Bobbi Humphrey - Flute In
Released - 1971
Recording and Session Information
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 30 or October 1, 1971
Lee Morgan, trumpet #3,4; Bobbi Humphrey, flute; Billy Harper, tenor sax #3,4; George Devens, vibes, marimba, percussion; Hank Jones, piano, electric piano; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; George Duvivier, bass; Idris Muhammad, drums; Ray Armando, congas; Wade Marcus, arranger.
8478 Ain't No Sunshine
8481 Sad Bag
8484 Journey To Morocco
8485 Set Us Free
Lee Morgan, trumpet #1,3,4; Bobbi Humphrey, flute; Billy Harper, tenor sax #1,3,4; George Devens, vibes, marimba, percussion; Frank Owens, piano, electric piano; Gene Bertoncini, guitar; Gordon Edwards, electric bass; Jimmy Johnson, drums; Ray Armando, congas; Wade Marcus, arranger.
8479 The Sidewinder
8480 It's Too Late
8482 Spanish Harlem
8483 Don't Knock My Funk
Track Listing
| Side One | ||
| Title | Author | Recording Date |
| Ain't No Sunshine | Bill Withers | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| It's Too Late | Carole King | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| The Sidewinder | Lee Morgan | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| Sad Bag | D. Griffin | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| Side Two | ||
| Spanish Harlem | Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| Don't Knock My Funk | W. Marcus Bey | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| Journey To Morocco | W. Marcus Bey | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
| Set Us Free | Eddie Harris | 30 Sep/1 Oct 1971 |
Liner Notes
The flute's soft tone and wide musical range make it a very popular instrument. It's no wonder that on a great number of new albums there is a flute solo and most of these solo parts are played by very talented men. All right, men, but no more monopoly, these are changing times. I must admit I have never Bobbi Humphrey personally, but after listening to this album, I would recognize her sound anywhere. In the flutist category, you can tell Herbie Mann, Priester, James Moody or Roland Kirk - and now, Bobbi...she's the new mistress of the the flute.
Connie Thomas
Program Director WLIB-AM
75th Anniversary Reissue Notes
Bobbi Humphrey was raised in Dallas, Texas and began playing flute in high school. Clearly an expressive player with an excellent technique, she continues to study flute and music in college. Dizzy Gillespie heard her at Southern Methodist University and urged her to come to New York and pursue a career in music. She was not in New York for long when she met Lee Morgan who championed her career, bringing her to Blue Note Records and urging the label to sign her.
Two weeks after making her recording debut on Lee Morgan's last studio session, she was back at Rudy Van Gelder's studio making her first album "Flute-In". With an ensemble arranged by Wade Marcus with jazz heavies like Lee Morgan, Billy Harper and Hank Jones and ace studio musicians like Gene Bertoncini, Gordon Edwards and Idris Muhammad, Humphrey cut a very commercial album covering pop and R&B tunes as well as funk classics from Morgan and Eddie Harris. What was immediately evident regardless of the material was her sensitive, expressive way with a song.
Michael Cuscuna
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