Great Ideas of Western Mann
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| Great Ideas of Western Mann | ||||
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| Studio album by Herbie Mann's Californians | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | July 3, 1957 Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:11 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 12-245 | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| 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]
