Bantu Village
| Bantu Village | ||||
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| Studio album by Blue Mitchell | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | May 22 & 23, 1969 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Blue Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Bantu Village is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by Monk Higgins recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1969.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]
Track listing
- All compositions by Dee Ervin and Monk Higgins except as indicated
- "H.N.I.C." (Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins, Blue Mitchell) -
- "Flat Backing" -
- "Na Ta Ka" (Fred Robinson) -
- "Heads Down" -
- "Bantu Village" -
- "Blue Dashiki" (Robinson) -
- "Bush Girl" (Virginia P. Bland, Dee Ervin) -
- Recorded at RPM Studios, Los Angeles, California on May 22 (tracks 2, 4 & 6) and May 23 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), 1969.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell, Bobby Bryant - trumpet
- Monk Higgins - piano, percussion, conducting, arrangement
- Buddy Collette - flute
- Bill Green - flute, alto saxophone
- Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone
- Charlie Loper - trombone
- Freddy Robinson, Al Vescovo - guitar
- Dee Ervin - piano, percussion
- Bob West (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - bass
- Wilton Felder (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) - electric bass
- John Guerin (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Paul Humphrey (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) - drums
- King Errisson (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), Alan Estes (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - conga
References
- ↑ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
- 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
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