Yardbird Suite (Herbie Mann album)

Yardbird Suite
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1957
Recorded	May 14, 1957
Studio	Van Gelder, Hackensack
Genre	Jazz
Length	34:13
Label	Savoy MG 12108
Producer	Ozzie Cadena
Herbie Mann chronology
Mann Alone (1957) Yardbird Suite (1957) Great Ideas of Western Mann (1957)

Yardbird Suite is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "this is a solid document of all of the participants' burgeoning skills, and increasing cache as modern jazz masters". ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Yardbird Suite" (Charlie Parker) - 5:52
2. "Here's That Mann" (Eddie Costa) - 4:22
3. "One for Tubby" (Joe Puma) - 6:04
4. "Squire's Parlor" (Phil Woods) - 4:48
5. "Who Knew?" (Puma) - 7:08
6. "Opicana" (Puma) - 5:24

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - flute, tenor saxophone
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Eddie Costa - piano, vibraphone
• Joe Puma - guitar
• Wendell Marshall - bass
• Bobby Donaldson - drums

References

1. Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series accessed July 16, 2015
2. Nastos, Michael G.. Yardbird Suite – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved July 16, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.