The Jazz We Heard Last Summer Explained

The Jazz We Heard Last Summer
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Sahib Shihab/Herbie Mann
Cover:	The Jazz We Heard Last Summer.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	May 2 and June 7, 1957
Studio:	Van Gelder, Hackensack
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:13
Label:	Savoy MG 12112
Producer:	Ozzie Cadena
Chronology:	Sahib Shihab
Next Title:	Jazz Sahib
Next Year:	1957

The Jazz We Heard Last Summer is a split album featuring saxophonist Sahib Shihab and flautist Herbie Mann's groups recorded in 1957 for the Savoy label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Generally speaking, the Shihab tracks are a bit meatier, causing the momentum to taper off toward the end of the disc. This should not, however, sway fans of late-'50s bop, as a number of the scene's top players are featured on this admittedly short set".

Track listing

Side One:

1. "S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues" (Sahib Shihab) - 6:36
2. "Rockaway" (John Jenkins) - 6:43
3. "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 7:03

Side Two:

1. "Green Stamp Monsta" (Herbie Mann) - 7:58
2. "World Wide Boots" (Phil Woods) - 8:22

Personnel

Side One

• John Jenkins - alto saxophone - lead melody track 3
• Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone
• Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone
• Hank Jones - piano
• Addison Farmer - bass
• Dannie Richmond - drums

Side Two

• Herbie Mann - flute, tenor saxophone
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Eddie Costa - piano, vibraphone
• Joe Puma - guitar
• Wilbur Ware - bass
• Jerry Segal - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/savoy-records/catalog-12100-series/#mg-12112 Savoy Records Catalog: 12100 series