Toshiko Akiyoshi Smithsonian Interview Block 398 (Q18351)

And Max Roach was ... he always played, firstly, always incredibly fast. That was his style. So, first day, it was the second day? The pianist disappeared or something. So there was a pianist living in Boston, called Joey Master, he was noted, I guess, so he was subbing. But he (Max) always played fast, so (chuckles) Joey came up to me and said, he said, "You want to sit in? " so I said (?? la ...