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]

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)

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
   1. 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. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed May 25, 2011