Dec 21st, 2007 · Record producer Joel Dorn worked with Roberta Flack, Bette Midler, Max Roach, Herbie Mann, the Allman Brothers and many more. He worked as an in-house producer at Atlantic Records before going out on his own, and in the late 1980s he repackaged back catalogs for the major record labels. He founded or co-founded several independent labels. He died Monday at age 65, of a heart attack. Fresh Air remembers him with this archival interview from April of 1991.
Keywords: independent · 1991 · Grammy · winning · interviews · 1980 · archive · catalog · Bette Midler · Allman Brothers · Joel Dorn · Atlantic Records
Sep 7th, 2007 · It's been a tough few weeks for the music world, with the passing of Luciano Pavarotti and jazz master Max Roach. News & Notes commentator Betty Baye, a columnist with The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., takes a moment to celebrate the sounds she was raised with.
Keywords: world · celebration · music · Jazz · Opera · Betty Baye · The Courier Journal · Louisville · Ky · Luciano Pavarotti · Max Roach
Aug 18th, 2007 · Jazz drummer Max Roach died this week at the age of 83. He was one of the most accomplished and influential drummers of the 20th century, a master of polyrhythms and unpredictable beats.
Keywords: hurricane · Jazz · Roach · drummer · Max · polyrhythmic · Max Roach
Aug 17th, 2007 · Legendary jazz drummer Max Roach died this week. He was 83. He got his first break filling in when Duke Ellington's drummer fell ill in 1940. He went on to become one of jazz's most important innovators, creating beats that would take the genre from swing to bebop to the avant-garde.
Keywords: innovation · Jazz · legend · genre · 1940 · Roach · avant · garde · drummer · Duke Ellington · Max · Max Roach
Aug 16th, 2007 · Throughout his 60-year career, Max Roach redefined jazz drumming by dividing rhythms in new ways and creating a wide palette of colors. Always the innovator, he extended possibilities for drummers, and helped develop modern jazz.
Keywords: dividing · Pioneer · modern · innovation · Jazz · rhythm · Roach · drummer · Max · palette · Max Roach
