Impressions of the Middle East

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Released 1967 Artist Herbie Mann Label Atlantic Records		Length 44:11 Release date 1967

Recorded March 7 & 22, April 5 and November 9, 1966New York City Impressions of the Middle East(1966) A Mann & A Woman(1966) Genres Ethno jazz, Crossover jazz Producers Nesuhi Ertegun, Arif Mardin Similar Crossover jazz albums, Other albums

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Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

"Turkish Coffee" - 5:00
"Incense" - 7:18
"Odalisque" (Arif Mardin) - 7:40
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) - 2:36
"Uskudar" (Traditional) - 3:37
"The Oud and the Pussycat" - 5:03
"Yavuz" (Traditional) - 4:36
"Dance of the Semites" - 4:27
"Eli Eli" (Traditional) - 3:56

Recorded in New York City on March 7, 1966 (tracks 5, 7 & 8), March 22, 1966 (tracks 4 & 6), April 5, 1966 (track 9) and November 9, 1966 (tracks 1-3)

Personnel

Herbie Mann - flute

Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 4-9)

Joe Orange, Julian Priester - trombone (tracks 4 & 6)

Hachig Thomas Kazarian - clarinet (tracks 4-8)

Mohammed Elakkad - zither (tracks 4-8)

Chick Ganimian - oud (tracks 1-8)

Gloria Agostini - harp (track 9)

Roy Ayers - vibraphone (tracks 1-3)

Attila Zoller - guitar (tracks 4 & 6)

Richard Davis (track 9), Reggie Workman (tracks 4-8) - bass

Bruno Carr (tracks 1-8), Mel Lewis (track 9) - drums

Moulay "Ali" Hafid (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Robert Marashlian (tracks 5, 7 & 8), Carlos "Patato" Valdes (tracks 1-4, 6 & 9), Phil Kraus (track 9), Hachig Thomas Kazarian (tracks 1-3), Geraldine Swee (tracks 1-3) - percussion

Arif Mardin, Torrie Zito - arranger, conductor

Songs

1Turkish Coffee5:01
2Incense7:19
3Odalisque7:43

References

Impressions of the Middle East Wikipedia

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