London Underground is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed August 31, 2015 The album features Mann with British rock musicians performing versions of contemporary British hit singles.
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating: "There are a couple of clunkers here ("Layla" doesn't work), but for fans of late-'60s/early-'70s rock, not a bad ride". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings gave the album 2.5 stars describing it as "Mostly pop tracks with a group of London rockers".
Track listing "Bitch" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 8:21 "Something in the Air" (Speedy Keen) - 3:34 "Layla" (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) - 8:08 "Spin Ball" (Paddy Kingsland) - 1:57 "Mellow Yellow" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:15 "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) - 4:46 "Memphis Spoon Bread & Dover Sole" (Herbie Mann) - 3:50 "Paper Sun" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood) - 6:41 "You Never Give Me Your Money" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:05
Personnel Herbie Mann - flute Pat Rebillot - keyboards Albert Lee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar Mick Taylor - guitar (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7) Al Gorry (track 5), Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels (tracks 1–4 & 6–8) - bass Aynsley Dunbar (tracks 1, 3–5, 7 & 8), Robbie McIntosh (tracks 2 & 6) - drums Armen Halburian - percussion (track 8) Ian McDonald - alto saxophone (track 1) Stéphane Grappelli - violin (track 5) Technical Gary Martin - engineer Ahmet Ertegun - executive producer Paulo Bisacca - art direction, design Giuseppe Pino - photography
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