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Released
  
1971

Artist
  
Herbie Mann

Producer
  
Herbie Mann

Genre
  
Soul jazz

Memphis Two-Step (1971)
  
Push Push (1971)

Release date
  
1971

Label
  
Rhino Atlantic

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Recorded
  
September 1970 - November 1970

Similar
  
Herbie Mann albums, Other albums

Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.

Contents

Track listing

  • Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
    1. "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
    2. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
    3. "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
    4. "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
    5. "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
    6. "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
    7. "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)

    Personnel

  • Herbie Mann - flute, producer
  • Tracks 1, 2:
  • Melvin Lastie and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
  • George Bohanon - trombone and baritone horn
  • Al Vescovo - guitar
  • John Barnes - drums
  • Darrel Clayborn - bass
  • Richard Waters - drums
  • Track 3:
  • Roy Ayers - vibes
  • Larry Coryell and Reggie Young - guitars
  • Bobby Emmons - organ
  • Bobby Wood - electric piano
  • Mike Leach - Fender bass
  • Gene Chrisman - drums
  • Remaining tracks:
  • Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock and Charlie Brown - guitars
  • Miroslav Vitouš - bass
  • Bruno Carr - drums
  • Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (track 4)
  • Richie Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
  • Ron Carter - bass (tracks 6, 7)
  • Eddie Simon - rainmaker (track 6)
  • Album photography - Katsuji Abe
  • Album design - Haig Adishian

    • Production

  • Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
  • Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
  • All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City

    • Charting

    The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #41 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #137 on the Billboard 200. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.

    Songs

    1Soul Man4:48
    2The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down5:25
    3Memphis Two-Step6:26

    References

    Memphis Two-Step Wikipedia
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