Remarkably few of flutist Herbie Mann's recordings are available on CD, but fortunately this one did get reissued. Mann's hit version of "Comin' Home Baby" from this live set became his first big hit. Composer Ben Tucker plays second bass on that cut, and Mann's other sidemen include vibraphonist Hagood Hardy, bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, drummer Rudy Collins, and Chief Bey and Ray Mantilla on percussion. In addition to "Comin' Home Baby," Mann and his men perform memorabl...   [ read more ]

CD $11.38

This two-fer from Collectables features a pair of out of print Herbie Mann LPs: Beat Goes On and The Herbie Mann String Album, both originally issued on Atlantic in 1967. Highlights among the 20 tracks include "More Rice Than Peas, Please," "West African High Life," and "I Get Along Without You Very Well," which are pleasant, but not essential. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

CD $13.28

By 1961, flutist Herbie Mann was really starting to catch on with the general public. This release, a follow-up to his hit At the Village Gate (two songs are from the same gig while three others actually date from seven months earlier), features Mann in an ideal group with either Hagood Hardy or Dave Pike on vibes, Ahmed Abdul-Malik or Nabil Totah on bass, drummer Rudy Collins and two percussionists. Mann really cooks on four of his own originals, plus "Bags' Groove," blending...   [ read more ]

CD $17.08