Impressions of the Middle East

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Impressions of the Middle East
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Studio album by
Released1967
RecordedMarch 7 & 22, April 5 and November 9, 1966
New York City
Genre Ethno jazz, crossover jazz
Length44:11
Label Atlantic
SD 1475
Producer Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
Herbie Mann chronology
New Mann at Newport
(1966)
Impressions of the Middle East
(1967)
A Mann & A Woman
(1967)

Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

  1. "Turkish Coffee" - 5:00
  2. "Incense" - 7:18
  3. "Odalisque" (Arif Mardin) - 7:40
  4. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) - 2:36
  5. "Uskudar" (Traditional; arranged by Arif Mardin) - 3:37
  6. "The Oud and the Pussycat" - 5:03
  7. "Yavuz" (Traditional; arranged by Arif Mardin) - 4:36
  8. "Dance of the Semites" - 4:27
  9. "Eli Eli" (Traditional; arranged by Torrie Zito) - 3:56

Personnel

Technical

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