Manteca

Manteca: No Net

by Dave Hughes
September 1, 1997

Manteca is just one of the baddest bands out there, and certainly a talent deserving wider recognition. Their instrumentation is much like that of the Cuban band Irakere (two trumpets, two saxophones, keyboards, bass, drums, two percussionists, but no guitar), but Latin is only one of the genres that the Mantecians blend into their own unique sound.

This CD is a set of live recordings made at various times and in various countries between 1990 and 1992. Only two tunes ...

Perfection: Herbie Mann - Manteca

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
September 5, 2024

Herbie Mann was a fascinating artist. Not only was he a masterful jazz flutist but he also crossed over to Latin, funk, soul, bossa nova and rock and pioneered world music. His curiosity and ability to adapt to various styles was almost unrivaled during the 1960s and '70s. One of his most popular Latin-jazz albums was Latin Mann: Afro Bossa to Blues. Recorded in 1965 for Columbia, the album featured Oliver Nelson's Latin-jazz arrangement of Manteca, which was co-composed by ...
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