The Genius of Max Roach Class 2 Instructors Seton Hawkins George Cables Bobby Sanabria Class 2, January 23: The Legacy of Max Roach Tonight we close out our two-session course by discussing larger projects of Max Roach’s, and exploring his impact as a bandleader and musical innovator. Music for Tonight ●
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Max Roach Double Quartet ■ Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (el-b) Max Roach (d) + The Uptown String Quartet : Johnny Williams, Cecelia Hobbs (vln) Maxine Roach (viola) Eileen Folson (cello) January, 1985
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Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child ○ Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Billy Harper (ts) George Cables (p) Eddie Mathias (el-b) Max Roach (d) Ralph MacDonald (perc) The J.C. White Singers (vcl group) : 22 voices incl soloists : Ruby McClure (vcl) ○ April 7, 1971
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Video: M’Boom in performance for Soul, 1971 ○ Max Roach, Roy Brooks, Warren Smith, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, and Freddie Waits
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Ghost Dance ○ Max Roach Chorus & Orchestra ■ George Cables (p) Max Roach (d) Priscilla Baskerville, Florence Jackson, Karen Jackson, Lucille J. Jacobsen, Sarah Ann Rodgers, Robbin L. Balfour, Brenda Lee Taub, Christopher Pickens, Abraham Shelton, Thomas Young, James Gainer, Greg Jones, T. Ray Lawrence, John Motley, Ronnell Bey (vcl) Cecil Bridgewater (tp) Odean Pope (ts) Tyrone Brown (b) ○ June 15, 1991