M'Boom

Max Roach

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M'Boom Review

by Scott Yanow

In 1979 Max Roach founded M'Boom, a group consisting of eight percussionists. Their debut recording (which has been reissued on this Columbia CD) is far from being a monotonous drum battle. In fact, through the utilization of a wide range of instruments that include chimes, timbales, marimba, vibes, xylophone, tympani, various bells and steel drums, there are quite a lot of melodies to be heard during these nine performances (which are all group originals other than Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy"). This is a particularly colorful set that is easily recommended not only to jazz and percussion fans but to followers of World music.

Track Listing

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Onomatopoeia O Clay / Omar Clay	Max Roach	05:17	Spotify Amazon
2	Twinkle Toes W Smith / Warren Smith	Max Roach	03:33	Spotify Amazon
3	Caravanserai Joe Chambers	Max Roach	04:01	Spotify Amazon
4	January V Max Roach	Max Roach	03:24	Spotify Amazon
5	The Glorious Monster Max Roach	Max Roach	06:46	Spotify Amazon
6	Rumble in the Jungle O Clay / Omar Clay	Max Roach	07:15	Spotify Amazon
7	Morning/Midday Omar Clay / Warren Smith	Max Roach	06:50	Spotify Amazon
8	Epistrophy Kenny Clarke / Thelonious Monk	Max Roach	04:28	Spotify Amazon
9	Kujichaglia Roy Brooks	Max Roach	06:27	Spotify Amazon