I like some of his early 70's stuff its really funky. His Push Push albumn is sexxxy.
Great music to lay someone down by the fire to. Althought the title song only last
9:12, tells us something about him?
Just love that funky flute!
Tyra
Herbie "Hairy" Mann fan club member
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2000 11:05:41 catfish wrote:
>herbie mann also appeared on a late humble pie single b-side called 'the
>outcrowd' (from 1975, b-side to a cover of 'rock & roll music') which is
>rather ripping, all told. i've dj'd it on numerous occasions and it's gone
>down well, but i usually lie when people ask me who it is, just to be
>awkward....
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jason Tinkey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2000 4:50 PM
>Subject: Herbie Mann
>
>
>> On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Daryle Maciocha wrote:
>> > Obviously, Herbie Mann played the most famous of flutes. His late-60s
>> > material is his grooviest (though sometimes spotty). Memphis Two-Step
>is a
>> > solid LP.
>>
>> Finally, a topic I can sink my teeth into...
>>
>> I'm a huge Herbie Mann fan, but his late-60s stuff kind of leaves me cold.
>> His late-50s material is best if you're looking for straight-ahead
>> Afro-Latin jazz, his early 60s period is more of a bossa nova vein, and
>> his mid-60s work was kind of soul-jazz-ish.
>>
>> My fave LPs:
>> "The Roar of the Greaspaint, the Smell of the Crowd" (Atlantic, 1965) very
>> cool version of "The Joker"
>> "Glory of Love" (A&M, 1967) one of his more popular LPs, and therefore
>> easier to find, but it has some good cuts nonetheless
>> "Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues" (United Artists, 1962) very nice, probably
>> the best of his Brazilian period
>> "Reggae" (atlantic, 1974) the exception to the rule for his later stuff,
>> this album was recorded with the Tommy McCook Band, and is actually pretty
>> good
>> "A Mann & a Woman" w/Tamiko Jones (Atlantic, 1967) cool, cool, cool
>> versions of "Sidewinder" and "Day Tripper"; mostly nice mellow vocal stuff
>>
>> Albums to stay away from:
>>
>> "St. Thomas" (United Artists, c.1961) he tries to get a calypso-jazz thing
>> going here, it truly does not work. good session men, though.
>> "Big Band Mann" (Verve, 1957) not bad, but definitely not his best.
>>
>> jason.
>>
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