Max Roach-Hi Hat

What can I say?!

[@johngeorges1510]

This was Max Roach. He was an inovator in drums and jazz. A musical genius.

[@alexinsco9322]

The beauty of this is that even non-musical people could recognize the greatness of this! RIP MAX ROACH--ONE SMOOTH CAT!

[@OBdizzy]

Speechless. Possibly the coolest thing I'll see all week. Rhythmic geniuses leave me envious and in awe. RIP good man.

[@tizzdizz]

Exactly, we wouldn't have the drummers of today without him.

[@peacewillhappen]

The fact that he can compose a beat from this one piece of the entire drum set is phenominal. Don't you think that's pretty cool? I sure do. :o)

[@jevosman4393]

He was still alive when you wrote this, wow!

[@jevosman4393]

@@peacewillhappen I also wasn't born yet!

[@ocho611]

i watch this stuff and, as amazing as it is, and as much as i love it, i also realize that it's not that we drummers can't do it. it's that he DID do it.

[@peacelord]

I like the part where he plays the hi hat

[@lam3493]

peacelord I like the part where he breathes

[@Eyoki777]

I saw him live in London when he was really old, and he was still amazing. I still get teased about how i raved on and on about his playing afterwards.

[@Stevieraylittlewing]

A master in the truest sense. Sublime.

[@28freshw]

Man, I love hihat work. It has so much personality in it.

[@costamesa22]

One of the best drummers of all time.

[@ChronoEcureuil]

He is gone now, but his legend shall live, and his music shall resonate for as long as there will be drums.

[@ChuckDennis]

Max was awesome! I saw him with his quartet including Cecil Bridgewater, Odean Pope, and Tyron Brown - an excellent show. And then, for the second encore, Max came out alone and did a hi-hat thing like this, but he did it for maybe 10 minutes, and it never got boring!

[@shraunbone]

I saw him do this hi hat solo in Seattle in 1997. Very cool to see in person.

[@WeAreTheCaptainsSon]

this is amazing. I can almost here the jazz song blaring behind it in a smokey jazz club dungeon

[@willyschoonover]

One of my favorite drummers!

[@aandjwynn]

That hi hat trick was given to me as a gift. Thanks Max!!

[@TheKickrecords]

people think about drums in 1 dimension, i love how he shows us that you can take one hi hat (not 27 piece drum set) and still do amazing things.

[@tombonomy]

best high hat solo in a sock tie I've ever seen.

[@joepic85]

This guy is absolutely fucking sick, so much skill involved for his type of drumming. Some people have no idea

[@rechester]

THE MASTER.... max roach ,one of the most important drummer on history .and one of the drummers with more FEELING when he play

[@DrummerInExile]

RIP MAX you blessed the jazz world with your brilliance anyone wanting to catch a great ablum with max is the 1953 massey hall performance (canada) with charlie parker, charlie mingus, bud powell and dizzy gillespie, in an all star line up!!

[@SussQuatch]

Max Roach inspired many drummers and artisans (whether they played drums or not) around the globe during his lifetime. From someone who met the man personally... SussQuatch!

[@TheSpo69]

For his next trick, Max will solo on a car battery, with pencils, and still only be scraping the surface of his genius. I miss Max!

[@anarchie30]

a good inspiration for alls of drummers in the world (from me, in south france!!)

[@benwastyxx]

man what technique! I love the under the hihat hits! Awesome!

[@nathanbakeriskool]

Pure geniouse! Absolutely exelent

[@jamesdixon4810]

0.44 Frisking the high hat

[@RjBenjamin353]

James Dixon Hilarious!!!!!!

[@simcott]

Do you honestly think that the term 'good' has a universal meaning?!?! The man was revolutionary. He completely changed the role of percussion in music. All that he did may not have been 'good' to all ears, but he changed the way beat is used today... his ifluence is so pervasive its its simply hard to imagine the evolved state of beat today without him.

[@krisq14]

He and Steve Smith are the masters of the jazz hi hat.

[@jsdevinc]

Absolutely amazing!

[@comeacross9]

Thanks for posting this. I recommend Rich Versus Roach which is out on CD. A great study in contrasting, extraordinary techniques.

[@MrDivos1]

Insane skill with only using hi-hat and impressing this people !! max respect to Max !!

[@Justin13L]

I'm going to get the Paiste PST Hi-Hats thanks for the advice FOXGEAR.

[@rillloudmother]

One needs to know the tunes and have an appreciation of the styles of Max and Dizzy respectively in order to appreciate the duo. When I first heard this I didn't dig, but after years of listening and some jazz study it is readily apparent to me how great it actually is. Jazz is not always geared toward the casual listener, but that's what makes it so rewarding.

[@domandriacchi9082]

Dear publisher of this video, you can say that this guy is a human badass

[@SP990]

As opposed to an alien badass?

[@DannyMarieke21122001]

Saw Steve Smith @DrumWorld Ittervoort today... He played a tributed of mr.HiHat... WAUW!!! It still is great...

[@hookalakah]

Max's hi-hat solo was a set piece but I never tired of hearing it. He showed how on one piece of the drum kit, a little symphony could be conjured.

[@svoit41]

freakingKiller, dude, I'm one of the biggest Steve Smith fans of all time, yet I still realize that without people like Max Roach, the Steve Smith's would have had nothing to follow.

[@MichaelDBauer]

Outstanding.

[@cavaleer]

True master at work.

[@beatleguy64]

he is amazing!

[@TheIridium6]

Pure old school knowledge of his craft

[@shorter72]

he's simply FANTAAAASTIC!!!!!!

