Released 1961 Release date 25 November 1961 Label Rhino Entertainment | Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded November 17, 1961The Village Gate, NYC Similar Herbie Mann albums, Jazz albums | ||
Herbie mann at the village gate summertime
Herbie Mann at the Village Gate is a 1961 live album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann which was his third album for Atlantic Records, the main label for much of his career. The album was recorded at legendary club The Village Gate.
Contents
Herbie mann at the village gate summertime
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review stating "At the Village Gate is the album that first brought Herbie Mann to widespread popular attention, thanks to the inclusion of "Comin' Home Baby," which soon became one of the flautist's signature songs. By the time of the record's release in 1962, however, Mann had already been a bandleader for years, honing his pioneering blend of Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music with hard bop's funky structures just under the public radar. As a result, At the Village Gate sounds more like a summation than a beginning".
Side One
- "Comin' Home, Baby" (Ben Tucker) (8:37)
- "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, and George Gershwin) (10:18)
Side Two
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George and Ira Gershwin) (19:55)
Personnel
Charting
The album peaked at 30 on The Billboard 200.
Songs
1Comin' Home Baby8:39
2Summertime10:23
3It Ain't Necessarily So19:55