| Herbie Mann Plays | ||||
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| Studio album by Herbie Mann | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | December, 1954 and unknown date in 1956 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 31:39 | |||
| Label | Bethlehem BCP 58 | |||
| Herbie Mann chronology | ||||
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Herbie Mann Plays is an album by flautist Herbie Mann on the Bethlehem label featuring seven tracks originally released on the 10 inch LP East Coast Jazz/4 (1954) along with four tracks which were recorded in 1956. The CD reissue added three alternate takes.
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "This set is a good example of Herbie Mann's early style before he started exploring various types of world musics".
Track listing
All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated
- "Chicken Little" - 3:00
- "Cuban Love Song" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Herbert Stothart) - 3:16
- "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:15
- "Deep Night" (Charles E. Henderson, Rudy Vallée) - 3:40
- "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:05
- "After Work" - 4:07
- "Moon Dreams" (Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer) - 3:29
- "A Spring Morning" - 2:45
- "Scuffles" - 2:57
- "The Purple Grotto" - 2:44
- "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) - 2:43
- "A Spring Morning" - 2:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Purple Grotto" - 2:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Chicken Little" - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute
- Joe Puma (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9), Benny Weeks (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14) - guitar
- Keith Hodgson (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14), Whitey Mitchell (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9) - bass
- Lee Rockey (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14), Herb Wasserman (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9) - drums
References
- Bethlehem Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
- ^ Yanow, Scott. Herbie Mann Plays – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 12, 2015.