The Inspiration I Feel

The Inspiration I Feel is an album by flautist Herbie Mann featuring tunes associated with Ray Charles recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.

Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 2½ stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The renditions on this out-of-print LP will not make anyone forget the influential singer, but they are reasonably enjoyable and respectful".

Track listing

 * 1) "Lonely Avenue" (Doc Pomus) - 6:22
 * 2) "Drown in My Own Tears" (Henry Glover) - 5:05
 * 3) "Sticks and Stones" (Titus Turner) - 5:40
 * 4) "I Got a Woman" (Ray Charles, Renald Richard) - 7:53
 * 5) "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:41
 * 6) "Georgia on My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) - 4:47

Personnel

 * Herbie Mann - flute with unidentified large band with voices on some tracks featuring:
 * David Newman - tenor saxophone
 * Sonny Sharrock - guitar
 * Miroslav Vitouš - bass
 * Bruno Carr - drums
 * William S. Fischer - arranger, conductor
 * Technical
 * Adrian Barber - recording engineer
 * Haig Adishian - album design
 * Dimitrie Berea - cover portrait of Herbie Mann