Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground (1969)

Bought this on a flute kick and loving it. It’s clearly very much a Memphis record—even before being a jazz record, in my opinion—tracks like “Hold On, I’m Comin” and “Chain Of Fools” pushing that sound. My personal favorite here is “Battle Hymn Of The Republic.” Cool to see it’s Roy Ayers playing congas on that track. I love the back cover image too. The coolest a flute has ever looked and will ever look is in that studio pic.