JSngry Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 https://www.wbgo.org/post/ray-mantilla-percussionist-who-blazed-trail-both-jazz-and-latin-music-dead-85 https://www.wbgo.org/post/seven-ray-ray-mantilla-highlight-reel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 Another loss. RIP, Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 What a career - R.I.P. He was one of the guys popping up on countless jazz sessions with conga drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 What a great loss. He is one of my favourite percussionists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 Damn. Major loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 RIP - I like his playing on ‘The Pentagon’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I still had an image of him as a "younger" person, but 85 is not young anywhere in the world. Not "too old" either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted March 24, 2020 Report Share Posted March 24, 2020 I was sorry to read about this last night. R.I.P. Mantilla always sounded good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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