Learn it, Play it!

Here is a transcription of a Max Roach waltz drum solo from the song "Valse Hot" off of the 1956 album Plus Four. The album features Sonny Rollins on tenor sax, Clifford Brown on trumpet, Richie Powell on piano, George Morrow on bass and of course Max Roach on drums. It's essentially the same famous Brown/Roach group, except with Rollins as the leader. Check the album out and learn to play this solo which swings hard and will give you good ideas for creating melodic solos while playing in 3.


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