Overview
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.
Cast
- Max Roach as Self (archival footage)
- Abdullah Ibrahim as Self
- Questlove as Self
- Harry Belafonte as Self
- Jimmy Heath as Self
- Quincy Jones as Self
- Abbey Lincoln as Self
- Sonny Rollins as Self
- Randy Weston as Self
- Dee Dee Bridgewater as Self