The Wailing Dervishes
{{Infobox album
| name = The Wailing Dervishes
| type = Live album
| artist = Herbie Mann
| cover = The Wailing Dervishes.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 1968
| recorded = June 3, 1967
| venue = Village Theatre, New York City
| studio =
| genre = Crossover jazz, ethno jazz
| length = 41:35
| label = Atlantic
SD 1497
| producer = Nesuhi Ertegun
| chronology = Herbie Mann
| prev_title = The Beat Goes On
| prev_year = 1967
| next_title = The Herbie Mann String Album
| next_year = 1967
}}
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.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/atlantic-records/catalog-1400-series/#1497 Atlantic Records Catalog: 1400 series] accessed August 25, 2015
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
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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.{{Allmusic|first=Richard S. |last=Ginell |class=album |id=mw0000897336 |title=The Wailing Dervishes – Review |accessdate=August 27, 2015}}
Track listing
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
- 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
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Category:Herbie Mann live albums
Category:Albums produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
Category:Atlantic Records live albums
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