Collage (M'Boom album)

Collage
Studio album by M'Boom
Released	1984
Recorded	October 16, 17 & 18, 1984
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:30
Label	Soul Note
Producer	Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
It's Christmas Again (1984) Collage (1984) Survivors (1984)

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Circles" (Joe Chambers) - 7:28
2. "It's Time" - 5:32
3. "Jamaican Sun" (Roy Brooks) - 6:24
4. "Street Dance" - 5:32
5. "Mr. Seven" (Warren Smith) - 10:54
6. "A Quiet Place" - 6:40

• 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

1. ^ Max Roach discography accessed May 25, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2011