LP COVER COMMENTARY WITH KING BB

If you are interested in modern music then you should know who Max Roach is. I used to walk past Max Roach park in Brixton during my formative years, and wonder who he was. That was when all I listened to was the Beatles and my Reservoir Dogs cassette (before my mother destroyed it trying to edit out the film excerpts)
My friend Val Wilmer, an amazing photographer and expert on Jazz and Blues, told me that there are a number of small parks in Lambeth named after Jazz musicians, because a woman on the council ages ago was a fan and made it her personal project to names swathes of South London after Jazz greats. I haven’t got around to looking into this yet. But it’s a nice story.
This isn’t exactly restful to listen to, but its a rare example of a Max Roach solo release, well worth getting for anyone who likes drums, jazz, or parks in Lambeth named after Jazz drummers…
Here is Max at work.

KING BB