M'Boom (album)

M'Boom is an album by American jazz percussion ensemble M'Boom led by Max Roach recorded in 1979 for the Columbia label.[1]

M'Boom
Studio album by Max Roach
Released	1979
Recorded	July 25, 26 & 27, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	48:01
Label	Columbia
Producer	Max Roach
Max Roach chronology
Birth and Rebirth (1978) M'Boom (1979) The Long March (1979)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is a particularly colorful set that is easily recommended not only to jazz and percussion fans but to followers of World music".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]
Tom Hull	B+ ()[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Max Roach except as indicated

1. "Onomatopoeia" (Omar Clay) - 5:17
2. "Twinkle Toes" (Warren Smith) - 3:33
3. "Caravanserai" (Joe Chambers) - 4:01
4. "January V" - 3:24
5. "The Glorious Monster" - 6:46
6. "Rumble in the Jungle" (Clay) - 7:15
7. "Morning/Midday" (Clay, Smith) - 6:50
8. "Epistrophy" (Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk) - 4:28
9. "Kujichaglia" (Roy Brooks) - 6:27

• Recorded in New York City on July 25, 26 & 27, 1979

Personnel

• Roy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Fred King, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits - drums percussion, vibes, marimba, xylophone, timpani
• Ray Mantilla conga, bongos, timpani, Latin percussion
• Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman - percussion, bells

References

1. Max Roach discography accessed May 27, 2011
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed May 27, 2011
3. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 169. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
4. Hull, Tom (June 2, 2020). "Music Week". Tom Hull – On the Web. Retrieved June 20, 2020.