Sultry Serenade
Studio album by
Herbie Mann
Released1957
RecordedApril 1 & 8, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:11
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-234
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Herbie Mann chronology
Flute Soufflé
(1957) 		Sultry Serenade
(1957) 		Salute to the Flute
(1957)

Sultry Serenade is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1]

Reception

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

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "This is most definitely very fine post-bop modern jazz, with a harmonic twist or turn here and there... This date should not be forgotten as one of Herbie Mann's best."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Let Me Tell You" (Herbie Mann) - 4:25
  2. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:55
  3. "Professor" (Joe Puma) - 3:43
  4. "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 7:02
  5. "Sultry Serenade" (Tyree Glenn) - 5:01
  6. "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day" (Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne) - 5:10
  7. "One Morning in May" (Carmichael) - 4:03
  8. "Swing Till the Girls Come Home" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:52

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ 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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