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The Family of Mann

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The Family of Mann
Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedApril 24–26, 1961
NYC
GenreJazz
LabelAtlantic
SD 1371
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Herbie Mann chronology
The Common Ground
(1960)
The Family of Mann
(1961)
Herbie Mann at the Village Gate
(1961)

The Family of Mann (subtitled The Music of Herbie Mann) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1961 for the Atlantic label.[1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Herbie Mann's second in a long string of albums for Atlantic resulted in some slightly commercial but mostly enjoyable music".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

  1. "Why Don't You Do Right?" (Joe McCoy) - 2:29
  2. "Guinean" - 4:55
  3. "The Puppet" - 4:30
  4. "Shein vi di Levone" (Joseph Rumshinsky) - 7:01
  5. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 6:46
  6. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Ray Charles) - 2:27
  7. "The Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 6:10
  8. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:33

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 16, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. The Family of Mann – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.