Windows Opened is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1968 and released on the Atlantic label.[1]

Windows Opened
Studio album by
Released1968
RecordedFebruary 8 and April 2, 1968
New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:55
LabelAtlantic
SD 1507
ProducerJoel Dorn, Arif Mardin
Herbie Mann chronology
Glory of Love
(1967)
Windows Opened
(1968)
The Inspiration I Feel
(1968)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4 stars stating "Recorded with Herbie Mann's working band at the time, Windows Opened captures the quintet tackling a mixed set of contemporary jazz and pop tunes. ...Although this is not one of the essential recordings in Mann's catalog, it features excellent playing throughout, with an amazing collection of talent".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "There Is a Mountain" (Donovan Leitch) - 6:08
  2. "If I Were a Carpenter" (Tim Hardin) - 5:41
  3. "Paper Man" (Charles Tolliver) - 6:47
  4. "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter) - 8:27
  5. "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Jimmy Webb) - 2:22
  6. "Windows Opened" (Roy Ayers) - 7:30
  • Recorded in New York City on February 8, 1968 (tracks 1 & 3–5) and April 2, 1968 (tracks 2 & 3)

Personnel

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Technical
  • Adrian Barber - engineer
  • Talât Sait Halman - poetry consultant
  • Stanislaw Zagorski - sculpture and album design
  • Chuck Stewart - photography

References

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  1. ^ Atlantic Records Catalog: 1500 series accessed July 14, 2015
  2. ^ a b Newsome, Jim. Windows Opened – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 14, 2015.