Memphis Two-Step
1971 studio album by Herbie Mann

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.
01Track listing
- Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
- "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
- "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
- "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
- "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
- "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
- "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
- "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)

02Personnel
- Herbie Mann - flute, producer
- Tracks 1, 2:
- Melvin Lastie and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
- George Bohanon - trombone and baritone horn
- Albert Vescovo - guitar
- John Barnes - drums
- Darrell Clayborn - bass
- Richard Waters - drums
- Track 3:
- Roy Ayers - vibes
- Larry Coryell and Reggie Young - guitars
- Bobby Emmons - organ
- Bobby Wood - electric piano
- Mike Leech - Fender bass
- Gene Chrisman - drums
- Remaining tracks:
- Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock and Charlie Brown - guitars
- Miroslav Vitouš - bass
- Bruno Carr - drums
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (track 4)
- Richard Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
- Ron Carter - bass (tracks 6, 7)
- Eddie Simon - rainmaker (track 6)
- Technical
- Tom Dowd, David Green - recording engineer
- Katsuji Abe - photography
- Haig Adishian - album design
03Production
- Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
- All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City
04Charting
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.
Sources and credits
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