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Herbie Mann: Verve Jazz Masters 56

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Label: Verve Records
Released: 1996
Time:
 76:08
Category: Jazz
Producer(s): Norman Granz
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.herbiemannmusic.com
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Purchase date: 1999.04.14
Price in €: 7,99



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[1] St. Louis Blues (Handy) - 3:58
[2] Baia (Barroso) - 2:49
[3] Evolution of Mann (Mann/Solomon) - 4:05
[4] Oodles of Noodles (Dorsey) - 2:53
[5] Peanut Vendor (Simmons) - 2:02
[6] Stardust (Carmichael) - 2:55
[7] Strike up the Band (Gershwin/Gershwin) - 2:02
[8] Todos Locos (Mann) - 5:53
[9] Cuban Patato Chip [Cuban Potato Chips] (Mann) - 7:13
[10] Come on, Mule (Mann) - 7:22
[11] Amazon River (Mann) - 8:33
[12] Caravan (Ellington/Tizol) - 9:32
[13] Ritual (Mann) - 7:29
[14] You Stepped out of a Dream (Brown/Kahn) - 6:36
[15] Fife 'n' Tambourine Corps (Mann) - 2:01

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Herbie Mann - Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piccolo, Main Performer, Assistant

Ray Barretto - Percussion
Laurindo Almeida - Guitar, Arranger
Mel Lewis - Drums
Jimmy Rowles - Piano
Buddy Clark - Bass
Ray Mantilla - Percussion
Tony Rizzi - Guitar
Frank DeVol - Arranger, Conductor
Johnny Rae - Timbales, Vibes
Israel Baker - Violin
Leo Ball - Trumpet
Rudy Collins - Drums
David Frisina - Violin
Milt Holland - Percussion
Howard Roberts - Guitar
Jerry Kail - Trumpet
Alfred Lustgarten - Violin
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Jose Mangual - Bongos, Conga
Babatunde Olatunji - Percussion
Ziggy Schatz - Trumpet
Milton Thomas - Viola
Knobby Totah - Bass
Justin DiTullio - Cello
Potato Valdez - Bongos, Conga
Tony Reyes - Bass
Robert Ostrawsky - Viola

Aric Lach Morrison - Production Coordination
Peter Pullman - Liner Notes
Michael Lang - Supervisor
Sheryl Lutz-Brown - Art Direction, Design
Gary N. Mayo - Mastering
Lili Picou - Illustrations
Paul J. Hoeffler - Photography
Nichell Delvaille - Design
Ben Young - Research
Jason Wampler - Assistant Producer

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Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California on August 9-10, 1957; Basin Street East, New York, New York on June 30, 1959; New York, New York on July 5 and July 26, 1960. Includes liner notes by Benjamin Franklin V



Only one flutist had released music in the modern jazz idiom when Herbie Mann made his debut in 1953 -- even two months before Frank Wess recorded on flute with Count Basie, Mann was such a pioneer he turned to the sounds of trumpeters Clifford Brown and Miles Davis for inspiration. Mann's Verve LPs mark a real turning point in his drive to become a popular musician to the world stage -- and this compilation, highlighting his Latin-jazz performances, features Ray Barretto and Patato Valdes as well as Laurindo Almeida, Mel Lewis, and Jimmie Rowles. The selections were made with the assistance of Mann himself.

From VerveInteractive



Herbie Mann has played a wide variety of music throughout his career. He became quite popular in the 1960s but in the '70s became so immersed in pop and various types of world music that he seemed lost to jazz. Fortunately Mann has never lost his ability to improvise creatively as he has shown in recent times.

Herbie Mann began on clarinet when he was nine but was soon also playing flute and tenor. After serving in the Army, he was with Mat Mathews's Quintet (1953-54) and then started working and recording as a leader. During 1954-58 Mann stuck mostly to playing bop, sometimes collaborating with such players as Phil Woods, Buddy Collette, Sam Most, Bobby Jaspar and Charlie Rouse. He doubled on cool-toned tenor and was one of the few jazz musicians in the 1950s who recorded on bass clarinet; he also recorded in 1957 a full album (for Savoy) of unaccompanied flute.

After spending time playing and writing music for television, in 1959 Mann formed his Afro-Jazz Sextet, a group using several percussionists, vibes (either Johnny Rae, Hagood Hardy or Dave Pike) and the leader's flute. He toured Africa (1960) and Brazil (1961), had a hit with "Comin' Home Baby" and recorded with Bill Evans. The most popular jazz flutist during the era, Mann explored bossa nova (even recording in Brazil in 1962), incorporated music from many cultures (plus current pop tunes) into his repertoire and had among his sidemen such top young musicians as Willie Bobo, Chick Corea (1965), Attila Zoller and Roy Ayers; at the 1972 Newport Festival his sextet included David Newman and Sonny Sharrock. By then Mann had been a producer at Embroyo (a subsidiary of Atlantic) for three years and was frequently stretching his music outside of jazz. As the 1970s advanced, Mann became much more involved in rock, pop, reggae and even disco. After leaving Atlantic at the end of the 1970s, Mann had his own label for awhile and gradually came back to jazz. He recorded for Chesky, made a record with Dave Valentin and in the 1990s founded the Kokopelli label on which before breaking away in 1996 he was free to pursue his wide range of musical interests. Through the years Herbie Mann has recorded as a leader for Bethlehem, Prestige, Epic, Riverside, Savoy, Mode, New Jazz, Chesky, Kokopelli and most significantly Atlantic.

Scott Yanow, All-Music Guide
 

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