The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann explained

The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Herbie Mann
Cover:	The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann.jpg
Released:	1957
Recorded:	August 1957 Los Angeles, California
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve MGV 8247
Producer:	Norman Granz
Chronology:	Herbie Mann
Prev Title:	Flute Fraternity
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Just Wailin'
Next Year:	1958

The Magic Flute of Herbie Mann is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1957 for the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Evolution of Man(n)" (Herbie Mann) - 4:07
2. "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) - 2:55
3. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) - 3:59
4. "Baia" (Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert) - 2:49
5. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 2:57
6. "Let's Dance" (Fannie Baldridge, Joseph Bonine, Gregory Stone) - 2:24
7. "Frenesí" (Alberto Domínguez, Leonard Whitcup) - 2:27
8. "Oodles of Noodles" (Jimmy Dorsey) - 2:58
9. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:02
10. "Peanut Vendor" (Moisés Simons) - 2:03
11. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) - 2:56
12. "Strike Up the Band" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:04

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - flute
• Jimmy Rowles - piano (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12)
• Laurindo Almeida (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 10), Tony Rizzi (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 10), Howard Roberts (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 11) - guitar
  • Buddy Clark (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12), Tony Reyes (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 10) - bass Milt Holland (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 10), Mel Lewis (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 & 12) - drums
• Frank "Chico" Guerrero - congas (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 10)
• Unidentified string section directed by Frank De Vol (tracks 2, 5, 8 & 11)

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8200-series/#mgv-8247 Verve Records Catalog: 8200 series
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-magic-flute-of-herbie-mann-mw0000870108 AllMusic listing