Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty is a 1970 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 One "Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty" (Mann) (6:47) "Claudia Pie" (Mann) (4:38) "Can You Dig It" (Ed Birdsong) (5:51) Side Two "Blind Willy" (Sonny Sharrock) (4:47) "Come Together" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) (10:00) "Panama Red's Panama Hat" (Mann) (5:11)
Personnel
"Come Together" Herbie Mann - flute Roy Ayers - vibes Eddie Hinton - guitar Barry Beckett - piano David Hood & Miroslav Vitouš - bass Roger Hawkins & Bruno Carr - drums
"Panama Red's Panama Hat” As above, with Eddie Hinton - bottleneck guitar, Jimmy Johnson (also engineer) added on guitar
Other selections Herbie Mann - flute Richard Waters - drums Andrew Love & Ed Logan - tenor saxophone James Mitchell - baritone saxophone Wayne Jackson - trumpet Roy Ayers - vibes Eddie Hinton - guitar Barry Beckett - piano David Hood - bass Roger Hawkins - drums
"Can You Dig It" As above, with Jimmy Johnson - guitar
"Blind Willy" As above, with Roger Hawkins on Jews harp, replaced by Bruno Carr on drums Album photography - Joel Brodsky Album design - Haig Adishian
Production Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Muscle Shoals, Alabama Jimmy Johnson & Marlin Green - Recording engineers Tom Dowd - Producer
Charting The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart.
See also Herbie Mann discography
References Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty, Herbie Mann. Embryo Records SD 526 (1970) (liner notes)
External links Muscle Shoals Nitty Gritty at Allmusic.com