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Stone Flute

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Stone Flute
Studio album by
Released1970
RecordedMarch 18 & 20 and August 8, 1969
Studio
GenreCrossover Jazz
Length40:33
LabelEmbryo
SD 520
ProducerHerbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Live at the Whisky a Go Go
(1969)
Stone Flute
(1970)
Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty
(1969)

Stone Flute is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1969 and becoming the first release on Mann's Embryo label.[1]

Reception

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

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a totally atypical Herbie Mann recording, but one which rewards repeated listening".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

  1. "In Tangier/Paradise Beach" (David Mills/Herbie Mann) - 10:35
  2. "Flying" (George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr) - 5:21
  3. "Don't You Know The Way (How I Feel About You)" - 5:17
  4. "Miss Free Spirit" - 12:40
  5. "Waltz for My Son" - 4:23
  6. "Pendulum" (William Fischer) - 2:35
  • Recorded in New York City at Atlantic Recording Studios on March 18 (track 2) and March 20 (tracks 1 & 6) and at A&R Recording Studios on August 8 (tracks 3-5), 1969

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: East-West, Embryo, Vortex series accessed July 15, 2015
  2. ^ a b Newsom, Jim. Stone Flute – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.