Flamingo (Herbie Mann album)

Flamingo is a 1964 jazz album by flautist Herbie Mann, released on the Atlantic Records label. The album features a variety of Latin and Brazilian influences, showcasing Mann's signature sound that blended jazz improvisation with global rhythms. The personnel on the album include, alongside Mann on flute, musicians such as Dave Pike on vibraphone, Attila Zoller on guitar, Don Friedman on piano, Ben Tucker on bass, and Bobby Thomas on drums. The album's title track, "Flamingo," is a rendition of the well-known standard. Other notable tracks include compositions that draw on bossa nova and samba styles, contributing to Mann's reputation as a key figure in the development of Latin jazz. The album was generally well-received and contributed to Mann's commercial success during the mid-1960s.