"I have Max Roach dancing in my head,” drummer Alvin Fielder once said when asked about his approach to his instrument. Fielder, is most recognized for co-founding, along with saxophonist Kidd Jordan, the Improvisational Arts Quintet. It was in Chicago that he gained a reputation for being a founder of the progressive Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) and his work with forward-thinking musicians like pianists Sun Ra and Muhal R...