Impressions of the Middle East

Impressions of the Middle East
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1967
Recorded	March 7 & 22, April 5 and November 9, 1966 New York City
Genre	Ethno jazz, crossover jazz
Length	44:11
Label	Atlantic SD 1475
Producer	Nesuhi Ertegun and Arif Mardin
Herbie Mann chronology
New Mann at Newport (1966) Impressions of the Middle East (1966) A Mann & A Woman (1966)

Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

1. "Turkish Coffee" - 5:00
2. "Incense" - 7:18
3. "Odalisque" (Arif Mardin) - 7:40
4. "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) - 2:36
5. "Uskudar" (Traditional) - 3:37
6. "The Oud and the Pussycat" - 5:03
7. "Yavuz" (Traditional) - 4:36
8. "Dance of the Semites" - 4:27
9. "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

References