It is probably true that no single LP could definitively sum up all of the directions that Herbie Mann explored in the swingin' '60s, but this one -- part of a sprawling 1970 Atlantic Jazz Anthology series and transferred intact onto CD -- could have done a more thorough job.
There are only six selections on Best of Herbie Mann, two of which are "Comin' Home Baby." Three of the tracks deal with various manifestations of R&B, of which "Memphis Underground" is the most obvious and most subtly percolating choice, and the remaining track is a murky cover of a movie tune, "A Man and a Woman" with Tamiko Jones on vocals.
The timing -- about 33 minutes -- was short for an LP and it is downright stingy for a CD, given the volume and variety of Mann's Atlantic sessions.
Still -- the music is pretty good; there just should have been more of it.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philly DogRufus Thomas | Herbie Mann | Play | 02:28 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | A Man and a WomanPierre Barouh, Jerry Keller, Francis Lai | Herbie Mann, Tamiko Jones | Play | 02:25 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | This Little Girl of MineRay Charles | Herbie Mann | Play | 02:27 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Comin' Home Baby (Live at the Village Gate) | Herbie Mann | Play | 08:37 | 19 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Memphis Underground (Edit Version) | Herbie Mann | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Comin' Home Baby (with Tamiko Jones) [Live at the Newport Jazz Festival] | Herbie Mann | Play | 10:51 | 24 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 mins | 77 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahmed Abdul-Malik | Bass |
| 2 | Pepper Adams | Sax (Baritone) |
| 3 | Jose Andreu | Violin |
| 4 | Roy Ayers | Vibraphone |
| 5 | Pierre Barouh | Composer |
| 6 | Ray Barretto | Percussion |
| 7 | Chief Bey | Congas, Percussion |
| 8 | Joel Brodsky | Photography |
| 9 | Bruno Carr | Drums |
| 10 | Ray Charles | Composer |
| 11 | Gene Christman | Drums |
| 12 | Rudy Collins | Drums, Percussion |
| 13 | Chick Corea | Piano |
| 14 | Larry Coryell | Guitar |
| 15 | Bobby Donaldson | Drums |
| 16 | Bob Dorough | Composer |
| 17 | Tom Dowd | Engineer, Producer |
| 18 | Bobby Emmons | Organ |
| 19 | Ahmet Ertegun | Producer |
| 20 | Nesuhi Ertegun | Producer |
| 21 | Loring Eutemey | Cover Design |
| 22 | Leonard Feather | Liner Notes |
| 23 | Tommy Flanagan | Piano |
| 24 | Juan Garcia | Bass |
| 25 | Daniel Gonzalez | Violin |
| 26 | Al Gorgoni | Guitar |
| 27 | Hagood Hardy | Vibraphone |
| 28 | John Hitchcock | Trombone |
| 29 | Phil Iehle | Engineer |
| 30 | Quentin Jackson | Trombone (Bass), Trombone (Tenor) |
| 31 | Bobby Jaspar | Flute, Sax (Tenor) |
| 32 | Tamiko Jones | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 33 | Jerry Keller | Composer |
| 34 | King Curtis | Sax (Tenor) |
| 35 | Francis Lai | Composer |
| 36 | Mike Leech | Guitar (Bass) |
| 37 | Charles Macey | Guitar |
| 38 | Joe Macko | Guitar (Bass) |
| 39 | Herbie Mann | Composer, Flute, Primary Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 40 | Ray Mantilla | Congas, Percussion |
| 41 | Irvin "Marky" Markowitz | Trumpet |
| 42 | Wendell Marshall | Bass |
| 43 | Charlie Palmieri | Piano |
| 44 | Dave Pike | Vibraphone |
| 45 | Joe Puma | Guitar |
| 46 | Bernard "Pretty" Purdie | Drums |
| 47 | Willie Rodriguez | Percussion |
| 48 | Joe Silva | Violin |
| 49 | Warren Smith | Percussion |
| 50 | Rufus Thomas | Composer |
| 51 | Nabil Totah | Bass |
| 52 | Ben Tucker | Bass, Composer |
| 53 | Carlos "Patato" Valdes | Congas |
| 54 | Mark Weinstein | Trombone |
| 55 | Jimmy Wisner | Arranger, Conductor |
| 56 | Bobby Wood | Piano (Electric) |
| 57 | Reggie Young | Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |