Memphis Two-Step
1971 studio album by Herbie Mann
Memphis Two-Step | ||||
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Studio album by Herbie Mann | ||||
Released | 1971 | |||
Recorded | September – November 1970 | |||
Genre | Soul jazz | |||
Label | Embryo Records | |||
Producer | Herbie Mann | |||
Herbie Mann chronology | ||||
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Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.
Track listing
- Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
- "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
- "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
- "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
- "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
- "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
- "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute, producer
- Tracks 1, 2:
- Melvin Lastie and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
- George Bohanon - trombone and baritone horn
- Albert Vescovo - guitar
- John Barnes - drums
- Darrell Clayborn - bass
- Richard Waters - drums
- Track 3:
- Roy Ayers - vibes
- Larry Coryell and Reggie Young - guitars
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Bobby Wood - electric piano
- Mike Leech - Fender bass
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Remaining tracks:
- Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock and Charlie Brown - guitars
- Miroslav Vitouš - bass
- Bruno Carr - drums
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (track 4)
- Richard Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
- Ron Carter - bass (tracks 6, 7)
- Eddie Simon - rainmaker (track 6)
- Technical
- Tom Dowd, David Green - recording engineer
- Katsuji Abe - photography
- Haig Adishian - album design
Production
- Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
- All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City
Charting
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The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #41 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #137 on the Billboard 200. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.
See also
References
- Memphis Two-Step, Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 531 (1971) (liner notes)
External links
- Memphis Two-Step' at Allmusic.com
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albums
- Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (1961)
- Nirvana (1964)
- Today! (1966)
- New Mann at Newport (1967)
- Memphis Underground (1969)
- Mississippi Gambler (1972)
- Surprises, Featuring Cissy Houston (1976)
- Glory of Love (1968)
albums
- Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1970)
- Memphis Two-Step (1971)
- Push Push (1971)
albums
- Flute Flight (1957)
- Flute Soufflé (1957)
- Just Wailin' (1958)
albums
- Sultry Serenade (1957)
- Great Ideas of Western Mann (1957)
labels
- Jasil Brazz (1987)
articles
- Discography
- "Hi-jack" (1975)
- Kokopelli Records
- Afterlife (soundtrack) (1978)