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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Memphis Two-Step
| name = Memphis Two-Step
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Herbie Mann]]
| artist = [[Herbie Mann]]
| Cover = MemphisTwoStepalbumcover.jpg
| cover = MemphisTwoStepalbumcover.jpg
| Alt =
| alt =
| Released = 1971
| released = 1971
| Recorded = September 1970 - November 1970
| recorded = September – November 1970
| Genre = jazz, r&b
| venue =
| studio =
| Length = <!-- {{Duration|m=MM|s=SS}} -->
| Label = [[Embryo Records]]
| genre = [[Soul jazz]]
| Producer = Herbie Mann
| length =
| label = [[Embryo Records]]
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| Last album = ''[[Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty]]''
| producer = Herbie Mann
| This album = ''Memphis Two-Step''
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| prev_title = [[Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty]]
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| Next album = ''[[Push Push (record)|Push Push]]''<br>1971
| prev_year = 1970
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| next_title = [[Push Push (Herbie Mann album)|Push Push]]
| next_year = 1971
}}
}}


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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
*Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
*Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
#"[[Soul Man (song)|Soul Man]]", [[Isaac Hayes]] and [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]] (4:49)
#"[[Soul Man (song)|Soul Man]]" ([[Isaac Hayes]], [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]]) (4:49)
#"[[The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down]]", [[Robbie Robertson|J. R. Robertson]] (5:25)
#"[[The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down]]" ([[Robbie Robertson|J. R. Robertson]] )(5:25)
#"Memphis Two-Step", [[Don Sebesky]] (6:27)
#"Memphis Two-Step" ([[Don Sebesky]]) (6:27)
#"[[Down on the Corner]]", [[John Fogerty]] (5:50)
#"[[Down on the Corner]]" ([[John Fogerty]]) (5:50)
#"[[Guinnevere]]", [[David Crosby]] (8:00)
#"[[Guinnevere]]" ([[David Crosby]]) (8:00)
#"Acapulco Rain", Mann (7:54)
#"Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
#"Kabuki Rock", [[William S. Fischer]] (5:30)
#"Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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**Tracks 1, 2:
**Tracks 1, 2:
*[[Melvin Lastie]] and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
*[[Melvin Lastie]] and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
*[[George Bohanan]] - trombone and baritone horn
*[[George Bohanon]] - trombone and baritone horn
*[[Al Vescovo]] - guitar
*Albert Vescovo - guitar
*John Barnes - drums
*John Barnes - drums
*[[Darrel Clayborn]] - bass
*Darrell Clayborn - bass
*[[Richard Waters]] - drums
*Richard Waters - drums
**Track 3:
**Track 3:
*[[Roy Ayers]] - vibes
*[[Roy Ayers]] - vibes
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*[[Bobby Emmons]] - organ
*[[Bobby Emmons]] - organ
*Bobby Wood - electric piano
*Bobby Wood - electric piano
*Mike Leach - Fender bass
*Mike Leech - Fender bass
*[[Gene Christmas]] - drums
*[[Gene Chrisman]] - drums
**Remaining tracks:
**Remaining tracks:
*[[Eric Weissberg]], [[Sonny Sharrock]] and [[Chuck Brown|Charlie Brown]] - guitars
*[[Eric Weissberg]], [[Sonny Sharrock]] and [[Chuck Brown|Charlie Brown]] - guitars
*[[Miroslav Vitous]] - bass
*[[Miroslav Vitouš]] - bass
*[[Bruno Carr]] - drums
*[[Bruno Carr]] - drums
*[[Patato Valdez]] - conga (track 4)
*[[Carlos "Patato" Valdes]] - conga (track 4)
*[[Richie Resnicoff]] - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
*Richard Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
*[[Ron Carter]] - bass (tracks 6, 7)
*[[Ron Carter]] - bass (tracks 6, 7)
*[[Eddie Simon]] - [[Rainstick|rainmaker]] (track 6)
*Eddie Simon - [[Rainstick|rainmaker]] (track 6)
;Technical

*[[Tom Dowd]], David Green - recording engineer
*Album photography - [[Katsuji Abe]]
*Katsuji Abe - photography
*Album design - [[Haig Adishian]]
*Haig Adishian - album design


==Production==
==Production==
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==Charting==
==Charting==
[[File:MemphisTwoStepSoulMansingle.jpg|thumb|Embryo Records logo, from the 45 single]]
[[File:MemphisTwoStepSoulMansingle.jpg|thumb|Embryo Records logo, from the 45 single]]
The album peaked at #3 on the [[Billboard Jazz Album]] chart, #41 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard R&B Album chart]], and #137 on the [[Billboard 200]]. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.
The album peaked at #3 on the [[Billboard Jazz Album]] chart, #41 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Billboard R&B Album chart]], and #137 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.

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==References==
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*''Memphis Two-Step'', Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 531 (1971) (liner notes)


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Herbie Mann discography]]
*[[Herbie Mann discography]]

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==References==
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*''Memphis Two-Step'', Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 531 (1971) (liner notes)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/memphis-two-step-r164505 ''Memphis Two-Step''' at Allmusic.com]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/album/memphis-two-step-r164505 ''Memphis Two-Step''' at Allmusic.com]

{{Herbie Mann}}

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[[Category:Herbie Mann albums]]
[[Category:Herbie Mann albums]]
[[Category:Crossover jazz albums]]
[[Category:Crossover jazz albums]]
[[Category:1971 albums]]
[[Category:1971 albums]]
[[Category:Embryo Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 21:19, 13 June 2024

Memphis Two-Step
Studio album by
Herbie Mann
Released1971
RecordedSeptember – November 1970
GenreSoul jazz
LabelEmbryo Records
ProducerHerbie Mann
Herbie Mann chronology
Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty
(1970) 		Memphis Two-Step
(1971) 		Push Push
(1971)

Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.

Track listing

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  • Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
  1. "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
  2. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
  3. "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
  4. "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
  5. "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
  6. "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
  7. "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)

Personnel

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Technical
  • Tom Dowd, David Green - recording engineer
  • Katsuji Abe - photography
  • Haig Adishian - album design

Production

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Charting

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Embryo Records logo, from the 45 single

The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #41 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #137 on the Billboard 200. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.

See also

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References

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  • Memphis Two-Step, Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 531 (1971) (liner notes)
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