1984 studio album by M'Boom
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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
Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on October 16, 17 & 18, 1984
Personnel [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
Albums
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
Jazz in 3/4 Time (1956–57)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957–58)
Award-Winning Drummer (1958)
Booker Little 4 and Max Roach (1958)
MAX (1958)
Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene (1958)
Max Roach + 4 at Newport (1958)
Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble (1958)
Deeds, Not Words (1958)
Moon Faced and Starry Eyed (with Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Quiet as It's Kept (1959)
Rich Versus Roach (and Buddy Rich , 1959)
The Many Sides of Max (1959)
Long as You're Living (1960)
Parisian Sketches (1960)
We Insist! (1960)
Percussion Bitter Sweet (1961)
It's Time (1962)
Money Jungle (and Duke Ellington , Charles Mingus , 1962)
Speak, Brother, Speak! (1962)
The Max Roach Trio Featuring the Legendary Hasaan (and Hasaan Ibn Ali , 1964)
Drums Unlimited (1965)
Members, Don't Git Weary (1968)
Lift Every Voice and Sing (1971)
Re: Percussion (M'Boom , Strata-East , 1973)
Birth and Rebirth (and Anthony Braxton , 1978)
Historic Concerts (and Cecil Taylor , 1979)
M'Boom (1979)
One in Two – Two in One (and Anthony Braxton , 1979)
Pictures in a Frame (1979)
The Long March (and Archie Shepp , 1979)
In the Light (1982)
Live at Vielharmonie (1983)
Collage (M'Boom, 1984)
It's Christmas Again (1984)
Scott Free (1984)
Survivors (1984)
Easy Winners (1985)
Bright Moments (1986)
Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (and Dizzy Gillespie , 1989)
To the Max! (1990–91)
With Clifford Brown Compilations