Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Herbie Mann Plays
| Recorded | Dec 1954 |
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| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Catalog | BCP-58 |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 369150 |
The record
Just guitar and bass behind Mann's flute here, recorded for Bethlehem in December '54 before Latin rhythm and Brazilian pop entered his vocabulary. Unhurried, chamber-scaled jazz from a reed man still settling into his own tone.
Session personnel
- Keith Hodgson — bass
- Whitey Mitchell — bass
- Herbie Wasserman — drums
- Lee Rockey — drums
- Herbie Mann — flute, alto flute
- Benny Weeks — guitar
- Joe Puma — guitar
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1956 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-58 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1957 | Bethlehem Records |
| 1988 | Fresh Sound Records · FSR-2046 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Bethlehem Records · 30012 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1994 | Bethlehem Records · BET 6010-2 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1997 | Charly Records · CDGR 133 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1999 | REDX Entertainment · RXJ003 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | Avenue Jazz · R2 76681 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2002 | Get Back · GET 2005 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
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