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