Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

Sam Pollard
Ben Shapiro

2023•82 min.•

United States of America

The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.

Documentary

Cast

MR
Max Roach
Self (archival footage)
Abdullah Ibrahim
Self
Questlove
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Jimmy Heath
Self
Quincy Jones
Self
Abbey Lincoln
Self
Sonny Rollins
Self
RW
Randy Weston
Self
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Self
Fab 5 Freddy
Self
A'H
Albert 'Tootie' Heath
Self
GT
Greg Tate
Self
J"W
Jeff "Tain" Watts
Self

Crew

BS
Ben Shapiro
Production
Sam Pollard
Production
RG
Russell Greene
Editing
BS
Ben Shapiro
Sound
BS
Ben Shapiro
Crew
BW
Burleigh Wartes
Camera
CN
Christopher North
Sound
LF
Leslie Fields-Cruz
Production
DAG
Denise A. Greene
Production
JS
Julie Sacks
Production
MK
Michael Kantor
Production
Sam Pollard
Directing
BS
Ben Shapiro
Directing