title: Drums Unlimited
text: # Drums Unlimited
  
  Drums Unlimited is an album by American jazz drummer Max Roach recorded in 1965 and 1966 and released on the Atlantic label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  | Tom Hull | B+ |
  
  Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "essentially advanced hard-bop with a generous amount of space taken up by Roach's drum solos... because of the melodic and logically-planned nature of his improvisations, they continually hold on to one's attention".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
  
  * "The Drum Also Waltzes" - 3:34
  * "Nommo" (Jymie Merritt) - 12:43
  * "Drums Unlimited" - 4:23
  * "St. Louis Blues" (W.C. Handy) - 5:22
  * "For Big Sid" - 3:04
  * "In the Red (A Christmas Carol)" - 12:21
  * Recorded in New York on October 14, 1965 (tracks 1 & 4), October 20, 1965 (tracks 2 & 6) and April 25, 1966 (tracks 3 & 5)
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Max Roach - drums
  * Freddie Hubbard - trumpet (tracks 2, 4, & 6)
  * Roland Alexander - soprano saxophone (track 4)
  * James Spaulding - alto saxophone (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  * Ronnie Mathews - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  * Jymie Merritt - bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
  