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

Professional ratings

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

The Globe and Mail noted that "there are limits, as M'Boom proves, to the things that can be done (and none of them are harmonic in nature) with vibes, marimbas, steel drums, timpani, traps, and a few boxes of odds and ends."^[5]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "This is a particularly colorful set that is easily recommended not only to jazz and percussion fans but to followers of World music".^[2]

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