Herbie Mann Plays
# Herbie Mann Plays

Herbie Mann Plays is an album by flautist Herbie Mann on the Bethlehem label featuring seven tracks originally released on the 10 inch LP East Coast Jazz/4 (1954) along with four tracks which were recorded in 1956. The CD reissue added three alternate takes.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars noting "This set is a good example of Herbie Mann's early style before he started exploring various types of world musics".

## Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

* "Chicken Little" - 3:00
* "Cuban Love Song" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh Herbert Stothart) - 3:16
* "The Things We Did Last Summer" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) - 4:15
* "Deep Night" (Charles E. Henderson, Rudy Vallée) - 3:40
* "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:05
* "After Work" - 4:07
* "Moon Dreams" (Chummy MacGregor, Johnny Mercer) - 3:29
* "A Spring Morning" - 2:45
* "Scuffles" - 2:57
* "The Purple Grotto" - 2:44
* "My Little Suede Shoes" (Charlie Parker) - 2:43
* "A Spring Morning" [alternate take] - 2:50 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "The Purple Grotto" [alternate take] - 2:57 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Chicken Little" [alternate take] - 3:11 Bonus track on CD reissue

## Personnel

* Herbie Mann - flute
* Joe Puma (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9), Benny Weeks (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14) - guitar
* Keith Hodgson (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14), Whitey Mitchell (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9) - bass
* Lee Rockey (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10-14), Herb Wasserman (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9) - drums
