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Released
  
1961

Release date
  
25 November 1961

Label
  
Rhino Entertainment

Artist
  
Herbie Mann

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
November 17, 1961 The Village Gate, NYC

Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (1961)
  
Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate (1961)

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

  1. "Comin' Home, Baby" (Ben Tucker) (8:37)
  2. "Summertime" (DuBose Heyward, Ira Gershwin, and George Gershwin) (10:18)

Side Two

  1. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George and Ira Gershwin) (19:55)

Personnel

  • Herbie Mann - flutes
  • Hagood Hardy - vibraharp
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
  • Ray Mantilla - conga and percussion
  • Chief Bey - African drum and percussion
  • Rudy Collins - drums
  • Ben Tucker - additional bass (and solo) on "Comin' Home"
  • Willis Conover - liner notes
  • Charting

    The album peaked at 30 on The Billboard 200.

    Songs

    1Comin' Home Baby8:39
    2Summertime10:23
    3It Ain't Necessarily So19:55

    References

    Herbie Mann at the Village Gate Wikipedia