Herbie Mann Musical artist

Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flautist and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (including bass clarinet), but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. His most popular single was "Hijack", which was a Billboard number-one dance hit for three weeks in 1975.Mann emphasized the groove approach in his music. Mann felt that from his repertoire, the "epitome of a groove record" was Memphis Underground or Push Push, because the "rhythm section locked all in one perception."

Personal facts

Herbie Mann
Birth dateApril 16, 1930
Birth place
New York City , Brooklyn , United States
Date of deathJuly 01, 2003
Place of death
Pecos New Mexico , United States
Hometown
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1953
Career ended2003
associated musical artist
Antônio Carlos Jobim
João Gilberto
Cissy Houston
Whitney Houston
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Disco
Jazz
World music
Bossa nova
instrument
Flute
Saxophone
Bass clarinet
record label
Kokopelli Records
Atlantic Records
Embryo Records
Cotillion Records

Herbie Mann on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.herbiemannmusic.com
  2. http://www.jimnewsom.com/Herbie-discography.html
  3. http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/mann.html