The Common Ground

This article is about the Herbie Mann album. For other uses, see Common Ground.
The Common Ground
Studio album by
The Herbie Mann Afro-Jazz Sextet + Four Trumpets
Released1960
RecordedAugust 2–3, 1960
NYC
GenreJazz
Length33:55
LabelAtlantic
SD 1343
ProducerNesuhi Ertegun
Herbie Mann chronology
Flute, Brass, Vibes and Percussion
(1959) 		The Common Ground
(1960) 		The Family of Mann
(1961)

The Common Ground is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1960 for the Atlantic label.[1]

Reception

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

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Most of the instrumental dexterity on the album is supplied by Mann's flute, which perfectly matches the mood of material. For the faithful, The Common Ground delivers an enjoyable (if short) set at the beginning of Mann's long, successful career as a popular artist on Atlantic Records".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

  1. "Baghdad/Asia Minor" (Herbie Mann/Roger Mozian) – 5:09
  2. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 5:23
  3. "Sawa Sawa De'" – 3:05
  4. "St. Thomas" (Sonny Rollins) – 3:24
  5. "High Life" – 2:11
  6. "Uhuru" (Herbie Mann, Michael Olatunji) – 4:55
  7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:00
  8. "The Common Ground" – 3:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series accessed July 16, 2015
  2. ^ a b Lankford, Jr., Ronnie D.. The Common Ground – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 933. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.