title: Memphis Two-Step
text: # 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)
  * "Soul Man" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) (4:49)
  * "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (J. R. Robertson )(5:25)
  * "Memphis Two-Step" (Don Sebesky) (6:27)
  * "Down on the Corner" (John Fogerty) (5:50)
  * "Guinnevere" (David Crosby) (8:00)
  * "Acapulco Rain" (Mann) (7:54)
  * "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.
  
  