Sultry Serenade

Sultry Serenade is an album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring tracks recorded in 1957 for the Riverside label.

Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars, stating: "This is most definitely very fine post-bop modern jazz, with a harmonic twist or turn here and there... This date should not be forgotten as one of Herbie Mann's best."

Track listing

 * 1) "Let Me Tell You" (Herbie Mann) - 4:25
 * 2) "When the Sun Comes Out" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 4:55
 * 3) "Professor" (Joe Puma) - 3:43
 * 4) "Lazy Bones" (Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer) - 7:02
 * 5) "Sultry Serenade" (Tyree Glenn) - 5:01
 * 6) "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day" (Al Hoffman, Maurice Sigler, Mabel Wayne) - 5:10
 * 7) "One Morning in May" (Carmichael) - 4:03
 * 8) "Swing Till the Girls Come Home" (Oscar Pettiford) - 4:52
 * Recorded at Reeves Sound Studios in New York City on April 1, 1957 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7) and April 8, 1957 (tracks 3, 6 & 8)

Personnel

 * Herbie Mann - flute (tracks 1, 3, 8), alto flute (tracks 2, 5, 6, 7), bass clarinet (track 4)
 * Jack Nimitz - baritone saxophone (tracks 1, 4), bass clarinet (tracks 2, 5, 7)
 * Urbie Green - trombone (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7)
 * Joe Puma - guitar
 * Oscar Pettiford - bass
 * Charlie Smith - drums