Herbie Mann At the Village Gate 1961

Recorded live 17, November 1961 At Village Gate in New York City

Herbie Mann Flutes Hagood Hardy Vibraharp Ahmed Abdul-Malik Double Bass
Ray Mantilla Congas and Percussion Chief Bey Africand Drums and Percussion Rudy Collins Drums
Ben Tucker Double Bass - on 1st track only

1 . Com’in Home Baby (Ben Tucker/Bob Dorough) 8:41
2 . Summertime (Dubose Heyward/George Gershwin/Ira Gershwin) 10:26
3 . It Ain’t Necessarily So (George Gerschwin/Ira Greschwin) 19:57

Total time: 39:04

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MP3 320 Kbps | 92 Mb (covers inc.) | Live recording

Label: WEA/Warner


Remarkably few of flutist Herbie Mann’s recordings are available on CD, but fortunately this one did get reissued. Mann’s hit version of “Comin’ Home Baby” from this live set became his first big hit.
Composer Ben Tucker plays second bass on that cut, and Mann’s other sidemen include vibraphonist Hagood Hardy, bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, drummer Rudy Collins, and Chief Bey and Ray Mantilla on percussion. In addition to “Comin’ Home Baby,” Mann and his men perform memorable versions of “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So”; the latter is 20 minutes long. Recommended. - AMG