The Family of Mann

The Family of Mann (subtitled The Music of Herbie Mann) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1961 for the Atlantic label.^[1]

The Family of Mann
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1961
Recorded	April 24, 25 & 26, 1961 NYC
Genre	Jazz
Label	Atlantic SD 1371
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun
Herbie Mann chronology
The Common Ground (1960) The Family of Mann (1961) Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (1961)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Herbie Mann's second in a long string of albums for Atlantic resulted in some slightly commercial but mostly enjoyable music".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

1. "Why Don't You Do Right?" (Joe McCoy) - 2:29
2. "Guinean" - 4:55
3. "The Puppet" - 4:30
4. "Shein vi di Levone" (Joseph Rumshinsky) - 7:01
5. "Moanin'" (Bobby Timmons) - 6:46
6. "This Little Girl of Mine" (Ray Charles) - 2:27
7. "The Song of Delilah" (Victor Young, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 6:10
8. "Au Privave" (Charlie Parker) - 6:33

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - flute, arranger
• Knobby Totah - bass
• Rudy Collins - drums
• Ray Mantilla, Ray Barretto - percussion
• Dave Pike - vibraphone (tracks 2-5, 7 & 8)
• Leo Ball, Johnny Bello, Jerome Kail, Ziggy Schatz - trumpet (tracks 3 & 5)
• Jose Andreu, Daniel Gonzales, Joe Silva - violin (tracks 1 & 6)
• Charlie Palmieri - piano (tracks 1 & 6)
• Juan Garcia - bass (tracks 1 & 6)
• Willie Rodriguez - percussion (tracks 1 & 6)

References

1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 16, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. The Family of Mann – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.