Trip · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Many Sides Of Max

| Recorded | 1959 |
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| Label | Trip |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 543225 |
The record
Budget reissue packaging undersells a real transitional document -- Booker Little's brass and George Coleman's tenor pushing against Ray Bryant's blues-rooted piano as Roach's writing edges toward something more open. Worth seeking out past the Trip label's plain dressing.
Session personnel
- Bob Boswell — bass [credit error]
- Art Davis — bass [uncredited]
- Max Roach — drums, timpani
- Ray Bryant — piano
- George Coleman — tenor saxophone
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Booker Little — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| — | Trip |
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