Memphis Two-Step
# Memphis Two-Step

Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.

## Track listing

* Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
* "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
* "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
* "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
* "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
* "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
* "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
* "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)

## Personnel

* Herbie Mann - flute, producer
   * Tracks 1, 2:
* Melvin Lastie and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
* George Bohanon - trombone and baritone horn
* Albert Vescovo - guitar
* John Barnes - drums
* Darrell Clayborn - bass
* Richard Waters - drums
   * Track 3:
* Roy Ayers - vibes
* Larry Coryell and Reggie Young - guitars
* Bobby Emmons - organ
* Bobby Wood - electric piano
* Mike Leech - Fender bass
* Gene Chrisman - drums
   * Remaining tracks:
* Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock and Charlie Brown - guitars
* Miroslav Vitouš - bass
* Bruno Carr - drums
* Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (track 4)
* Richard Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
* Ron Carter - bass (tracks 6, 7)
* Eddie Simon - rainmaker (track 6)

### Technical

* Tom Dowd, David Green - recording engineer
* Katsuji Abe - photography
* Haig Adishian - album design

## Production

* Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
* Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
* All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City

## Charting

The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #41 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #137 on the Billboard 200. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.

