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American Masters
Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
Season 37
Episode 9
Experience the groundbreaking sounds of bebop pioneer and virtuoso composer Max Roach, whose far-reaching ambitions were inspired and challenged by the inequities of the society around him.
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