Impressions Of The Middle East - Herbie Mann

 

Incense

Impression Of The Middle East 

Herbie Mann

Recording Engineers: Tom Dowd, Phil Iehile & Bruce Vergessen

Album Design: Marvin Israel

Supervision: Nesuhi Ertegun & Arif Mardin

Atlantic Recording Corporation

Atlantic 1475

1967

Atlantic Records extends its thanks to the Turkish Tourism and Information Office in New York City for its cooperation in supplying the pictures for the covers of this album.

On Turkish Coffee & Odalisque, the personnel is Herbie Mann, flute; Chick Ganimian, our; Roy Ayers, vibes; Reggie Workman, bass; Bruno Carr, drums; Carlos "Potato" Valdes, conga drums, Hachig Thomas Kazarlan & Geraldien Swee, percussion.

On Incense, the personnel is the same, except that Herbie Mann plays the alto flute.

On Do Wah Diddy Diddy & The Oud And The Pussycat, the personnel is: Herbie Mann, flute; Chuck Ganimian, our; Jimmy Owens, trumpet; Julian Priester & Joe Orange, trombone; Hachig Thomas Kazarlan, clarinet; Reggie Workman, bass; Mohamed Elakkad, zither; Attila Zoller, guitar; Bruno Carr, drums; Moulay Ali Hafid, Robert Marashlian & Carlos "Patato" Valdes, percussion.

On Uskudar, Yavuz & Dance Of The Semites, the personnel is: Herbie Mann, flute, Chick Ganimian, our; Jimmy Owens, trumpet & fluegelhorn; Hachig Thomas Kazarlan, clarinet; Mohamed Elakkad, zither; Reggie Workman, bass; Bruno Carr, drums; Robert Marashilan & Moulay Ali Hafid, percussion.

On Eli Eli, the personnel is: Herbie Mann, flute; Richard Davis, bass; Gloria Agostino, harp; David Nadien, Anahid Ajemian, Al Brown, Bernard Elchen, Leo Kahn, Leo Kruczek, Charles Libove, Dave Mankowitz, Charles McCracken, Marvin Morgenstern, George Ockner, Raoul Poliakin, Max Pollikoff, George Ricci, Aaron Rosand, Tosha Samaroff, Al Schulman, Sylvan Schulman, Karen Tuttle, Emanuel Vardi & Jack Zayde, strings.

Turkish Coffee

Incense

Odalisque

Do Wah Diddy Diddy

Uskudar

The Old And The Pussycat

Yavuz

Dance Of The Semites

Eli Eli