Sultry Serenade is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.[1]

Sultry Serenade
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedApril 1 & 8, 1957
Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length39:11
LabelRiverside
RLP 12-234
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Herbie Mann chronology
Flute Soufflé
(1957)
Sultry Serenade
(1957)
Salute to the Flute
(1957)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "This is most definitely very fine post-bop modern jazz, with a harmonic twist or turn here and there... This date should not be forgotten as one of Herbie Mann's best."[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Let Me Tell You" (Herbie Mann) - 4:25
  2. "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:55
  3. "Professor" (Joe Puma) - 3:43
  4. "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 7:02
  5. "Sultry Serenade" (Tyree Glenn) - 5:01
  6. "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day" (Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne) - 5:10
  7. "One Morning in May" (Carmichael) - 4:03
  8. "Swing Till the Girls Come Home" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:52
  • Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on April 1, 1957 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) and April 8, 1957 (tracks 3, 6 & 8)

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Riverside Records discography accessed August 31, 2012
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.