1961 studio album by Max Roach
Percussion Bitter Sweet is an album by jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1961, released on Impulse! Records . It was trumpeter Booker Little 's penultimate recording before he died from uremia in early October 1961.
All compositions by Max Roach, except where noted
"Garvey's Ghost" - 7:53 "Mama" - 4:50 "Tender Warriors" - 6:52 "Praise for a Martyr" - 7:09 "Mendacity" (Chips Bayen, Max Roach) - 8:54 "Man From South Africa" - 5:12 Tracks 1 and 5 recorded on August 1, 1961; #2 and 3 on August 3; #4 on August 8 and #6 on August 9, 1961.
Albums The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58) Award-Winning Drummer (1958) Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958) MAX (1958) Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958) Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958) Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958) Deeds, Not Words (1958) Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln , 1959) Quiet as It's Kept (1959) Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich , 1959) The Many Sides of Max (1959) Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960) Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961) It's Time (1962) Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962) The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964) Drums Unlimited (1965) Members, Don't Git Weary (1968) Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971) Re: Percussion (M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973) Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton , 1978) Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor , 1979) M'Boom (1979) One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton , 1979) Pictures in a Frame (1979) The Long March (and Archie Shepp , 1979) In the Light (1982) Live at Vielharmonie (1983) Collage (M'Boom, 1984) It's Christmas Again (1984) Scott Free (1984) Survivors (1984) Easy Winners (1985) Bright Moments (1986) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie , 1989) To the Max! (1990–91) With Clifford Brown Compilations
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithArt Farmer WithCharles Mingus WithLee Morgan WithMax Roach WithCedar Walton With others Paul Chambers Quintet (1957) Sonny Clark Quintets /My Conception (1957) Epistrophy & Now's the Time (Richard Davis , 1972) Dealin' (Richard Davis, 1973) Iron Man (Eric Dolphy , 1963) Conversations (Eric Dolphy, 1963) To Bird with Love (Dizzy Gillespie , 1992) Roots (Slide Hampton , 1985) Luminous (John Hicks and Elise Wood , 1985) Shades (Andrew Hill , 1986) J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson , 1961) Con Alma! (Charles McPherson , 1965) Any Old Time (Carmen McRae , 1986) Carmen Sings Monk (Carmen McRae, 1988) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 1 (Mingus Dynasty , 1988) Live at the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2 (Mingus Dynasty, 1988) Pony's Express (Pony Poindexter , 1962) Manhattan Project (Dizzy Reece , 1976) The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Sahib Shihab , 1957) Further Explorations (Horace Silver , 1958) Music Inc. (Charles Tolliver , 1970) What It Is (Mal Waldron , 1981) Money in the Pocket (Joe Zawinul , 1967)
Years indicated are for the recording(s), not first release
As leader or co-leader WithMax Roach With others Compilations
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithGene Ammons WithJackie McLean WithCharles Mingus With the Prestige All Stars With others All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956) Earthy (Kenny Burrell, 1957) 2 Guitars (Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Raney , 1957) Where? (Ron Carter , 1961) The Teddy Charles Tentet (1956) Coolin' (Teddy Charles , 1957) Cattin' with Coltrane and Quinichette (John Coltrane & Paul Quinichette , 1957) Coltrane (1957) Dakar (John Coltrane, Pepper Adams & Cecil Payne , 1957) At the Five Spot (Eric Dolphy , both volumes, 1961) Tuba Sounds (Ray Draper , 1957) Hornful of Soul (aka, Catwalk , Bennie Green , 1960) Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport (1957) Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday , 1958) So Warm (Etta Jones , 1961) After Hours (Thad Jones , 1957) Olio (Thad Jones, 1957) Reflections: Steve Lacy Plays Thelonious Monk (1958) Straight Ahead (Abbey Lincoln , 1961) Teo (Teo Macero , 1957) On the Sunny Side (Paul Quinichette, 1957) Percussion Bitter Sweet (Max Roach , 1961) It's Time (Max Roach, 1962) Speak, Brother, Speak! (Max Roach, 1962) For Lady (Webster Young , 1957)