Today! (Herbie Mann album) explained

Today!
Type:Album
Artist:Herbie Mann
Cover:Today! Herbie Mann Cover.jpg
Released:1966
Recorded:November 18 & 19, 1965
Genre:Jazz
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Nesuhi Ertegun
Prev Title:Standing Ovation at Newport
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Our Mann Flute
Next Year:1966

Today! is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann released on the Atlantic label featuring performances recorded in 1966.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states "Flutist Herbie Mann has always had wide interests in music. For this...LP he is joined by three brass, vibraphonist Dave Pike, bassist Earl May, drummer Bruno Carr and percussionist Patato Valdes (with arrangements by Oliver Nelson) for a wide-ranging program that includes two Beatles songs, a selection from Burt Bacharach and two ancient pieces by Duke Ellington ("Creole Love Call" and "The Mooche"). In general Mann plays quite well but there is little memorable about this generally commercial effort. ".[2]

Track listing

  1. "Today" (Herbie Mann, Oliver Nelson) 3:45
  2. "The Creole Love Call" (Duke Ellington) 3:46
  3. "Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 4:15
  4. "Arrastao" (Norman Gimbel, Edu Lobo) 3:52
  5. "The Mooch" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) 3:40
  6. "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" (Rudy Clark) 4:58
  7. "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 5:00
  8. "The Night Before" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) 3:48

Personnel

Samples

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series . www.jazzdisco.org . March 30, 2011.
  2. Dryden, K. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r155251|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed March 30, 2011
  3. Web site: The Pharcyde's 'Otha Fish' - Discover the Sample Source. WhoSampled.