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
Released	1957
Recorded	September 17, 19, 20, 1956 (Track 7) & March 18, 20, 21, 1957 (Track 1-6) New York City and Capitol Tower Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:03
Label	EmArcy MG 36108
Producer	Bob 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[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

• Max Roach - drums
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet
• Sonny Rollins - tenor saxophone
• Ray Bryant (track 7), Bill Wallace (tracks 1-6) - piano
• George Morrow - bass

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.