Bantu Village is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by Monk Higgins recorded and released on the Blue Note label in 1969.[1]

Bantu Village
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released	1969
Recorded	May 22 & 23, 1969
Genre	Jazz
Label	Blue Note
Blue Mitchell chronology
Collision in Black (1968) Bantu Village (1969) Blue Mitchell (1971)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dee Ervin and Monk Higgins except as indicated

1. "H.N.I.C." (Blue Mitchell, Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins) - 5:18
2. "Flat Backing" - 4:18
3. "Na Ta Ka" (Fred Robinson) - 3:56
4. "Heads Down" - 5:19
5. "Bantu Village" - 3:46
6. "Blue Dashiki" (Robinson) - 4:51
7. "Bush Girl" (Virginia P. Bland, Dee Ervin) - 3:03

• • Recorded at RPM Studios, Los Angeles, California on May 22 (tracks 2, 4 & 6) and May 23 (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), 1969.

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell, Bobby Bryant - trumpet
• Monk Higgins - piano, percussion, conducting, arrangement
• Buddy Collette - flute
• Bill Green - flute, alto saxophone
• Plas Johnson - tenor saxophone
• Charlie Loper - trombone
• Freddy Robinson, Al Vescovo - guitar
• Dee Ervin - piano, percussion
• Bob West (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - bass
• Wilton Felder (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) - electric bass
• John Guerin (tracks 2, 4 & 6), Paul Humphrey (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7) - drums
• King Errisson (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 7), Alan Estes (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - conga

References