Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty is a 1970 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.
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| Released | 1970 | |||
| Recorded | December 9, 10 & 11, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals, Sheffield | |||
| Genre | Crossover jazz, Soul jazz | |||
| Label | Embryo | |||
| Producer | Tom Dowd | |||
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Track listing
editSide One
- "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" (Mann) (6:47)
- "Claudia Pie" (Mann) (4:38)
- "Can You Dig It" (Ed Birdsong) (5:51)
Side Two
- "Blind Willy" (Sonny Sharrock) (4:47)
- "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (10:00)
- "Panama Red's Panama Hat" (Mann) (5:11)
Personnel
edit"Come Together"
edit- Herbie Mann - flute
- Roy Ayers - vibes
- Eddie Hinton - guitar
- Barry Beckett - piano
- David Hood & Miroslav Vitouš - bass
- Roger Hawkins & Bruno Carr - drums
"Panama Red's Panama Hat”
edit- As above, with Eddie Hinton - bottleneck guitar, Jimmy Johnson (also engineer) added on guitar
Other selections
edit- Herbie Mann - flute
- Richard Waters - drums
- Andrew Love & Ed Logan - tenor saxophone
- James Mitchell - baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Roy Ayers - vibes
- Eddie Hinton - guitar
- Barry Beckett - piano
- David Hood - bass
- Roger Hawkins - drums
"Can You Dig It"
edit- As above, with Jimmy Johnson - guitar
"Blind Willy"
edit- As above, with Roger Hawkins on Jews harp, replaced by Bruno Carr on drums
- Album photography - Joel Brodsky
- Album design - Haig Adishian
Production
edit- Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
- Jimmy Johnson & Marlin Green - Recording engineers
- Tom Dowd - Producer
Charting
editThe album peaked at #9 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart.
See also
editReferences
edit- Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty, Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 526 (1970) (liner notes)