Right Now (Herbie Mann album)

Right Now
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1962
Recorded	March 12 & 28 and April 19, 1962 NYC
Genre	Latin Jazz
Length	32:10
Label	Atlantic SD 1384
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Herbie Mann chronology
Herbie Mann Returns to the Village Gate (1961) Right Now (1962) Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues (1962)

Right Now is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1962 for the Atlantic label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "The flutist provided a very wide variety of music during his long stay at Atlantic; this rewarding 1962 LP found him combining bop with various forms of world music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

1. "Right Now" - 3:11
2. "Desafinado" (Antônio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 4:21
3. "Challil" - 4:36
4. "Jumpin' With Symphony Sid" (Lester Young) - 2:56
5. "Borquinho" (Roberto Menescal, Renaldo Boscoli) - 3:38
6. "Cool Heat" - 5:11
7. "Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá) - 2:55
8. "Meditation" (Jobim, Mendonça) - 5:52
9. "Free for All" - 2:19

• recorded in New York City on March 12, 1962 (tracks 5 & 7), March 28, 1962 (track 8), and April 19, 1962 (tracks 1-4, 6 & 9)

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - flute
• Hagood Hardy - vibraphone
• Billy Bean - guitar
• Don Payne (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Bill Salter (tracks 1-4, 6 & 9) - bass
• Willie Bobo - drums
• Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas
• Johnny Pacheco (tracks 5 & 7), Willie Rodriguez (tracks 5, 7 & 8) - percussion

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 16, 2015
2. Henderson, Alex. Right Now – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.