Ray Mantilla

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

Ray Mantilla
Born	June 22, 1934 South Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2020 (aged 85) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Latin jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Drums
Years active	1950s–2020
Labels	Inner City, Red, Savant
Associated acts	M'Boom, Max Roach, Art Blakey, Jazz Tribe

Discography

As leader

• 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)

As sideman

With Mose Allison

• 1994 The Earth Wants You
• 1997 Jazz Profile

With Gato Barbieri

• Chapter Three: Viva Emiliano Zapata (Impulse!, 1974)
• Yesterdays (Flying Dutchman, 1974)

With Ray Barretto

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

With Joe Beck

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

With Walter Bishop Jr.

• Cubicle (Muse, 1978)

With Art Blakey

• Child's Dance (Prestige, 1972)
• In My Prime Vol. 1 (Timeless, 1977)
• In My Prime Vol. 2 (Timeless, 1977)

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

• The Almoravid (Muse, 1973)
• New World (Finite, 1976)

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

• Canned Funk (CTI, 1975)

With John Hicks

• Sweet Love of Mine (HighNote, 2006)

With Morgana King

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

With Herbie Mann

• Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion (Verve, 1959)
• The Common Ground (Atlantic, 1961)
• The Family of Mann (Atlantic, 1961)
• Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (Atlantic, 1962)
• Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate (Atlantic, 1963)
• Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
• Discothèque (Atlantic, 1975)
• Waterbed (Atlantic, 1975)

With M'Boom

• Collage (Soul Note, 1984)
• To the Max! (Enja, 1990–91)
• Live at S.O.B.'s New York (1992)

With Jack McDuff

• Magnetic Feel (Cadet, 1975)

With Jimmy McGriff

• The Groover (JAM, 1982)

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 James Spaulding

• Gotstabe a Better Way! (Muse, 1988 [1990])

With Jeremy Steig

• Monium (Columbia, 1974)
• Temple of Birth (Columbia, 1975)
• Firefly (CTI, 1977)

With The Players Association

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

With Mickey Tucker

• Mister Mysterious (Muse, 1978)

With Cedar Walton

• Mobius (RCA, 1975)
• The Pentagon (East Wind, 1976)
• Soundscapes (Columbia, 1980)
• Roots (1997)
• Latin Tinge (HighNote, 2002)
• The Bouncer (HighNote, 2011)

References

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.

External links

• Ray Mantilla discography at Discogs