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.Max Roach discography accessed September 20, 2012
Reception
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".Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2012
Track listing All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated "Blues Waltz" – 6:31 "Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins) – 14:21 "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) – 4:31 "Little Folks" – 5:36 "Lover" [mono take] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 5:35 "Lover" [stereo take] (Hart, Rodgers) – 5:35 "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 Max Roach – drums Kenny Dorham – trumpet Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone Ray Bryant (track 7), Bill Wallace (tracks 1–6) – piano George Morrow – bass
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