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St. Thomas

Herbie Mann

Recorded	1959
Label	Solid State Records
Catalog	LSS-550-UA
Released	1959
Personnel	8 credited players
Discogs	master 408622

The record

Percussion crowds this 1959 date -- Patato Valdes, Jose Mangual, Victor Pantoja alongside Philly Joe Jones -- while Mann alternates flute and bass clarinet over the churn. Johnny Rae's vibes smooth the corners where the rhythm section pushes hardest.

Session personnel

Jack Six — bass
"Philly" Joe Jones — drums
Carlos "Patato" Valdes — drums [african]
Jose Mangual — drums [african]
Victor Pantoja — drums [african]
Herbie Mann — flute [flutes], bass clarinet
Bob Corwin — piano
Johnny Rae — vibraphone [vibes]

Contemporary reception

No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.

Pressings

Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 15 pressings on file.

1959	United Artists Jazz · LSS-550-UA — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo
1963	United Artists Jazz · UAJS 15022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1963	United Artists Jazz · UAJ 14022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono
1963	United Artists Jazz · UAL 8040 — Vinyl, LP, Album
1963	United Artists Jazz · UAJ 14022 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1963	United Artists Jazz · UAJ 14022 — Vinyl, LP, Mono
1966	United Artists Jazz · YS-601-UAJ — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · laminated sleeve
1967	Solid State Records (2) · USS 7007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
1968	Solid State Records — STEREO
1969	Solid State Records (2) · UAS 18023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold
1969	Solid State Records (2) · PS-102 — Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP
1983	United Artists Records · K18P-9270 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
—	Solid State Records (2) · USS 7007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
—	United Artists Jazz · UALS 8040 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo