Herbie Mann-Memphis Underground (1969)

Herbie Mann is one of the most admired jazz musicians, a man who has decisively influenced subsequent generations of artists within the jazz scene and music in general. Born in Brooklyn in the 1930s, he was already an accomplished performer on the flute, saxophone, piano, and clarinet from his early artistic beginnings. During the 1950s and 60s, Mann released countless recordings as a soloist and with various orchestras and bands, showcasing his impressive flute mastery. With a vast discography spanning from 1954 to 2004, when his final album was released shortly after his death, Herbie Mann entered the annals of musical legend with an extraordinary body of work that masterfully combined the new sounds he experimented with in jazz, blending them with African and Latin ethnic music. In 1969, with his album "Memphis Underground", Herbie Mann burst onto the scene in the world of mainstream music with a groundbreaking LP that became a seminal work in 20th-century popular music. On this album, Mann explored soul and rhythm and blues, influenced by Southern jazz. "Memphis Underground" featured collaborations with outstanding jazz musicians such as Larry Coryell, Roy Ayers, Reggie Young, Gene Chrisman, Miroslav Vitouš, Bobby Emmons, and Sonny Sharrock. Considered a masterpiece of jazz, it is also one of the most successful jazz recordings of all time.