Great Ideas of Western Mann


Great Ideas of Western Mann is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann's Californians featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars stating "it was probably the first album of jazz in which the leader recorded entirely on bass clarinet... Mann phrases on the bass clarinet pretty much the way he does on flute, with a definite personality, plenty of swing, and a airy outlook that makes the instrument sound less sinister. Stylistically, this is strictly a mainstream West Coast bop blowing session".

Track listing

  1. "The Theme" - 6:41
  2. "Lady Bird" - 8:58
  3. "Get Out of Town" - 5:37
  4. "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" - 5:33
  5. "A Handful of Stars" - 7:32
  6. "A Stella Performance" - 8:46

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