Kerouac Alley*
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*Jack Kerouac Alley (formerly Adler Alley or Adler Place) is a one-way alleyway in Chinatown, San Francisco, California that connects Grant Avenue and Columbus Avenue, running between "Vesuvio Cafe"
(255 Columbus Ave.) and Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "City Lights Books" (261 Columbus Ave.).
Max Roach
1925-2007
". . . In this modern jazz, they heard something rebel and
nameless that spoke for them, and their lives knew a
gospel for the first time. It was more than a music;
it became an attitude toward life, a way of walking, a
language and a costume; and these introverted kids...
now felt somewhere at last." -John Clellon Holmes
Max Roach Quotes
he American drummer is a one-man percussion orchestra. -Max Roach
"Jazz is a very democratic musical form. It comes out of a communal experience. We take our respective instruments and collectively create a thing of beauty. -Max Roach
I always resented the role of a drummer as nothing more than a subservient figure. -Max Roach
"Art is a powerful weapon that society, or the powers that be, use to control or direct the way people think. Culture is used to perpetuate the status quo of a society. Even though I'm involved in music for the sake of entertainment, I always hope to offer some kind of enlightenment." -Max Roach
"A lot of things we do never have a chance to come out. When the moment comes where the band finally turns around and says, "Okay, you got it," most of the time you overdo it." -Max Roach
"One thing I gloried in, working with people like Charlie Parker, was the built-in rhythm section. You didn't need a drummer or a bass player to know where the time was." -Max Roach
"I've been through the whole mill. I've done everything everybody else did. I don't know if it was my parents' prayers or what, but I gave up everything a long time ago. I don't smoke. I don't drink. I'm trying to take care of myself in my old age." -Max Roach
"I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us got started in public schools. Charlie Parker and Bud Powell, for example. But now there are no more music teachers in public elementary schools. It's like (Senator) Moynihan said, 'benign neglect.' Just let it rot and fester." -Max Roach
[Rap] "what took place after they removed the cultural enrichment programs from all the Bed-Stuys of the country." -Max Roach
Max Roach Multimedia Directory
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Max Roach - The Third Eye
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Max Roach 5 Tet Lugano
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Max Roach - Mr. Hi Hat
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What Am I Here For - Billy Taylor and Max Roach
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Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln and Femi Kuti
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Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey - Drum Battle Part 1a
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Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey - Drum Battle Part 1b
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Elvin Jones, Max Roach, Art Blakey - Drum Battle Part 1c
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CLIFFORD BROWN-MAX ROACH Quintet : "VALSE HOT"
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Max roach-Drum Waltz
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Max Roach and Randy Weston Duo
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Max Roach Internet Directory
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