Bird in a Silver Cage
1976 studio album by Herbie Mann
Bird in a Silver Cage | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Studio album by Herbie Mann | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Studio | Union Studios, Munich, West Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 36:20 | |||
Label | Atlantic SD 18209 | |||
Producer | Michael Kunze, Sylvester Levay | |||
Herbie Mann chronology | ||||
|
Bird in a Silver Cage is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1976 and released on the Atlantic Records label.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
AllMusic site awarded the album 2 stars and its review by Jim Newsome states: "Another example of Herbie Mann's quest for new playing environments leading him to follow another trend, in this case the disco music coming out of Germany in the mid-to-late seventies".[2]
Track listing
- "Bird in a Silver Cage" (Sylvester Levay) – 12:51
- "Aria" (Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti) – 4:51
- "Fly, Robin, Fly" (Levay, Stephan Prager) – 1:06
- "Birdwalk" (Levay, Herbie Mann) – 7:34
- "Years of Love" (Levay) – 3:32
- "The Piper" (Mann) – 6:26
Personnel
- Herbie Mann – flute
- Sylvester Levay – keyboards, arranger, conductor
- Nick Woodland – guitar
- Gary Unwin – bass
- Martin Harrison – drums
- Elmer Louis, Joseph Spector – percussion
- Jerry Rix – backing vocals
- Penny McLean and the Munich Studio Choir – vocals (track 2)
- Unidentified string section directed by Fritz Sonneleitner
References
- ^ Atlantic Records Discography: 1976 accessed 31 August 2015
- ^ a b Newsome, Jim. Bird in a Silver Cage – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- v
- t
- e
albums
- Herbie Mann at the Village Gate (1961)
- Nirvana (1964)
- Today! (1966)
- New Mann at Newport (1967)
- Memphis Underground (1969)
- Mississippi Gambler (1972)
- Surprises, Featuring Cissy Houston (1976)
- Glory of Love (1968)
albums
- Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty (1970)
- Memphis Two-Step (1971)
- Push Push (1971)
albums
- Flute Flight (1957)
- Flute Soufflé (1957)
- Just Wailin' (1958)
albums
- Sultry Serenade (1957)
- Great Ideas of Western Mann (1957)
labels
- Jasil Brazz (1987)
articles
- Discography
- "Hi-jack" (1975)
- Kokopelli Records
- Afterlife (soundtrack) (1978)