Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd

Herbie Mann Plays The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tunes from the Broadway musical by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd, recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1965.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 25, 2015 Chick Corea is on piano on four of the pieces of that album.

Reception

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars calling it "One of Mann's less significant projects of the '60s".

Track listing All compositions by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley "The Joker" - 2:39 "Feeling Good" - 3:30 "Where Would You Be Without Me?" - 2:26 "It Isn't Enough" - 2:26 "Look at That Face" - 2:25 "This Dream" - 2:01 "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" - 2:17 "The Beautiful Land" - 2:12 "My First Love Song" - 4:18 "Sweet Beginning" - 2:00 "A Wonderful Day Like Today" - 2:30 Recorded in New York City on March 3 (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), March 4 (tracks 3, 6, 8 & 10) and March 5 (tracks 4, 9 & 11), 1965

Personnel Herbie Mann - flute John Hitchcock, Mark Weinstein - trombone Dave Pike - vibraphone Chick Corea (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Roger Kellaway (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8–11) - piano Gene Bertoncini (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8–11), Mundell Lowe (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7), Turk Van Lake (tracks 4, 9 & 11) - guitar Earl May - bass Bruno Carr - drums Carlos "Patato" Valdes - congas Unidentified string section arranged and conducted by Ray Ellis (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)

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