The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan

The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan
Studio album by Max Roach Trio
Released 1965
Recorded December 4 & 7, 1964
New York City
Genre Jazz
Length 41:07
Label Atlantic
LP 1435
Producer Arif Mardin
Max Roach chronology
Speak, Brother, Speak!
(1962)
The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan
(1964)
Drums Unlimited
(1965-66)

The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach, featuring pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali, recorded in 1964 and released on the Atlantic label.[1] The album represents the sole recording of Hasaan Ibn Ali that was ever released.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "This is a classic of its kind and it is fortunate that it was made, but it is a tragedy that Hasaan would not record again and that he would soon sink back into obscurity".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Hasaan Ibn Ali

  1. "Three-Four vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways" - 5:40
  2. "Off My Back Jack" - 5:13
  3. "Hope So Elmo" - 3:52
  4. "Almost Like Me" - 6:39
  5. "Din-Ka Street" - 6:08
  6. "Pay Not Play Not" - 8:08
  7. "To Inscribe" - 5:00

Personnel

References

  1. Max Roach discography accessed September 24, 2012
  2. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 24, 2012
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