M'Boom is an American jazz percussion group founded by drummer
Max Roach in 1970. The original members were Roach,
Roy Brooks,
Warren Smith,
Joe Chambers, Omar Clay,
Ray Mantilla
Raymond Mantilla (June 22, 1934 – March 21, 2020) was an American percussionist.
Discography
As leader
* ''Mantilla'' (Inner City, 1978)
* ''Hands of Fire'' (Red, 1984)
* ''Synergy'' (Red, 1986)
* ''Dark Powers'' (Red, 1988)
* ''The Next Step ...
, and
Freddie Waits.
All of M'Boom's members are and always have been percussionists, employing numerous percussion instruments besides the drums. These include bells, gongs,
marimba,
timpani,
vibraphone,
xylophone, and
musical saw
A musical saw, also called a singing saw, is a hand saw used as a musical instrument. Capable of continuous glissando (portamento), the sound creates an ethereal tone, very similar to the theremin. The musical saw is classified as a plaque f ...
.
Discography
* 1973: ''
Re: Percussion'' (
Strata-East
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)
* 1973: ''Re: Percussion'' (
Baystate)
* 1979: ''
M'Boom'' (
Columbia
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)
* 1984: ''
Collage
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'' (
Soul Note
Black Saint and Soul Note are two affiliated Italian independent record labels. Since their conception in the 1970s, they have released albums from a variety of influential jazz musicians, particularly in the genre of free jazz.
History
Black S ...
)
* 1991: ''
To the Max!
''To the Max!'' is a double album by American jazz drummer Max Roach featuring tracks recorded in 1990 and 1991 and released on the Enja Records, Enja label.Enja
Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971.
The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Ja ...
)
* 1992: ''Live at S.O.B.'s New York'' (Blue Moon)
References
External links
Concert Review ''
New York Times'', June 27, 1986
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American jazz ensembles
Percussion ensembles
Strata-East Records artists
Columbia Records artists
Black Saint/Soul Note artists