Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Season 37 Episode 9

About the Episode

Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach, whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him.

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