The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions - Box Set 7CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

01. Mr. X (5:18)

02. Body and Soul (6:54)

03. Just One of Those Things (7:21)

04. Ezz-Thetic (9:22)

05. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (7:07)

06. Woody 'n' You (6:55)

07. Dr. Free-Zee (2:10)

08. I'll Take Romance (4:36)

09. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (4:45)

10. Blues Waltz (6:37)

11. Love Letters (8:56)

CD 2

01. Little Folks (5:40)

02. Minor Trouble (7:01)

03. Valse Hot (14:26)

04. Lover (6:19)

05. Raoul (4:49)

06. This Time the Dream's on Me (5:21)

07. Tune Up (7:47)

08. Confirmation (4:30)

09. Au Privave (4:20)

10. Anthropology (4:28)

11. Yardbird Suite (3:53)

CD 3

01. Billie's Bounce (5:38)

02. Ko-Ko (7:59)

03. Parker's Mood (8:26)

04. Shirley (stereo take) (6:34)

05. My Old Flame (stereo take) (3:37)

06. Sporty (5:50)

07. Stella by Starlight (4:20)

08. Stompin' at the Savoy (2:53)

09. Memo: To Maurice (stereo take) (7:36)

10. Shirley (mono take) (6:41)

11. My Old Flame (mono take) (3:41)

12. Memo: To Maurice (mono take) (7:48)

13. Stompin' at the Savoy (mono outchorus) (0:54)

CD 4

01. Spoken introduction by Max Roach (2:33)

02. La Villa (6:19)

03. A Night in Tunisia (8:20)

04. Deeds, Not Words (4:28)

05. Minor Mode (5:30)

06. Tune Up (5:26)

07. Love for Sale (10:00)

08. Prelude (5:10)

09. Lepa (2:11)

10. Connie's Bounce (5:21)

11. A Little Sweet (3:09)

12. Tympanalli (4:56)

13. Bemsha Swing (5:30)

14. There's No You (5:42)

CD 5

01. Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (4:12)

02. The Casbah (5:02)

03. Sleep (3:23)

04. Figure Eights (4:32)

05. Yesterdays (5:43)

06. Big Foot (5:05)

07. Limehouse Blues (3:47)

08. Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye (4:00)

09. You're Mine, You (2:46)

10. Come Rain or Come Shine (3:22)

11. Wild Is the Wind (3:20)

12. Speak Low (2:54)

13. I Concentrate on You (4:57)

14. Moon-Faced and Starry-Eyed (2:58)

15. Never Let Me Go (3:07)

16. Namely You (2:56)

17. Never Leave Me (6:52)

18. You're My Thrill (3:41)

CD 6

01. Limehouse Blues (alternate take) (3:59)

02. The Casbah (alternate take) (4:31)

03. Big Foot (first alternate take) (5:04)

04. Big Foot (second alternate take) (5:16)

05. Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (alternate take) (4:25)

06. Speak Low (first alternate take) (2:09)

07. Speak Low (second alternate take) (2:53)

08. Never Let Me Go (first alternate take) (3:11)

09. Never Let Me Go (second alternate take) (3:15)

10. Come Rain or Come Shine (first alternate take) (3:04)

11. Come Rain Or Come Shine (second alternate take) (3:14)

12. Wild Is the Wind (alternate take) (3:21)

13. You're Mine, You (first alternate take) (3:15)

14. You're Mine, You (second alternate take) (2:53)

15. You're Mine, You (third alternate take) (2:55)

16. I Concentrate on You (alternate take) (4:51)

17. Never Leave Me (alternate take) (6:44)

CD 7

01. Quiet as It's Kept (6:13)

02. To Lady (6:09)

03. Lotus Blossom (5:36)

04. As Long as You're Living (5:59)

05. The More I See You (4:05)

06. Juliano (5:45)

07. Parisian Sketches: The Tower/The Champs/The Caves/The Left Bank/The Arch (17:12)

08. Nica (4:49)

09. Petit Dejeuner (4:07)

10. Un Nouveau Complet (3:25)

11. Liberte (6:25)

Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5)

Arranged By, Conductor – Gigi Gryce (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5)

Bass – Art Davis (tracks: 4-1 to 4-14), Bob Boswell (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 7-11), Bob Cranshaw (tracks: 3-4 to 3-13), George Morrow (tracks: 1-1 to 2-7), Nelson Boyd (tracks: 3-1 to 3-3), Phil Leshin (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5)

Drums – Buddy Rich (tracks: 5-1 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5), Max Roach

Ensemble – Buddy Rich Five (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5), Max Roach Five (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5)

Piano – Billy Wallace (tracks: 1-8 to 2-4), Eddie Baker (tracks: 3-4 to 3-13), John Bunch (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5), Ray Bryant (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 5-9 to 5-18, 6-6 to 6-17)

Tenor Saxophone – George Coleman (tracks: 3-1 to 4-14), Hank Mobley (tracks: 2-5 to 2-11), Sonny Rollins (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4), Stanley Turrentine (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 7-11)

Timpani – Max Roach (tracks: 1-7, 3-1 to 3-3, 4-12)

Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: 4-8 to 5-3, 5-5 to 7-11), Willie Dennis (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 5.8, 6-1 to 6-5)

Trumpet – Booker Little (tracks: 3-4 to 4-14), Kenny Dorham (tracks: 1-1 to 3-3), Tommy Turrentine (tracks: 5-1 to 5-3, 5-5 to 7-11)

Tuba – Ray Draper (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7)

Vocals – Abbey Lincoln (tracks: 5-13, 5-17, 6-16, 6-17)