Memphis Two-Step

Memphis Two-Step
Studio album by Herbie Mann
Released	1971
Recorded	September – November 1970
Genre	Soul jazz
Label	Embryo Records
Producer	Herbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1970) Memphis Two-Step (1971) Push Push (1971)

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.

• Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)

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

• 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

• 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

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.

• Herbie Mann discography

• Memphis Two-Step, Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 531 (1971) (liner notes)

• Memphis Two-Step' at Allmusic.com