Flautista! Herbie Mann Plays Afro-Cuban Jazz
by Herbie Mann
- Type: Album
- Released: 1959
- Label: Verve
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.36/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Captured live at the Village Gate, the flutist fully immerses his ensemble in the driving, highly syncopated rhythms of Afro-Cuban music. The extensive use of authentic Latin percussion provides an infectious, intensely danceable foundation for his agile, extended woodwind improvisations. The album was a massive commercial success that popularized the flute as a viable lead instrument in Latin jazz.
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- Herbie Mann - primary artist, flute, soprano flute, bass clarinet, written-by
- Nabil Totah - bass
- Jose Mangual - bongos
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas, written-by
- Luis Miranda - drums
- Johnny Rae - marimba, vibraphone
- Duke Ellington - written-by
- Irving Mills - written-by