Columbia · in the Kissa Kissa racks
La Bamba
| Recorded | Mar 1965 |
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| Label | Columbia |
| Released | 1965 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 245395 |
The record
Columbia bet on pop crossover here, and Hubert Laws' flute answers the conga patterns line for line across this 1965 date. Rodgers Grant's piano and Carmelo Garcia's timbales keep the arrangements radio-ready yet still rooted in clave.
Session personnel
- Bobby Capers — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Victor Venegas — bass
- Hubert Laws — flute, tenor saxophone
- Mongo Santamaria — leader, bongos
- Rodgers Grant — piano
- Carmelo Garcia — timbales, drums
- Marty Sheller — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 29 pressings on file.
| 1965 | Columbia · CL 2375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1965 | Columbia — STEREO |
| 1965 | Columbia · CL 2375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Mono cover with Stereo sticker |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing |
| 1965 | Columbia · CL 2375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | Columbia · CL 2375 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Guaranteed High Fidelity |
| 1965 | CBS · BP 233258 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1965 | CBS · CL 4086 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Mono Aural |
| 1965 | Columbia · LEA 10078 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Stereo, Dolby |
| 1965 | Columbia · CS 9175 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | CBS · SBP 233258 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
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