Comments on: RIP Max Roach http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/08/17/rip-max-roach/ The blog of the mystery writer, screenwriter and CEO of Pajamas Media Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Captain Hate http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/08/17/rip-max-roach/#comment-89241 Captain Hate Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:15:23 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/08/17/rip-max-roach/#comment-89241 Surprised that there aren't more Max fans here, Roger. Max was living history yet he always stayed fresh by keeping an open mind toward the up and comers. In fact when I first started listening to this type of music in the late 70s, Max was still pushing the envelope by forming the percussion ensemble M'Boom (for which he got an lp released on Columbia along with at least one recording with his quartet), duets with Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Abdullah Ibrahim and Archie Shepp, and a double quartet release with his daughter's string quartet. At his concerts, Max clearly understood his position in the musical hierarchy and worked it well. His experience with Alzheimers should show that even keeping very active in music is no guarantee of immunity from the harsh fate. Nobody should be surprised by his demise but that still doesn't remove the sense of a major loss. Surprised that there aren’t more Max fans here, Roger. Max was living history yet he always stayed fresh by keeping an open mind toward the up and comers. In fact when I first started listening to this type of music in the late 70s, Max was still pushing the envelope by forming the percussion ensemble M’Boom (for which he got an lp released on Columbia along with at least one recording with his quartet), duets with Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Abdullah Ibrahim and Archie Shepp, and a double quartet release with his daughter’s string quartet. At his concerts, Max clearly understood his position in the musical hierarchy and worked it well.

His experience with Alzheimers should show that even keeping very active in music is no guarantee of immunity from the harsh fate. Nobody should be surprised by his demise but that still doesn’t remove the sense of a major loss.

]]> By: GringoTex http://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/08/17/rip-max-roach/#comment-89240 GringoTex Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:08:52 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2007/08/17/rip-max-roach/#comment-89240 Here is a Max Roach story. I was showing some photos to a childhood friend whom I hadn Here is a Max Roach story. I was showing some photos to a childhood friend whom I hadn

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