Great Ideas of Western Mann

1957 studio album by Herbie Mann's Californians

Great Ideas of Western Mann (also released as Herbie Mann Quintet featuring Jack Sheldon) is an album by American jazz flautist/clarinetist Herbie Mann's Californians featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "it was probably the first album of jazz in which the leader recorded entirely on bass clarinet... Mann phrases on the bass clarinet pretty much the way he does on flute, with a definite personality, plenty of swing, and a airy outlook that makes the instrument sound less sinister. Stylistically, this is strictly a mainstream West Coast bop blowing session".^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 6:41
2. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:58
3. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 5:37
4. "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" (Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gerald Marks) - 5:33
5. "A Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) - 7:32
6. "A Stella Performance" (Herbie Mann) - 8:46

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - bass clarinet
• Jack Sheldon - trumpet
• Jimmy Rowles - piano
• Buddy Clark - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
2. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.