Flamingo (Herbie Mann album)

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 (1955) The Herbie Mann-Sam Most Quintet (1955)

Flamingo is an album by flautist Herbie Mann on the Bethlehem 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 as indicated

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

Personnel

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

References

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
4. Allmusic listing, accessed May 15, 2015