Jazz in ¾ Time is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]

Jazz in ¾ Time
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedSeptember 17, 19, 20, 1956 (Track 7) & March 18, 20, 21, 1957 (Tracks 1–6)
New York City and Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length50:03
LabelEmArcy
MG 36108
ProducerBob Shad
Max Roach chronology
Max Roach + 4
(1956)
Jazz in ¾ Time
(1957)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker
(1957)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Disc     [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [5]
Tom HullB+ ( )[6]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "These excellent performances show that jazz does not always have to be in 4/4 time in order to swing".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

  1. "Blues Waltz" - 6:31
  2. "Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins) - 14:21
  3. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:31
  4. "Little Folks" - 5:36
  5. "Lover" [mono take] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
  6. "Lover" [stereo take] (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:35
  7. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:05
  • Recorded in New York City on September 19, 1956 (track 7) and at Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California on March 18 (tracks 1 & 3), March 20 (tracks 2 & 4) & March 21 (tracks 5 & 6), 1957

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed September 20, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2012
  3. ^ Hall, Tony (4 October 1958). "Reviews". Disc. No. 35. pp. 18–19.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1219. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.