[@CCEX]

When President Carter invited Max Roach to play on the steps of the White House in 1978 Max brought only the hi-hat, with Dizzy Gillespie on trumpet, and President Carter as the vocalist for "Salt Peanuts".

[@PeterDarker92]

WOWWW JUAT WOW. That was amazing me being a drummer myself im amazed. I bet travis barker cant do THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheKaseyjean]

we NEED MORE beautiful JAZZ!!!!!! Thank You! THANK YOU!!!!!

[@chainlinkdreams]

who needs a drum kit... when your Max Roach!

[@lakisdiako1]

MAX is the MAXimum of drums!

[@VeryLargeRat]

He played Sol Peanuts with this setup at the white house. The trio was Max Roach, Diz and Jimmy Carter on vocals.

[@woodyoublowme7300]

I can hear this being played in metal. So dope.

[@mickdrummer15]

Love it how Steve Smith has taken Roach's technique and is now showcasing it to a newer modern audience. Roach's legend will not die wish i could play bebop as fast as Roach and Williams hm...

[@jetfreak4]

Man...only Buddy Rich could match that. Max is one of the greatest drummers ever. No question about it. One of the best jazz drummers for sure. Even rock drummers draw influence from his style.

[@SlikkTim]

PURE FIRE !!!!

[@uhoh38125]

you just made me belly laugh at work

[@Gusgetsgoodtime]

This guys needs to make a jazz song with a band a just hi hat. Thats back to the basics

[@boogster123321]

this is alot better than the other video with him playing the brushes

[@Musicaman12]

This is Mr. Hi Hat!!! :) Enjoy the man!

[@mauricebiology]

i love max roach!

[@mikelin23]

now we are talking! this man is great!

[@yonopuedo90]

I totally agree with timrooney84. The stuff on those clifford brown recordings are incredible.

[@rillloudmother]

i say i dig especially when it comes to someone like Max's bag. you guys remind me of the kids i had to kick off my lawn for slap boxing last weekend, a little out of control but 100% goofy.

[@cartwro]

there are no words!

[@demonbomb102]

I love all these new rock/metal drummers you see with their shirts off and stuff, and then you see guys like Roach and Buddy Rich wearing suits and stuff and still out-playing them a lot of the time.

[@jaymz1]

woah that was awesome...

[@dadebet5762]

Simply the best

[@shishyupal]

I was just replying to the comment of Groaler. He said Buddy Rich's hi-hat was better. I just wanted to point out that we can't compare 2 artists that have different styles. Both are excellent, there is no inferior or superior quality.

[@sgryoo169]

well done doesn't decribe this...when I listen w/o watching the video, he sounds like he has a whole set of cymbals and hi-hats with him...

[@spyko94]

yeah, i agree. Ive been a bit stressed out lately aswell, and a bit angry. so good, this is finished

[@Justin13L]

Yeah, there's no label that says anything, but they came with the Rockwood drumset by Hohner. They are massivly dented and it's only been a few weeks. I'll think of buying new ones.

[@TreeGem]

i think you guys don't get how fantastic the snare video is ^^ just because this sounds faster both are great !

[@hawkcwg]

hahahaahaahhahaha at that conversation under me. Oh and Max Roach cool haha.

[@galaretka007]

amazing!

[@Rickriquinho]

Very rich and impressive!

[@akdragon]

A true master of his domain

[@lesliejs]

incredible skills..

[@dsanch110]

i might show this to my girl to get her in the mood

[@HanSeungchan]

I don't know why but he's play make me feeling comfortable

[@numanuma20]

I love jazz drummers.

[@StevieDebe]

A true Master.

[@grey5ive]

This dude is bad ass!

[@chique69]

1 hi hat for him sounds like a drumset... great job max!

[@homerinchinatown2]

Hmm... a legendary musician with a career that spanned decades who truly changed the way the instrument is played... vs. anonymous KZbin tards demeaning him.... I think I know which side I'll go with. I won't take away from any modern players, either - but Max is one of those guys on the mountaintop with Jo Jones, Buddy, Elvin, and Tony... guys who took things to another level... who created the other levels.... R.I.P. Max

[@blasmasters]

You've got a point. Absolutely. My opinion is just that music isn't about showing off, like here on KZbin. The thing he does would have been great, if it was an improvised solo in a song.

[@observethemfdynamic]

This is hot! Its a shame the youtube video medium doesn't come close to capturing the subtleties he is capable of producing compared to if you were actually there in person

[@Lesob64]

this guy friggin RAWKS!!!!

[@truedude30]

Man, this guy is good.

[@ragzy02]

God whose sick of hearing about Buddy Rich? He was great..That's fine. Max Roach is creative, ingenuitive, and tasteful.

[@generatrix999]

Nice to see him holding the sticks correctly.

[@wildmansamurai3663]

Dam too good

[@Mirozenx]

I'm glad i did that, just trying to get a valid point accross, you can't compare drummers who have completely different styles/who play different genres of music. Travis is very good at playing the music he plays, but Max is extremely uniue and is a legend in the jazz world.

[@haledragon1]

Que loco!!!😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@7aje7]

RIP max was amazing

[@InkVato]

Cool

[@SlikkTim]

Lol, he's the absolute master of the hats... he's not dumbstruck at all !

[@devabarry]

holy shit you just made my day and it's only 5am! :)

[@monkeychunkey]

he's like "F*** all you with your full kit. I Only need a hi hat and i can play a song" That's amazing

[@assa123assa123]

insane fellow! looks like a kung-fu practice =)

[@1gab]

he is playing with the whole thing! wow i'm really impressed! wowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowowsucks

[@Evechansan]

They were obviously being sarcastic... >.> good god. This guy is awesome! Best jazz drummer ever!