Sultry Serenade is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.Riverside Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
Reception
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."Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012.
Track listing "Let Me Tell You" (Herbie Mann) - 4:25 "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:55 "Professor" (Joe Puma) - 3:43 "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 7:02 "Sultry Serenade" (Tyree Glenn) - 5:01 "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day" (Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne) - 5:10 "One Morning in May" (Carmichael) - 4:03 "Swing Till the Girls Come Home" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:52 Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on April 1, 1957 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) and April 8, 1957 (tracks 3, 6 & 8)
Personnel Herbie Mann - flute (tracks 1, 3, 8), alto flute (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7), bass clarinet (track 4) Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4), bass clarinet (tracks 2, 5, 7) Urbie Green - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) Joe Puma - guitar Oscar Pettiford - bass Charlie Smith - drums
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