condition (record/cover): NM / NM

Obi and insert included.

Late-fifties Max Roach leading from the drums with the melodic intelligence that made him the thinking musician's percussionist - solos built like compositions, accompaniment that conducts as much as it supports. Roach in this period was redefining what a drummer-led band could be: not a rhythm showcase but a complete musical argument, with the kit as its author. Hard bop with architecture, from the man who helped design the whole building back in the bebop forties. Japanese Baybridge edition - that reliable Japanese reissue ecosystem doing its usual honest service to the classic catalog. A solid acquisition for the Roach shelf.