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London Underground (album) 
Summary
London Underground is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in London in 1973 and released on the Atlantic label.[1] The album features Mann with British rock musicians performing versions of contemporary British hit singles.
| London Underground | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 25 February 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Advision, London | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:37 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1648 | |||
| Producer | Geoffrey Haslam | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating: "There are a couple of clunkers here ("Layla" doesn't work), but for fans of late-'60s/early-'70s rock, not a bad ride".[2]
Track listing edit
- "Bitch" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 8:21
- "Something in the Air" (Speedy Keen) - 3:34
- "Layla" (Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon) - 8:08
- "Spin Ball" (Paddy Kingsland) - 1:57
- "Mellow Yellow" (Donovan Leitch) - 3:15
- "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (Gary Brooker, Keith Reid) - 4:46
- "Memphis Spoon Bread & Dover Sole" (Herbie Mann) - 3:50
- "Paper Sun" (Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood) - 6:41
- "You Never Give Me Your Money" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 4:05
Personnel edit
- Herbie Mann - flute
- Pat Rebillot - keyboards
- Albert Lee - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Mick Taylor - guitar (tracks 1–3, 6 & 7)
- Al Gorry (track 5), Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuels (tracks 1-4 & 6-8) - bass
- Aynsley Dunbar (tracks 1, 3–5, 7 & 8), Robbie McIntosh (tracks 2 & 6) - drums
- Armen Halburian - percussion (track 8)
- Ian McDonald - alto saxophone (track 1)
- Stéphane Grappelli - violin (track 5)
- Technical
- Gary Martin - engineer
- Ahmet Ertegun - executive producer
- Paulo Bisacca - art direction, design
- Giuseppe Pino - photography
References edit
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1600 series accessed August 31, 2015
- ^ a b Newsome, Jim. London Underground – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 935. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.