Max Roach Quintet | Live at the Alhambra, 1960 (Paris / France) | Qwest TV

Max Roach Quintet live at the Alhambra, 1960 (Paris / France) ▼ more info below ▼ 🔔 Subscribe & turn on notifications for the greatest music: 🎥 Find more legendary archive footage in our playlist: 📺 Watch 📍On Smart TV with our 24h TV channels: 📍On any device with concerts, documentaries and legendary performances: About: A drum solo by Max Roach marks the perfect start to part two of this exceptional show. In fact, he goes on to gift us several other solos, all of them of a prodigious musicality, a great variety of timbres and a luminous clarity. But he is not only a great instrumentalist, an introducer of polyrhythmic drumming in jazz, he is also a leader of men who knows how to surround himself with young musicians in the making and a first-rate accompanist. It is fascinating to see how drum and double bass accompany the soloists. In their interventions, the soloists know how to share the community spirit proposed by the leader. All the musicians are exceptional technicians, even if they never had the aura acquired by their predecessors Clifford Brown and Sonny Rollins. However, we should note the fluid phrasing and melodic sense of trombonist Julian Priester and the robust improvisations of saxophonist Stanley Turrentine who, for two years with Max Roach, experienced the best artistic years of his career before transitioning to less challenging soundscapes. This concert confirms one thing: if there is an artist who inspires respect, it is Max Roach. His natural elegance, political activism and artistic awareness are to be commended for all time. Follow Qwest TV Website: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Qwest TV is a hand-picked treasure trove of exciting live concerts of the greatest musicians of all time featuring artists like Ella Fitzgerald, Ms Lauryn Hill, Robert Glasper, Bill Frisell, Anderson Paak, Louis Cole and many more. Dive into the culture and history of music with our compelling music documentaries, interviews, and rare archive gems of Chet Baker, Max Roach, or Chuck Berry. We’re a global hub where the best of jazz, blues, funk and hip hop sit on the same stage as bossa nova, electronic, african music, indian raga and more! Step into a multicultural world curated by the one and only Quincy Jones who has already worked with Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Celine Dion, and Aretha Franklin. Together with his Qwest TV team as well as legendary musicians from all over the world, Quincy Jones offers a special experience for music lovers hungry to connect to something new and unexpected. #Maxroach #Alhambra #QwestTV #QuincyJones #live #livemusic #performance #concert #jazz