The Best of Herbie Mann

by Herbie Mann

Overview

It is probably true that no single LP could definitively sum up all of the directions that Herbie Mann explored in the swingin' '60s, but this one -- part of a sprawling 1970 Atlantic Jazz Anthology series and transferred intact onto CD -- could have done a more thorough job. There are only six selections on Best of Herbie Mann, two of which are "Comin' Home Baby." Three of the tracks deal with various manifestations of R&B, of which "Memphis Underground" is the most obvious and most subtly percolating choice, and the remaining track is a murky cover of a movie tune, "A Man and a Woman" with Tamiko Jones on vocals. The timing -- about 33 minutes -- was short for an LP and it is downright stingy for a CD, given the volume and variety of Mann's Atlantic sessions. Still -- the music is pretty good; there just should have been more of it. ~ Richard S. Ginell

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/1990
Label:	Rhino / Atlantic
UPC:	0075678136924
Rank:	68774

Tracks

1. Comin' Home Baby
2. Memphis Underground
3. Philly Dog
4. A Man and a Woman
5. This Little Girl of Mine
6. Comin' Home Baby

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Herbie Mann   Primary Artist,Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Tamiko Jones   Primary Artist
Joe Silva   Violin
Charles Macey   Guitar
Jose Andreu   Violin
Irvin "Marky" Markowitz   Trumpet
Warren Smith   Percussion
Juan Garcia   Bass
Willie Rodriguez   Percussion
Bobby Emmons   Organ
Bobby Wood   Piano (Electric)
Carlos "Patato" Valdes   Congas
Mark Weinstein   Trombone
Reggie Young   Bass
Joe Macko   Guitar (Bass)
John Hitchcock   Trombone
Gene Christman   Drums
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Drums
Bobby Jaspar   Flute,Sax (Tenor)
King Curtis   Sax (Tenor)
Chief Bey   Congas,Percussion
Chick Corea   Piano
Larry Coryell   Guitar
Jimmy Wisner   Conductor
Bobby Donaldson   Drums
Ben Tucker   Bass
Joe Puma   Guitar
Charlie Palmieri   Piano
Wendell Marshall   Bass
Pepper Adams   Sax (Baritone)
Ray Barretto   Percussion
Roy Ayers   Vibraphone
Rudy Collins   Drums,Percussion
Quentin Jackson   Trombone (Bass),Trombone (Tenor)
Nabil Totah   Bass
Ray Mantilla   Congas,Percussion
Mike Leech   Guitar (Bass)
Al Gorgoni   Guitar
Tommy Flanagan   Piano
Daniel Gonzalez   Violin
Dave Pike   Vibraphone
Ahmed Abdul-Malik   Bass
Bruno Carr   Drums
Hagood Hardy   Vibraphone

Technical Credits

Herbie Mann   Composer
Loring Eutemey   Cover Design
Tom Dowd   Engineer,Producer
Joel Brodsky   Photography
Ray Charles   Composer
Bob Dorough   Composer
Jimmy Wisner   Arranger
Tamiko Jones   Performer
Ben Tucker   Composer
Francis Lai   Composer
Leonard Feather   Liner Notes
Pierre Barouh   Composer
Phil Iehle   Engineer
Rufus Thomas   Composer
Nesuhi Ertegun   Producer
Jerry Keller   Composer
Ahmet Ertegun   Producer