Mercury Records Collection: EmArcy SR-80019: The Max Roach Four Plays Charlie Parker

SR-80019: The Max Roach Four Plays Charlie Parker

Label Type :	blue Mercury/EmArcy type D (large oval)
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	SR_80019_A FR1 SR-80019-A FR-1 B1 I ws FF
	SIDE-B	SR_80019_B FR1 SR-80019-B FR-1 B1 I ws FF

Comments

with original Mercury inner sleeve.

small tear on back cover.

Inside The Groove

The Max Roach Four (pianoless quartet) plays Charlie Parker compositions.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

This album consists of two different sessions. The former session (Dec. 23, 1957) was produced by Bob Shad, and featuring Hank Mobley on tenor sax. On the latter session (April 11, 1958), Jack Tracy replaces Bob Shad, and George Coleman is the tenor saxophone player. On both sessions, unique quartet (without piano) sounds so distinctive, although Max Roach was in the middle of inventing his new sound. Front players, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley and George Coleman, may be at disadvantages after legendary Brown=Roach quintet, but Max himself plays great amount of nice drummings as always.

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

7 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	JB164-2 (16647-2)	Yardbird Suite (Parker)	4:15
A-2	JB161-4 (16644-4)	Confirmation (Parker)	4:24
A-3	JB230-7 (17278-7)	Ko-Ko (Parker)	8:00
SIDE-B
B-1	JB229-7 (17277-7)	Billie's Bounce (Parker)	5:40
B-2	JB162-11 (16645-11)	Apres-Vous (Parker)	3:51
B-3	JB231-1 (17279-1)	Parker's Mood (Parker)	8:26

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, A-2, B-2:
Kenny Dorham (tp), Hank Mobley (ts), George Morrow (b), Max Roach (ds).
Recorded in New York City on December 23, 1957.

A-3, B-1, B-3:
Kenny Dorham (tp), George Coleman (ts), Nelson Boyd (b), Max Roach (ds).
Recorded in New York City on April 11, 1958.

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)