The flute isnt nearly as prominent a jazz instrument as the trumpet, the tenor sax, or the alto sax, and for every jazz flutist who became famous herbie mann, hubert laws, and bobbi humphrey, among others, there were countless others who made their mark as saxophonists or. And for something different the claude bolling suite for flute and jazz piano, with jean pierre rampall gives. I dont care what miles said, or what the critics wrote. But two flute front lines have been a rarity in the jazz world. Alvin navigates his way from free to new age to afro jazz. Herbie mann, who helped to popularize the flute as a jazz instrument and to introduce the music of other cultures into the mainstream of american jazz, died late tuesday at his cabin in pecos, n. Germain is the stage name of ludovic navarre, a french musician. Composed by buddy collette, egbert van alstyne, jeremy steig, wayne king, chick corea, victor young, james moody 1925, joan baez, eric dolphy, wayne shorter, haven. His united states debut, tourist, was released in 2000 and sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Mann and his instrument is underrated in every way. Herbie mann, st germain acid jazz, so flute youtube.
St germain is the stage name of ludovic navarre pronounced lydovik nava. The magic flute of herbie mann 1957 flute fraternity also released as hiflutin is an album by multiinstrumentalists herbie mann and buddy collette recorded at sessions in 1957 and released on the mode label. Jan 16, 2009 a jazz guitar adaptation of the standard of miles davis so what, based on the excellent work of ronny jordan on his album the antidote. Lavender hill penthouse suite smooth jazz music 494,349 views 6. I had been told that herbie manns music could get schmaltzy that elevatorlistening experience. Germain is the chosen moniker of french producer ludovic navarre. Acid jazz musical subgenres performing arts free 30day trial. But twoflute front lines have been a rarity in the jazz world.
Played on a gibson super v ces with a fender hotrod deluxe amp. Herbert jay solomon april 16, 1930 july 1, 2003, known by his stage name herbie mann, was an american jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music. Erika scherlin i really feel you so video dailymotion. Herbie mann herbert jay solomon april 16, 1930 july 1, 2003, better known as herbie mann, was an american jazz flautist who had an interest in traditional music of other cultures. Early in his career, he played saxophone and clarinet, but mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute and was perhaps jazz musics. Functionality deep funky jazz beats 20 jaxz acid jazzherbie mann, st germain acid jazz, so f. Brian culbertson together tonight lavender hill smooth jazz penthouse suite duration. Buddy collette, herbie mann, sam most, eric dolphy, james moody, paul horn, hubert laws, joe farrell, jeremy steig, james newton, dave valentin. Our mann flute is an album by american jazz flautist herbie mann released on the atlantic label in 1966. Bob marley, toots and the maytals, miles davis and kool. The 1970 record buyer who came across stone flute expecting a typical herbie mann album in the memphis underground vein was in for a big surprise. So flute herbie mann, st germain acid jazz orch mp3 duree 7. A family spokesperson informed npr that herbie passed away on tuesday, july 1, at home in new mexico, after a lengthy battle.
If you are looking for extreme displays of prowess and virtuosity, and especially if you tend to expect virtuosity to be synonymous with speed, this is not what youre looking for. His album boulevard was released in july 1995 and has sold over 300,000 copies worldwide. Subscribe for free to stay connected to our channel and. His style has been described as being a combination of house and nu jazz music. Deep house st germain so flute cleavage edit youtube. Germains so flute, you get some of the coolest music youve ever heard housey beats underneath some beautiful acid jazz, including one of the best uses of a flute, ever. Instead of a groove, there were violins, viola and cello. Dec 19, 2008 brian culbertson together tonight lavender hill smooth jazz penthouse suite duration. We jumped the shark by letting these cds go out of print, but now, due to popular demand, we bring them back at an even better price. Flute fraternity 1957 jazz loves paris 1958 herbie mann chronology.
The rest of the tracks are top shelf straight forward thinking jazz that grooves along at a steady pace, exhibiting manns unmistakable restraint to allow things to flower, and then moves on in a contained, yet free spirited manner. Jazz became so popular in the clubs that inevitably jazzonly nights started appearing around. Looking back on four decades in music as he prepares to play at vartans nightclub friday and saturday nights, thats how herbie mann defines his career as a popularizer of the jazz flute. Herbie mann played a wide variety of music throughout his career. He became quite popular in the 1960s, but in the 70s became so immersed in pop and various types of world music that he seemed lost to jazz. Find herbie hancock credit information on allmusic.
