Herbie Mann with the Wessel Ilcken Trio explained

Herbie Mann with the Wessel Ilcken Trio (also released as Salute to the Flute) is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in Holland in 1956 for the Epic label.^[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Mann except as indicated

1. "Lady Bach" - 2:16
2. "Little Girl" (Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) - 2:53
3. "Imagination" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:49
4. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:34
5. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 2:59
6. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 2:47
7. "Falling in Love with Love" (Rodgers, Hart) - 2:48
8. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) - 4:23
9. "Blues for Leila" - 6:13
10. "Lover Come Back to Me" (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 3:29
11. "Try a Little Tenderness" (Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. Woods) - 2:39
12. "Afro Blues" - 2:14

Personnel

• Herbie Mann - flute, tenor saxophone
• Ado Broodboom - trumpet (tracks 2, 4, 5 & 7)
  • Pim Jacobs - piano Ruud Jacobs - bass
• Wessel Ilcken - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Mann-With-Wessel-Ilcken-Trio-The-Herbie-Mann-With-The-Wessel-Ilcken-Trio/release/5698473 Discogs album entry
2. http://www.allmusic.com/album/herbie-mann-with-the-wessel-ilcken-trio-mw0000902701 Allmusic listing