''The Common Ground'' is an album by American jazz flautist

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (inc ...

recorded in 1960 for the

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label.Atlantic Records Catalog: 1300 series
accessed July 16, 2015

Reception

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awarded the album 3½ stars stating "Most of the instrumental dexterity on the album is supplied by Mann's flute, which perfectly matches the mood of material. For the faithful, ''The Common Ground'' delivers an enjoyable (if short) set at the beginning of Mann's long, successful career as a popular artist on Atlantic Records".

Track listing

''All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated'' # "Baghdad/Asia Minor" (Herbie Mann/ Roger Mozian) – 5:09 # "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) – 5:23 # "Sawa Sawa De'" – 3:05 # " St. Thomas" (

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) – 3:24 # "High Life" – 2:11 # "Uhuru" (Herbie Mann, Michael Olatunji) – 4:55 # "

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" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 6:00 # "The Common Ground" – 3:48

Personnel

– flute *

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, Leo Ball, Jerome Kail, Ziggy Schatz – trumpet *

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*Knobby Totah –

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– drums *

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– congas *

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* Michael Olatunji – percussion, vocals *Maya Angela, Dolores Parker – vocals

References

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