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The Common Ground

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Released
  
1960

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Atlantic SD 1343

Recorded
  
August 2 & 3, 1960 NYC

Length
  
33:55

Producer
  
Nesuhi Ertegun

The Common Ground is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Most of the instrumental dexterity on the album is supplied by Mann's flute, which perfectly matches the mood of material. For the faithful, The Common Ground delivers an enjoyable (if short) set at the beginning of Mann's long, successful career as a popular artist on Atlantic Record".

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

  1. "Baghdad/Asia Minor" (Herbie Mann/Roger Mozian) - 5:09
  2. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 5:23
  3. "Sawa Sawa De'" - 3:05
  4. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) - 3:24
  5. "High Life" - 2:11
  6. "Uhuru" (Herbie Mann, Michael Olatunji) - 4:55
  7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) - 6:00
  8. "The Common Ground" - 3:48

Personnel

  • Herbie Mann - flute
  • Doc Cheatham, Leo Ball, Jerome Kail, Ziggy Schatz - trumpet
  • Johnny Rae - vibraphone
  • Knobby Totah - bass
  • Rudy Collins - drums
  • Ray Barretto - congas
  • Ray Mantilla - bongos
  • Michael Olatunji - percussion, vocals
  • Maya Angela, Dolores Parker - vocals

    • References

    The Common Ground Wikipedia
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