Herbie mann, st germain acid jazz, so flute video dailymotion. Herbie mann here strayed about as far as possible from the loungeaccessible genre of his other works. Products of herbie mann on herbie mann jazz covid19. Flute souffle 1957 flute flight is an album by american and belgian jazz flautists herbie mann and bobby jaspar featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the prestige label. Stone flute is a unique body of work from the herbie mann catalog, with minor hints at late 60s and early 70. Amazon photos unlimited photo storage free with prime. Here on stone flute, mann slides into an atmospheric and spacious sound, much as miles davis did on bitches brew, developing sparse string arrangements that are interlaced with his magical flute, creating insightfully light exotic and airy washes of psychedelic blissful. Regardez st germain so flute tony lecorne sur dailymotion. The modern boehm system transverse concert flute is commonly used in jazz playing. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet including bass clarinet, but mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. He branched out to latin jazz, reggae and disco, to name some of the styles he explored. Producer, arranger, conductor, flute alto, sax tenor, piano, piano. However, mann never lost his ability to improvise creatively as his later recordings attest. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
Herbie mann, 73, musician who gave flute a jazz sound. Early in his career, he played saxophone and clarinet, but mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute and was perhaps jazz musics preminent flautist during the 1960s. Germain so flute cleavage edit d amsterdam producer and dj duo cleavage are two musical child wonders that thankfully found each other in the amsterdam nightlife. Artists often fall short when they step out of their trademark sound, but not herbie mann, best known for his soulful jazz. A jazz guitar adaptation of the standard of miles davis so what, based on the excellent work of ronny jordan on his album the antidote. His first gig was playing in the catskills at age 15.
Mar 26, 2020 herbie mann was born in brooklyn, new york. The feeling was one of floating in space, with the flute sailing freely over the william fischer arrangements, like a miles davis trumpet. Herbie mann, who helped to popularize the flute as a jazz instrument and to introduce the music of other cultures into the mainstream of american jazz, died on tuesday at his home in new mexico. Saintgermaindespres, lewis concision is thoroughly absorbing. Herbie mann knows no limits by jeff bradley,denver post criticatlarge. Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating flautista. It is now widely used in ensembles and by soloists. Nothing about manns flute playing on that particular album changed my opinion of him.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Last exit enemy ive always had a soft spot in my heart for hard core free jazz. Germain so flute pan flute, piano, effects, drums and. Chicken little from the herbie mann plays album, recorded december, 1954. Germain discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Germain is the stage name of ludovic navarre, a french musician whose style merges jazzy house music with acid jazz. Under the name, he is responsible for some of the 21st centurys most important jazz music. This is good, grooving, and sweetlyswinging stuff, fellowlisteners.
May 14, 2011 saint germain so flute album tourist st. I had been told that herbie mann s music could get schmaltzy that elevatorlistening experience. A family spokesperson informed npr that herbie passed away on tuesday, july 1. Germain songs for pan flute, piano, effects, drums and bass online. The album features tracks from sessions that produced the albums the common ground 1960, my kinda groove 1964 along with more recent recordings. Mann also established embryo records 19691977 and kokopelli records mid. Click on the song titles below for realaudio samples of herbie manns flute in action. Look beyond his discoalbums which i admittedly havent purchased any of, yet, get over that push, push which is a really solid albumcover, and youll find an openminded artist with an ear for new talent miroslav vitous, sonny sharrock. Here on stone flute, mann slides into an atmospheric and spacious sound, much as miles davis did on bitches brew, developing sparse string arrangements that are interlaced with his magical flute, creating insightfully light exotic and airy washes of. Prolific and widely known flutist, beloved in jazz circles, has covered many world music styles.
First single from st germain s follow up to 1995s boulevard, the 2001 full length tourist. Listen to any recordings of jazz flute and youll find very few that sound alike. Stone flute has been one of our most successful herbie mann titles. Flute flight by herbie mann, released in 2002 on fantasy jazz. And for something different the claude bolling suite for flute and jazz piano, with jean pierre rampall gives a crossover feel between classical and jazz. Npr jazz is sad to report the death of jazz flute player herbie mann. By their fifth album, a funk odyssey 2001, they had evolved so drastically. Great ideas of western mann 1957 flute fraternity 1957 the magic flute of herbie mann 1957 flute fraternity also released as hiflutin is an album by multiinstrumentalists herbie mann and buddy collette recorded at sessions in 1957 and released on the mode label. Herbert jay solomon april 16, 1930 july 1, 2003, known by his stage name herbie mann, was an american jazz flutist and important early practitioner of world music. While flutes were sometimes played in ragtime and early jazz ensembles, the flute became established as a jazz instrument in the 1950s. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed.
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