Blue Note · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Bantu Village
| Recorded | May 22-23, 1969 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | BST 84324 |
| Released | 1969 |
| Personnel | 16 credited players |
| Discogs | master 344217 |
The record
A 1969 session thick with percussion -- twin drummers, dual congas, a crowded rhythm section pushing Latin-tinged grooves under Mitchell's horn. Far removed from his Riverside blowing dates, it catches Blue Note chasing the moment's popular currents.
Session personnel
- William Green — alto saxophone, flute
- Bob West — bass
- Wilton Felder — bass
- Alan Estes — congas
- King Errisson — congas
- John Guerin — drums
- Paul Humphrey — drums
- Buddy Collette — flute
- Albert Vescovo — guitar
- Freddie Robinson — guitar
- Dee Ervin — percussion, piano
- Monk Higgins — percussion, piano
- Plas Johnson — tenor saxophone
- Charles Loper — trombone
- Blue Mitchell — trumpet
- Bobby Bryant — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Press. earliest on file |
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| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84324 K — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BLC 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | Blue Note · BST 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BNTJ(M) 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 2007 | Blue Note · BST 84324 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Scorpio |
| 2011 | Soul Brother Records (3) · CD SBCS 47 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2011 | Clinck Records · CRCD3271 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2019 | Blue Note · UCCQ-9566 — CD, Album, Reissue |
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