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1969 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Bantu Village Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by Monk Higgins recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1969.[1]
Reception 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." (Blue Mitchell, Dee Ervin , Monk Higgins ) - 5:18
"Flat Backing" - 4:18
"Na Ta Ka" (Fred Robinson ) - 3:56
"Heads Down" - 5:19
"Bantu Village" - 3:46
"Blue Dashiki" (Robinson) - 4:51
"Bush Girl" (Virginia P. Bland , Dee Ervin) - 3:03 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 Buddy Collette - flute Bill Green - flute, alto saxophone
Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone Charlie Loper - trombone Freddy Robinson , Al Vescovo - guitar Dee Ervin - piano, percussionBob West (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - bass
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
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley , 1958)Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)Street Singer Jackie McLean , 1960)My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles , 1970)True Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Dolo! Dolo Coker , 1976)California Hard Junior's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1961)Filthy! Papa John Creach , 1972)Red's Good Groove Red Garland , 1962)Green Is Beautiful Grant Green , 1970)Soul Mist! Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966)Homecoming! Elmo Hope , 1961)Montara Bobby Hutcherson , 1975)The Soul Brotherhood Charles Kynard , 1969)The Blue Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef , 1968)Rakin' and Scrapin' Harold Mabern , 1968)Jazz Blues Fusion John Mayall , 1971)Ten Years Are Gone Les McCann Ltd. in New York Les McCann , 1961)Can't Hide Love Carmen McRae , 1976)Capuchin Swing Jackie's Bag Hi Voltage Hank Mobley , 1967)Captain Buckles David "Fathead" Newman , 1970)Opus De Don Don Patterson , 1968)Oh Baby! Big John Patton , 1965)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Images Good Move! Freddie Roach , 1963), 1960) Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt , 1962)Soul Time Bobby Timmons , 1960)Steppin' Out! Harold Vick , 1963)The Caribbean Suite Spectrum Cedar Walton , 1968)The Electric Boogaloo Song Beyond Mobius Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1966)
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