Parisian Sketches

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

Parisian Sketches
Studio album by Max Roach
Released	1960
Recorded	March 1–2, 1960
Studio	Barclay Studios, Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	35:57
Label	Mercury MG 20491
Max Roach chronology
Long as You're Living (1960) Parisian Sketches (1960) We Insist! (1960)

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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