Bird in a Silver Cage
Bird in a Silver Cage is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1976 and released on the Atlantic Records label.
Reception
AllMusic site awarded the album 2 stars and its review by Jim Newsome states: "Another example of Herbie Mann's quest for new playing environments leading him to follow another trend, in this case the disco music coming out of Germany in the mid-to-late seventies".Track listing
- "Bird in a Silver Cage" – 12:51
- "Aria" – 4:51
- "Fly, Robin, Fly" – 1:06
- "Birdwalk" – 7:34
- "Years of Love" – 3:32
- "The Piper" – 6:26
Personnel
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Sylvester Levay – keyboards, arranger, conductor
- Nick Woodland – guitar
- Gary Unwin – bass
- Martin Harrison – drums
- Elmer Louis, Joseph Spector – percussion
- Jerry Rix – backing vocals
- Penny McLean and the Munich Studio Choir – vocals
- Unidentified string section directed by Fritz Sonneleitner