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{{Infobox album
| name       = Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[Max Roach]]
| cover      = Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1958
| recorded   = June 3, 1958<br><small> Universal Recorders, Chicago</small>
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 31:21
| label      = [[EmArcy Records|EmArcy]]<br><small>MG 36132</small>
| producer   =
| chronology = [[Max Roach]]
| prev_title = [[MAX (album)|MAX]]
| prev_year  = 1958
| next_title = [[Max Roach + 4 at Newport]]
| next_year  = 1958
}}
'''''Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene''''' is an album by the American jazz drummer [[Max Roach]] featuring tracks recorded in Chicago in 1958 and released on the [[EmArcy Records|EmArcy]] label in mono; alternate versions of four tracks were released in Japan on a 1984 stereo reissue.<ref>[http://www.jazzdisco.org/max-roach/catalog/#emarcy-mg-36132 Max Roach discography] accessed September 21, 2012</ref>
==Reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name=RSJRG>{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 169
}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev3score  = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1221}}</ref>
}}
[[Allmusic]] awarded the album 4 stars. In his review, Scott Yanow wrote, "This album might be brief (only around 31 minutes) but it has plenty of fine playing."<ref name="Allmusic">Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/max-roach-plus-four-on-the-chicago-scene-mw0001263787 Allmusic Review] accessed September 20, 2012</ref>
==Track listing==
# "Shirley" (George Coleman) - 6:42
# "My Old Flame" ([[Sam Coslow]], [[Arthur Johnston (composer)|Arthur Johnston]]) - 3:41
# "Sporty" ([[Bill Lee (musician)|Bill Lee]]) - 5:53
# "[[Stella by Starlight]]" ([[Ned Washington]], [[Victor Young]]) - 4:23
# "[[Stompin' at the Savoy]]" ([[Benny Goodman]], [[Andy Razaf]], [[Edgar Sampson]], [[Chick Webb]]) - 2:55
# "Memo: To Maurice" (Eddie Baker) - 7:47
== Personnel ==
*[[Max Roach]] - [[drum kit|drums]]
*[[Booker Little]] - [[trumpet]]
*[[George Coleman]] - [[tenor saxophone]]
*Eddie Baker - [[piano]]
*[[Bob Cranshaw]] - [[upright bass]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Max Roach}}{{Booker Little}}
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[[Category:1958 albums]]
[[Category:Max Roach albums]]
[[Category:EmArcy Records albums]]