The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann

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The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann
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Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedAugust 1957
Los Angeles, California
Genre Jazz
Label Verve
MGV 8247
Producer Norman Granz
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The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1957 for the Verve label. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Evolution of Man(n)" (Herbie Mann) - 4:07
  2. "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) - 2:55
  3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:59
  4. "Baia" (Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert) - 2:49
  5. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 2:57
  6. "Let's Dance" (Fannie Baldridge, Joseph Bonine, Gregory Stone) - 2:24
  7. "Frenesí" (Alberto Domínguez, Leonard Whitcup) - 2:27
  8. "Oodles of Noodles" (Jimmy Dorsey) - 2:58
  9. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:02
  10. "Peanut Vendor" (Moisés Simons) - 2:03
  11. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 2:56
  12. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:04

Personnel

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References

  1. Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series accessed July 16, 2015
  2. 1 2 AllMusic listing accessed July 16, 2015