The Wailing Dervishes
| The Wailing Dervishes | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | March 1968 | |||
| Recorded | June 3, 1967 | |||
| Venue | Village Theatre, New York City | |||
| Genre | Crossover jazz, ethno jazz | |||
| Length | 41:35 | |||
| Label | Atlantic SD 1497 | |||
| Producer | Nesuhi Ertegun | |||
| Herbie Mann chronology | ||||
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The Wailing Dervishes is a live album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann recorded at the Village Theatre in New York City for the Atlantic label and released in 1967.[1]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The Wailing Dervishes chases after a fusion that is extremely rare even today - jazz and the Middle East. Believe it or not, it works -- and there are no commercial or ethnic compromises. ...Recorded live, this LP is definitely worth hunting for if you want to hear something really different.[2]
Track listing[edit]
All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated
- "The Wailing Dervishes" - 8:30
- "Norwegian Wood" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 10:38
- "Flute Bag" (Rufus Harley) - 3:55
- "In the Medina" - 9:30
- "Armenian Lullaby" (Chick Ganimian) - 7:35
Personnel[edit]
- Herbie Mann - flute
- Hachig Thomas Kazarian - clarinet (tracks 2 & 5)
- Rufus Harley - bagpipes (track 3)
- Roy Ayers - vibraphone (tracks 1-4)
- Esber Köprücü - zither (tracks 2 & 5)
- Chick Ganimian - oud (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Oliver Collins - piano (track 3)
- James Glenn (track 3), Reggie Workman (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - bass
- Steve Knight - electric bass (tracks 2 & 5)
- Billy Abner (track 3), Bruno Carr (tracks 1, 2 & 4) - drums
- Moulay "Ali" Hafid - dümbek (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 5)
- Technical
- Bruce Tergesen, Phil Iehle - engineer
- Marvin Israel - design
References[edit]
- ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series accessed August 25, 2015
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. The Wailing Dervishes – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2015.