Great Ideas of Western Mann

Great Ideas of Western Mann (also released as Herbie Mann Quintet featuring Jack Sheldon) is an album by American jazz flautist/clarinetist Herbie Mann's Californians featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1]

Great Ideas of Western Mann
Studio album by
Herbie Mann's Californians
Released1957
RecordedJuly 3, 1957
Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length39:11
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-245
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Herbie Mann chronology
Yardbird Suite
(1957)		 Great Ideas of Western Mann
(1957)		 Flute Fraternity
(1957)

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

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "it was probably the first album of jazz in which the leader recorded entirely on bass clarinet... Mann phrases on the bass clarinet pretty much the way he does on flute, with a definite personality, plenty of swing, and a airy outlook that makes the instrument sound less sinister. Stylistically, this is strictly a mainstream West Coast bop blowing session".[2]

Track listing
  1. "The Theme" (Miles Davis) - 6:41
  2. "Lady Bird" (Tadd Dameron) - 8:58
  3. "Get Out of Town" (Cole Porter) - 5:37
  4. "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?" (Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gerald Marks) - 5:33
  5. "A Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) - 7:32
  6. "A Stella Performance" (Herbie Mann) - 8:46

Personnel

References
  1. Riverside Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
  2. Ginell, R. S. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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