The Bop Shop 3.26.23 - Max Roach

M’BOOM, Mr. Roach’s percussion ensemble from the 1980’s

max roach “twinkle toes ,“the drum also Waltzes,” “dahood”

From: m’boom, 1980,

Drums unlimited, 1966

Clifford Brown and Max Roach, 1954

A burgeoning rule for The Bop Shop is that it is to be only one song long. Don’t overload. Sharpen the point. Pare away the unnescessaire! No eyes bigger than stomach. But I’ve failed. The refined talents of Max Roach made today’s Bopper a Big Bopper. A show stopper. A floor mopper. A tree topper.