Today! (1965)

About this title: Flutist Herbie Mann has always had wide interests in music. For this hard-to-find LP he is joined by three brass, vibraphonist Dave Pike, bassist Earl May, drummer Bruno Carr and percussionist Patato Valdes (with arrangements by Oliver Nelson) for a wide-ranging program that includes two Beatles songs, a selection from Burt Bacharach and two ancient pieces by Duke Ellington ("Creole Love Call" and "The Mooche"). In general Mann plays quite well but there is little memorable about this generally commercial effort. Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

1. The Night Before [Lennon/McCartney]
2. Yesterday [Lennon/McCartney]
3. Creole Love Call [Ellington]
4. Don't Say I Didn't Tell You So [Bacharach/David]
5. Today [Mann/Nelson]
6. Arrastao [DeMoraes/Lobo]
7. The Mooche [Ellington/Mills]
8. If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody [Clark]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.