Herbie Mann – Yellow Fever (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Yellow Fever is an LP by Herbie Mann from 1979 released on the Atlantic label.

About this album

Yellow Fever finds Herbie Mann embracing the dancefloor without losing his jazz instinct. Released in 1979, the album blends jazz-funk and disco with the flautist’s easy melodic style, giving the set a light but propulsive feel. Mann was already a veteran of crossover records by this point, and here he draws on familiar material such as Comin' Home Baby, Hey Pocky A-Way and Walk On The Wild Side to reframe them in a sleek, late-70s groove. The result is a stylish example of how jazz musicians adapted to disco-era audiences while keeping improvisation and rhythm at the centre.