Collage (M'Boom album)
Collage is an album by American jazz percussion ensemble M'Boom led by Max Roach recorded in 1984 for the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "While listening to the mix of different instruments from track to track is fun, this CD is better savored a track or two at a time than trying to absorb the whole thing in one sitting".[2]
| Professional ratings |
| Review scores |
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| Allmusic |
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Track listing
- All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated
- "Circles" (Joe Chambers) - 7:28
- "It's Time" - 5:32
- "Jamaican Sun" (Roy Brooks) - 6:24
- "Street Dance" - 5:32
- "Mr. Seven" (Warren Smith) - 10:54
- "A Quiet Place" - 6:40
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- Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on October 16, 17 & 18, 1984
Personnel
- Max Roach - bass drum, vibes, marimba percussion, concert snare
- Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman - xylophone, cabasa, claves, percussion, bass drum
- Joe Chambers - marimba, bass marimba, xylophone
- Eli Fountain - xylophone, vibes, bass drum, bells, snare drum, crotales
- Freddie Waits - tom-tom, percussion, shaker, bass marimba
- Ray Mantilla - conga, timpani, bongos, bells, chimes
- Warren Smith - timpani, vibes, bass marimba, percussion
- Eddie Allen - woodblocks, percussion, claves, cabasa, bell tree, cymbal, triangle, finger cymbal
- Roy Brooks - slapstick, percussion, steel drum, musical saw, tom-tom
- Fred King - concert bells, cowbell, timpani, vibes
References