Reggae is an album by flautist Herbie Mann with the Tommy McCook Band recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Reggae
Studio album by
Released1973
Recorded1973
StudioAdvision, London
GenreJazz
Length38:44
LabelAtlantic
SD 1655
ProducerGeoffrey Haslam
Herbie Mann chronology
London Underground
(1973)
Reggae
(1973)
First Light
(1973)

Reception

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

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating, inaccurately: "Despite its title, most of the music on this album is not actually reggae but a mixture of jazz, R&B and pop. Flutist Herbie Mann, guitarists Mick Taylor and Albert Lee and keyboardist Pat Rebillot combine with the eight-piece Tommy McCook band to create some spirited and danceable (if a bit dated) music... The results are fun if not all that substantial".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 7:44
  2. "Rivers of Babylon" (Brenton Dowe, Trevor McNaughton) - 4:42
  3. "Swinging Shepherd Blues" (Kenny Jacobson, Moe Koffman, Rhoda Roberts) - 8:19
  4. "My Girl" (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 17:59

Personnel

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Technical
  • Gary Martin - engineer
  • Ahmet Ertegun - executive producer
  • Don Brautigam - cover illustration

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed August 31, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Reggae – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.