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Flamingo (Herbie Mann album)

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Flamingo
Studio album by
The Herbie Mann Quartet
Released1955
RecordedJune 1955
New York City
GenreJazz
LabelBethlehem
BCP 24
Herbie Mann chronology
Flamingo
(1955)
The Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet
(1955)

Flamingo is an album by flautist Herbie Mann on the Bethlehem label which was recorded in 1955.[1][2] The album opens with Mann playing four flutes via the use of overdubbing.[3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.[4]

Track listing

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All compositions by Herbie Mann except where noted.

  1. "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4:40
  2. "Love Is a Simple Thing" (Arthur Siegel, June Carroll) – 2:00
  3. "There's No You" (Hal Hopper, Tom Adair) – 4:12
  4. "Sorimaό" – 3:25
  5. "The Influential Mr. Cohn" – 2:33
  6. "A One Way Love" – 3:16
  7. "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (Richard Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:39
  8. "Flamingo" (Ted Grouya, Edmund Anderson) – 2:43
  9. "Little Orphan Annie" (Gus Kahn, Joe Sanders) – 3:28
  10. "Jasmin" (Quincy Jones) – 3:00
  11. "Beverly" – 2:04
  12. "Woodchuck" (Joe Puma) – 2:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Bethlehem Records discography accessed May 12, 2015
  2. ^ Edwards, D & Callahan, M. Bethlehem Discography, Part 2: BCP-1 12-inch LP Series (1955-1960), accessed April 28, 2016
  3. ^ Ginell, C., The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and the Flute in Jazz, Hal Leonard Corporation (2014), ISBN 978-1-4584-1981-1
  4. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed May 15, 2015