Memphis Two-Step

Memphis Two-Step is a 1971 album by jazz flutist Herbie Mann. It was released on Mann's Embryo Records label, and distributed by Cotillion Records, a division of Atlantic Records.

Track listing

 * Side A (tracks 1-4)/Side One (sic) (tracks 5-7)
 * 1) "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
 * 2) "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
 * 3) "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) 	(6:27)
 * 4) "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
 * 5) "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) 	(8:00)
 * 6) "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) 	(7:54)
 * 7) "Kabuki Rock" (William S. Fischer) (5:30)

Personnel

 * Herbie Mann - flute, producer
 * Tracks 1, 2:
 * Melvin Lastie and Ike Williams - flugelhorns and trumpets (#1,2)
 * George Bohanon - trombone and baritone horn
 * Albert Vescovo - guitar
 * John Barnes - drums
 * Darrell Clayborn - bass
 * Richard Waters - drums
 * Track 3:
 * Roy Ayers - vibes
 * Larry Coryell and Reggie Young - guitars
 * Bobby Emmons - organ
 * Bobby Wood - electric piano
 * Mike Leech - Fender bass
 * Gene Chrisman - drums
 * Remaining tracks:
 * Eric Weissberg, Sonny Sharrock and Charlie Brown - guitars
 * Miroslav Vitouš - bass
 * Bruno Carr - drums
 * Carlos "Patato" Valdes - conga (track 4)
 * Richard Resnicoff - guitar (replacing Charlie Brown on tracks 6, 7)
 * Ron Carter - bass (tracks 6, 7)
 * Eddie Simon - rainmaker (track 6)
 * Technical
 * Tom Dowd, David Green - recording engineer
 * Katsuji Abe - photography
 * Haig Adishian - album design

Production

 * Tracks 1, 2 recorded at United Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
 * Track 3 recorded at American Sound Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, engineered by Tom Dowd
 * All other selections recorded at A&R Studios, New York City

Charting
The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart, #41 on the Billboard R&B Album chart, and #137 on the Billboard 200. "Memphis Two-Step" and "Soul Man" were released as a single.