Max Roach

Variations: Max Roach + 4, The Max Roach Quartet.

The best album credited to Max Roach is We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite which is ranked number 2,397 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 674.

Max Roach is ranked number 1,285 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 1,160 (this takes into account any aliases or variations).

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Max Roach best albums

The following albums by Max Roach are ranked highest in the greatest album charts:

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We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1960

Appears in:

143 charts

Rank Score:

674

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Year of Release:

1962

Appears in:

40 charts

Rank Score:

166

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568

Overall Rank:

7,730

Average Rating:

74 (37 votes)

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Percussion Bitter Sweet

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1961

Appears in:

30 charts

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1958

Appears in:

23 charts

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Rank in 1950s:

481

Overall Rank:

17,191

Average Rating:

74 (24 votes)

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The Max Roach Quartet Featuring Hank Mobley

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1955

Appears in:

10 charts

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758

Overall Rank:

26,292

Average Rating:

73 (15 votes)

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Members, Don't Git Weary

Max Roach

Year of Release:

1968

Appears in:

12 charts

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Year of Release:

1951

Appears in:

9 charts

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1,053

Overall Rank:

37,142

Average Rating:

70 (10 votes)

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Speak, Brother, Speak!

The Max Roach Quartet

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1963

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12 charts

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1960

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The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan

Max Roach

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1965

Appears in:

7 charts

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Overall artist rank:

1,285

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This may not be a complete discography for Max Roach.This listing only shows those albums by this artist that appear in at least one chart on this site. If an album is 'missing' that you think deserves to be here, you can include it in your own chart from the My Charts page!

Max Roach bestography composition

Decade	Albums	%

1930s	0	0%
1940s	0	0%
1950s	10	0%
1960s	9	0%
1970s	2	0%
1980s	3	0%
1990s	1	0%
2000s	0	0%
2010s	0	0%
2020s	0	0%

Max Roach best tracks

Include tracks from compilations & live albums | Exclude tracks from compilations & live albums The same track can appear on multiple albums, so excluding tracks from compilations and live albums helps to remove duplicates from this list.

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Driva' Man

(from the album We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite)

Average Rating: 81 (27 votes)Comments: 0

All Africa

(from the album We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite)

Average Rating: 81 (25 votes)Comments: 0

Freedom Day

(from the album We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite)

Average Rating: 81 (26 votes)Comments: 0

It's Time

(from the album It's Time)

Average Rating: 80 (8 votes)Comments: 0

Garvey's Ghost

(from the album Percussion Bitter Sweet)

Average Rating: 79 (7 votes)Comments: 0

Tears For Johannesburg

(from the album We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite)

Average Rating: 79 (26 votes)Comments: 1

Lonesome Lover (Feat. Abbey Lincoln, Coleridge Parkinson)

(from the album It's Time)

Average Rating: 79 (10 votes)Comments: 0

Effi

(from the album Members, Don't Git Weary)

Average Rating: 78 (4 votes)Comments: 0

Mendacity

(from the album Percussion Bitter Sweet)

Average Rating: 78 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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Three-Four Vs. Six-Eight Four-Four Ways

(from the album The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan)

Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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To Inscribe

(from the album The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan)

Average Rating: 78 (3 votes)Comments: 0

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The Profit

(from the album It's Time)

Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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Equipoise

(from the album Members, Don't Git Weary)

Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: 0

14.

Off My Back Jack

(from the album The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

15.

Pay Not Play Not

(from the album The Max Roach Trio Featuring The Legendary Hasaan)

Average Rating: 77 (3 votes)Comments: 0

16.

Sunday Afternoon

(from the album It's Time)

Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: 0

17.

Tender Warriors

(from the album Percussion Bitter Sweet)

Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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Praise For A Martyr

(from the album Percussion Bitter Sweet)

Average Rating: 77 (8 votes)Comments: 0

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Members, Don't Git Weary

(from the album Members, Don't Git Weary)

Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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Abstrutions

(from the album Members, Don't Git Weary)

Average Rating: 77 (4 votes)Comments: 0

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Max Roach ratings

Average Rating:

78/100 (from 6 votes)

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75/100 !	01/01/2019 05:11	Fischman	1,246	59/100
90/100 !	08/10/2018 07:56	mostlymor	4,312	70/100
85/100 !	04/29/2018 08:41	Onater	477	77/100

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Max Roach forum mentions

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BestEverAlbums 06/26/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5355): By Santiago

“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by (1968) 2. by (1984) 3. by (1971) 4. by (1970) 5. by (1969) 6. by by by (1974) 9. by by (1959) 11. by by (1959) 13. (1977) 14. by (1959) 15. by (1965) 16. by (1973) 17. by by (1979) 19. by (1972) 20. by (2010) 21. by (1965) 22. by…”

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Max Roach comments

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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/12/2024 03:46 | #304722

Max Roach is noted, rightfully so, as one of the forward thinking drummers and composers of the 50’s and 60’s.

What often goes un-noted is that he has one of the most unique and consistently good catalogs, any genre, of the 1960’s. (Edited)

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Fischman TOP 100 COMMENTER 01/01/2019 05:12 | #228437

Powerful, creative, versatile, and expressive jazz drummer and leader.

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