Herbie Mann - Complete Recordings: 1959-1962 (4 CDS)

Herbie Mann - The Complete Recordings Part III 1959-1962 Having already put out an impressive body of work by the end of 1958, Manns career witnessed a major creative shift thanks to one Sid Torin. Better known as Symphony Sid, Torin was the DJ credited by many as having introduced bebop into the mainstream, and it was he who suggested Mann add a conga player to his group. This, coupled with a State Department funded tour of Africa, influences the Afro-Cuban jazz album Flautista! (Verve, 1959). Recorded live at Basin Street East, New York on 30th June that year and featuring renowned percussionist Carlos Patato Valdes, the record was a vital stylistic development for Mann, and for the jazz genre as a whole. Across the next few years Herbie Mann's albums would become a veritable smorgasbord of legendary jazz percussionists, with 1960s Flute, Brass, Vibes And Percussion (Verve, 1961) regarded as one of Manns finest recordings, due in no small part to the inclusion of Ray Barretto and Ray Mantilla. This four disc collection features eight complete albums from one of the most exciting and experimental phases of Herbie Mann's career, and serves as a perfect illustration of how this unique, exciting and ultimately fearless musician favored the exotic over the traditional or mainstream and in so doing ended up among the most respected jazz men of all time.

Todos Locos
Cuban Patato Chip
Come on, Mule
The Amazon River
Caravan
Baghdad/Asia Minor
Walkin'
Sawa Sawa de
St. Thomas
High Life
Uhuru
Night in Tunisia
The Common Ground
Why Don't You Do Right'
Guinean
The Puppet
Shein VI Di Levone
Moanin'
This Little Girl of Mine
The Song of Delilah
Au Privave
Dearly Beloved
You Stepped Out of a Dream
I'll Remember April
A Ritual
Fife 'N Tamborine Corps
Autumn Leaves
Comin' Home Baby
Summertime
It Ain't Necessarily So
Brazil
Copacabana
Minha Saudade
B.N. Blues
One Note Samba
Me Faz Recorar
Right Now
Desafinado
Challil
Jumpin' with Symphony Sid
Borquinho
Cool Heat
Carnival
Meditation
Free for All
St. Thomas
Sorimao
Jungle Fantasy
Bedouin
Sudan
Ekunda
Guinean