Jazz in 3/4 Time

Jazz in ¾ Time is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in late 1956 and early 1957 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]

Jazz in ¾ Time
Studio album by
Max Roach
Released1957
RecordedSeptember 17, 19, 20, 1956 (Track 7) & March 18, 20, 21, 1957 (Track 1-6)
New York City and Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
Length50:03
LabelEmArcy
MG 36108
ProducerBob Shad
Max Roach chronology
Max Roach + 4
(1956)		 Jazz in ¾ Time
(1957)		 The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker
(1957)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
Tom HullB+ ()[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "These excellent performances show that jazz does not always have to be in 4/4 time in order to swing".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

  1. "Blues Waltz" - 6:31
  2. "Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins) - 14:21
  3. "I'll Take Romance" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Ben Oakland) - 4:31
  4. "Little Folks" - 5:36
  5. "Lover" [mono take] (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 5:35
  6. "Lover" [stereo take] (Hart, Rodgers) - 5:35
  7. "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" (Hart, Rodgers) - 7:05
  • Recorded in New York City on September 19, 1956 (track 7) and at Capitol Tower Studios in Hollywood, California on March 18 (tracks 1 & 3), March 20 (tracks 2 & 4) & March 21 (tracks 5 & 6), 1957

Personnel

References
  1. Max Roach discography accessed September 20, 2012
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2012
  3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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