Library — Album
Drums Unlimited
Max Roach · 1966 · Atlantic
Personnel
RM
Ronnie Mathewscoming soon
played Piano on this album
JM
Jymie Merrittcoming soon
played Double Bass on this album
The assumption that drums exist only to keep time behind other instruments is upended on Max Roach's 1966 album Drums Unlimited, which pairs full quintet tracks with pieces built entirely from unaccompanied drum solos — an unusual move for a mainstream jazz label at the time.
Around 1966