Impressions of the Middle East
| Impressions of the Middle East | ||||
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| Studio album by Herbie Mann | ||||
| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded |
March 7 & 22, April 5 and November 9, 1966 New York City | |||
| Genre | Ethno jazz, crossover jazz | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label |
Atlantic SD 1475 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin | |||
| Herbie Mann chronology | ||||
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Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated
- "Turkish Coffee" - 5:00
- "Incense" - 7:18
- "Odalisque" (Arif Mardin) - 7:40
- "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) - 2:36
- "Uskudar" (Traditional) - 3:37
- "The Oud and the Pussycat" - 5:03
- "Yavuz" (Traditional) - 4:36
- "Dance of the Semites" - 4:27
- "Eli Eli" (Traditional) - 3:56
- Recorded in New York City on March 7, 1966 (tracks 5, 7 & 8), March 22, 1966 (tracks 4 & 6), April 5, 1966 (track 9) and November 9, 1966 (tracks 1-3)
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute
- Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 4-9)
- Joe Orange, Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 4 & 6)
- Hachig Thomas Kazarian - clarinet (tracks 4-8)
- Mohammed Elakkad - zither (tracks 4-8)
- Chick Ganimian - oud (tracks 1-8)
- Gloria Agostini - harp (track 9)
- Roy Ayers - vibraphone (tracks 1-3)
- Attila Zoller - guitar (tracks 4 & 6)
- Richard Davis (track 9), Reggie Workman (tracks 4-8) - bass
- Bruno Carr (tracks 1-8), Mel Lewis (track 9) - drums
- Moulay "Ali" Hafid (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Robert Marashlian (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Carlos "Patato" Valdes (tracks 1-4, 6 & 9), Phil Kraus (track 9), Hachig Thomas Kazarian (tracks 1-3), Geraldine Swee (tracks 1-3) - percussion
- Arif Mardin, Torrie Zito - arranger, conductor
References
- ↑ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 25, 2015
- 1 2 Allmusic listing: Impressions of the Middle East accessed August 25, 2015
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