Parisian Sketches Explained

Parisian Sketches
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Max Roach
Cover:	Parisian Sketches.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	March 1–2, 1960
Studio:	Barclay Studios, Paris, France
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:57
Label:	Mercury MG 20491
Chronology:	Max Roach
Prev Title:	Long as You're Living
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	We Insist!
Next Year:	1960

Parisian Sketches is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in Paris in 1960 and released on the Mercury label.^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Parisian Sketches: The Tower/The Champs/The Caves/The Left Bank/The Arch" - 17:13
2. "Nica" (Sonny Clark) - 4:48
3. "Petit Déjeuner" (Julian Priester) - 4:06
4. "Un Nouveau Complet" (Tommy Turrentine) - 3:25
5. "Liberte" - 6:25

• Recorded at Barclay Studios, Paris, France on March 1, 1960 (tracks 1, 3 & 4), and March 2, 1960 (tracks 2 & 5)

Personnel

• Max Roach - drums
  • • • Tommy Turrentine - trumpet Julian Priester - trombone Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone Bob Boswell - bass

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#mercury-mg-20760 Max Roach discography