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Bantu
| Recorded | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Label | Roulette |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 29 credited players |
| Discogs | master 1011104 |
The record
Reeds and percussion stack up thick on this brass-heavy session -- Shihab, Gryce, Payne, Peraza -- closer to a small big band than a piano trio. Brock Peters' spoken-word baritone adds theatrical weight rare for Roulette's catalog of the period.
Session personnel
- Sahib Shihab — alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Gigi Gryce — alto saxophone, flute
- Cecil Payne — baritone saxophone
- Brock Peters — baritone vocals
- George Duvivier — bass
- Peck Morrison — bass
- Ron Carter — bass
- Armando Peraza — bongos
- Budd Johnson — clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Candido — congas
- Charlie Persip — drums
- Connie Kay — drums
- Granville T. Hogan — drums
- Max Roach — drums
- Les Spann — flute, guitar
- Julius Watkins — french horn
- Kenny Burrell — guitar
- Babatunde Olatunji — percussion [african]
- Randy Weston — piano
- Jerome Richardson — saxophone, piccolo flute
- Martha Flowers — soprano vocals
- Yusef Lateef — tenor saxophone, flute, oboe
- Jimmy Cleveland — trombone
- Quentin Jackson — trombone
- Slide Hampton — trombone
- Benny Bailey — trumpet
- Clark Terry — trumpet
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
- Richard Williams — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1976 | Roulette · RE-130 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1976 | Roulette — STEREO |
| 1977 | Roulette · RE 40 503 S — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Roulette · RE-130-2C — Cassette, Compilation |
Follow the players
Sahib Shihab also plays on
Gigi Gryce also plays on
Cecil Payne also plays on
Brock Peters also plays on