Max Roach
Day 27
#65 – Maxwell Lemuel ‘Max’ Roach (1924–2007). American jazz percussionist, drummer and composer. Albums include: Clifford Brown & Max Roach (1954), Freedom Now Suite (1960) and Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961).
Starting with the drum sticks, I played around with making the letters of his name. I liked the ‘X’ as this is a natural playing position. I wondered what it might look like if I introduced a drum. This looked powerful, but a little oriental. What if I introduced the rest of the drum kit? Suddenly this looked more interesting – resting the ‘X’ on the edge of the drum made it stand out.
2.5 hours
One of the early ideas…
Listen...
to excerpts from ‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach’.