Famous flute player of early 60s

Label M founder Joel Dorn is the same Joel Dorn who produced many of the great Atlantic jazz albums.

Now that Dorn has access to that legendary Atlantic catalog, he's taking advantage of some of the classic flute tracks of that era to make a statement about that instrument's coming of age in the 1960's.

With robust album sales, name recognition from interviews (even on television) and enthusiastic fans attending festivals wherever he performed, Herbie Mann contracted for an almost unheard-of 26 weeks at The Village Gate, where a few of his live recordings were made.

"Comin' Home Baby" from Herbie Mann At The Village Gatewas arguably one of the most popular flute tracks of that era, creating a broader public interest in the instrument.

Appropriately enough, Label M's Heavy Flutestarts with "C