Herbie Mann - Family of Man / Wailing Dervishes

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Free Music Review: Mann Swings Again!
Hit: 5 Stars

Disc Two - "The Wailing Dervishes" was recorded six years later in 1967. As the title suggests, there is a strong Middle East influence here. This is emphasized by the instrumentation which includes the oud and dumbek. Like many jazz musicians, Herbie Mann really lets loose in a live venue. This recording is no exception as the first two tunes "The Wailing Dervishes" and "Norwegian Wood" will attest. Other than being another Atlantic artist, I don't quite understand how Rufus Harley playing bagpipes on the tune "Flute Bag" fit into this scenerio but the tune works nonethless.

These two recordings well represent why Herbie Mann was one of the founding fathers of World Music before the term was even coined. Before this period he explored Latin music, bebop before that. After "The Waling Dervishes" he went on to successfully incorporate other idoms.

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