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Ray Mantilla

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Ray Mantilla
Born(1934-06-22)June 22, 1934
South Bronx, New York City, U.S.
DiedMarch 21, 2020(2020-03-21) (aged 85)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
GenresJazz, Latin jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1950s–2020
LabelsInner City, Red, Savant
Formerly ofM'Boom, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Jazz Tribe

Raymond Mantilla (June 22, 1934 – March 21, 2020) was an American percussionist.[1][2][3]

Discography

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As leader

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  • Mantilla (Inner City, 1978)
  • Hands of Fire (Red, 1984)
  • Synergy (Red, 1986)
  • Dark Powers (Red, 1988)
  • The Next Step (Red, 2000)
  • Man-Ti-Ya (Savant, 2004)
  • Good Vibrations (Savant, 2006)
  • The Connection (Savant, 2013)
  • High Voltage (Savant, 2017)
  • Rebirth (Savant, 2021)

As sideman

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With Mose Allison

  • 1994 The Earth Wants You
  • 1997 Jazz Profile

With Gato Barbieri

With Ray Barretto

  • 1961 Barretto Para Bailar
  • 1963 Latino! & Afro-Jaws
  • 1973 Carnaval: Latino!/Pachanga with Barretto

With Joe Beck

  • Beck & Sanborn (Columbia, 1975)
  • Beck (Kudu, 1975)

With Walter Bishop Jr.

With Art Blakey

With Teresa Brewer

  • 1982 Midnight Cafe (A Few More for the Road)
  • 1984 Live at Carnegie Hall & Montreaux, Switzerland
  • 1983 I Dig Big Band Singers

With Kenny Burrell

  • 1991 Sunup to Sundown
  • 1998 Kenny Burrell and the Jazz Giants

With Joe Chambers

With Richie Cole

  • New York Afternoon (Muse, 1977)
  • 1977 Alto Madness
  • 1986 Pure Imagination
  • 1996 West Side Story
  • 1998 Richie & Phil & Richie
  • 2006 Rises's Rose Garden

With Larry Coryell

  • 1975 Basics (1968–1969)
  • 1979 Return
  • 2002 Birdfingers

With Joe Farrell

With John Hicks

With Morgana King

  • 1998 Looking Through the Eyes of Love
  • 2000 Tender Moments

With Herbie Mann

With M'Boom

With Jack McDuff

With Jimmy McGriff

With Bob McHugh

  • 1994 Manhattan Sunrise
  • 2003 Another Sunrise

With Charles Mingus

  • 1978 Cumbia & Jazz Fusion
  • 1979 Me, Myself an Eye
  • 1981 Something Like a Bird

With Diedre Murray and Fred Hopkins

With Mark Murphy

With James Spaulding

With Jeremy Steig

With The Players Association

  • 1980 We Got the Groove
  • 1998 The Players Association/Turn the Music Up!

With Mickey Tucker

With Cedar Walton

References

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  1. ^ Sanabria, Bobby (March 23, 2020). "Ray Mantilla, Percussionist Who Blazed a Trail in Both Jazz and Latin Music, Is Dead at 85". WBGO. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Ray Mantilla biography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Russonello, Giovanni (March 28, 2020). "Ray Mantilla, Percussionist Who Transcended Genres, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
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