Max Roach is one of my bigger sources of inspiration, a legendary player and a creative soloist; one of the first to introduce the concept of melodic drumming (listen to “Conversation” from the 1958 album Deeds, Not Words). Here’s a free collection of 3 Max Roach drum transcriptions of some of his most famous performances. The transcriptions included are:
- Blues Waltz (Drum Solo) – Jazz in 3/4 Time (1957)
- Delilah (Trading 4’s & Drum Solo) – Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954)
- Take the ‘A’ Train (Trading 4’s) – Study in Brown (1955)
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