Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
In A Latin Bag
| Recorded | Aug 28-29, 1961 |
|---|---|
| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 575527 |
The record
Congas, bongos, and timbales pile up beneath Horn's flute and the vibraphone on this early Verve date, the rhythm section built thick enough for the dance floor. Polished but still rooted in the clave.
Session personnel
- Al McKibbon — bass
- Armando Peraza — bongos
- Wilfredo Vincente — congas
- Paul Horn — flute
- Lonnie Hewitt — piano
- Johnny Rae — timbales
- Cal Tjader — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Laminated Jacket - Gatefold earliest on file · deep groove; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
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| 1961 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Laminated Gatefold, H.V. Waddell Co. · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1961 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1587 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | His Master's Voice · CSD 1454 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Verve Records · VSTC 261 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, Album |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Laminated Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Laminated Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Laminated Jacket - Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records · VL-1050 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Laminated Jacket - Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1971 | Verve Records · V6-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 2014 | Él · ACMEM266CD — CD, Compilation, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · V6-8419 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
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