah Washington
EmArcy MG-36002 : Jam Session / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36003 : Clifford Brown With Strings
EmArcy MG-36009 : Jam Session Featuring Maynard Ferguson
EmArcy MG-36039 : Best Coast Jazz / Various Artists
EmArcy MG-36043 : Julian “Cannonball” Adderley
EmArcy MG-36066 : Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and his All-Stars
EmArcy MG-36102 : Caravan / Clifford Brown All-Stars
EmArcy MG-36141 / SR-80019 : Newport '58 / Various Artists
Mercury MG-35012 / MG C-102 / MG C-502 10-inch : Piano Solos / Bud Powell
Mercury MG C-109 10-inch : Flip Phillips Collates
Mercury MG C-507 10-inch : Piano Solos, No.2 / Bud Powell
Mercury MG C-512 10-inch : Bird & Diz / Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie
Mercury MG C-513 10-inch : Charlie Parker Plays South Of The Border
Mercury MG-20523 / SR-60200 : Newport '58 / Various Artists (reissue of MG-36141 / SR-80009)