Herbie Mann - Discotheque

Genre:

Funk / Soul, Jazz

Style:

Jazz-Funk, Disco

Year:

1975

Tracklist

Hi-Jack	5:16	X
Pick Up The Pieces	5:16	X
Lady Marmalade	4:15	X
Mediterranean	6:23	X
I Can't Turn You Loose	3:20	X
I Won't Last A Day Without You	2:50	X
High Above The Andes	6:30	X
Bird Of Beauty	4:30	X
Guava Jelly	3:20	X

Versions

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Discotheque (LP, Album)	Atlantic, Atlantic	ATL 50128, SD 1670	Germany	1975
Discotheque (LP)	Atlantic, WEA Italiana SpA	W 50128	Italy	1975
Discotheque (LP)	Atlantic	SD 1670	US	1975

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Rated 4/5

Review by zdarman Nov 07, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

referencing Discotheque, LP, SD 1670

The year 1975 takes the Great flautist Herbie into the disco-era. The LP is titled "discothèque" after all! Starting with "hi-jack", Mann's version is very sexy and the flute matches perfect. A great warm-up track from the early disco-era. "Pick up the pieces" is a nice track, quite funky and with nice, soft percussions. Then, Allen Toussaint's (or Bob Crewe?) "Lady marmalade" needs no comment, even if it's not one of my favourites, and the last side of the A-side, "Mediterranean" is a great and happy jazz-disco song. The songs on the B-side are softer with an emphasis on the flute side.