Impressions of the Middle East
Impressions of the Middle East is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars.Track listing
All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated- "Turkish Coffee" - 5:00
- "Incense" - 7:18
- "Odalisque" - 7:40
- "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" - 2:36
- "Uskudar" - 3:37
- "The Oud and the Pussycat" - 5:03
- "Yavuz" - 4:36
- "Dance of the Semites" - 4:27
- "Eli Eli" - 3:56
- Recorded in New York City on March 7, 1966, March 22, 1966, April 5, 1966 and November 9, 1966
Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flutes
- Jimmy Owens - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joseph Orange, Julian Priester - trombone
- Hachig Thomas Kazarian - clarinet
- Mohammed Elakkad - zither
- Chick Ganimian - oud
- Gloria Agostini - harp
- Roy Ayers - vibraphone
- Attila Zoller - guitar
- Richard Davis, Reggie Workman - bass
- Bruno Carr, Mel Lewis - drums
- Moulay "Ali" Hafid, Robert Marashlian, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Phil Kraus, Hachig Thomas Kazarian, Geraldine Swee - percussion
- Aaron Rosand, Alan Shulman, Alfred Brown, Anahid Ajemian, Bernard Eichen, Charles Libove, Charles McCracken, David Mankowitz, David Nadien, Emanuel Vardi, George Ockner, George Ricci, Jack Zayde, Karen Tuttle, Leo Kahn, Leo Kruczek, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Pollikoff, Raoul Poliakin, Sylvan Shulman, Tosha Samaroff - strings
- Arif Mardin, Torrie Zito - arranger, conductor
- Bruce Tergesen, Phil Iehle, Tom Dowd - engineer
- Marvin Israel - design