Latin Mann (subtitled Afro to Bossa to Blues) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Columbia label and released in 1965.Chick Corea Catalog accessed August 25, 2015 Mann's contract with Atlantic Records allowed him to record the album for another label.Tiegel, E., The Jazz Beat, Billboard, June 4, 1966, p. 8
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic listing accessed August 25, 2015
Track listing "Let's Boom Chitty Boom" (Herbie Mann) - 3:23 "What'd I Say" (Ray Charles) - 4:59 "Señor Blues" (Horace Silver) - 3:52 "Bijou" (Ralph Burns) - 3:25 "Jungle Fantasy" (Esy Morales) - 3:54 "Watermelon Man" (Herbie Hancock) - 4:09 "Interlude" (Pete Rugolo) - 4:14 "The Jive Samba" (Nat Adderley) - 5:03 "Ave Maria Morena" (Fausto Curbelo) - 4:36 "Manteca" (Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, Gil Fuller) - 4:35 Recorded in New York City on June 1, 1965 (tracks 2, 4, 7 & 10), June 2, 1965 (tracks 1, 3, 6 & 8) and June 24, 1965 (tracks 5 & 9)
Personnel Herbie Mann - flute Carmell Jones, Jerry Kail, Joe Newman, Ernie Royal - trumpet John Hitchcock, Mark Weinstein - trombone Quentin Jackson, Tony Studd - bass trombone Danny Bank - bass clarinet Jimmy Heath - tenor saxophone Dave Pike - vibraphone Chick Corea, Charlie Palmieri - piano Earl May, Bobby Rodriguez - bass Bruno Carr - drums Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas José Mangual - bongos Willie Bobo, Tommy Lopez, Willie Rodriguez, Carlos Diaz, Rafael De Vila, Raymond Sardinis - percussion Oliver Nelson - arranger, conductor
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