Flamingo (Herbie Mann album)

Flamingo
Flamingo
Studio album by The Herbie Mann Quartet
Released	1955
Recorded	June 1955; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Bethlehem; BCP 24
Herbie Mann chronology

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except where noted.

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

Personnel

Herbie Mann – flute, tenor saxophone
Joe Puma – guitar
Charles Andrus – bass
Harold Granowsky – drums

References

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

[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

[Allmusic-4] Allmusic listing, accessed May 15, 2015

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