Flute Flight
Studio album by
Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar
Released1957
RecordedMarch 12 & 21, 1957
StudioVan Gelder, Hackensack
GenreJazz
Length36:21
LabelPrestige
PRLP 7124
ProducerOzzie Cadena
Herbie Mann chronology
Herbie Mann with the Wessel Ilcken Trio
(1956) 		Flute Flight
(1957) 		Flute Soufflé
(1957)

Flute Flight is an album by American and Belgian jazz flautists Herbie Mann and Bobby Jaspar featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Prestige label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic reviewer Alex Henderson stated: "Anyone who complains that jazz hasn't had enough flute playing over the years will want to add Flute Flight to his/her collection".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings describes the album as making “a substantial contribution to the evolution of jazz flute.”[3]

Track listing

  1. "Tutti Flutie" (Herbie Mann) - 10:10
  2. "Bo-Do" (Joe Puma) - 5:54
  3. "Flute Bass Blues" (Doug Watkins) - 7:23
  4. "Flute Bob" (Bobby Jaspar) - 7:03
  5. "Solacium" (Tommy Flanagan) - 5:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
  2. ^ a b Henderson, A. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.


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