Herbie Mann

Herbie Mann
Born: Apr 16, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY
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Died: Jul 1, 2003 in Santa Fe, NM
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool, Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Brazilian Jazz
Biography: Herbie Mann played a wide variety of music throughout his career. He became quite popular in the 1960s but in the '70s became so immersed in pop and various types of world music that he seemed lost to jazz. However, Mann never lost his ability to improvise creatively as his later recordings attest.

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Herbie Mann At The Village Gate
Released: 1961
Label: Rhino
Critics' Rating:
Remarkably few of flutist Herbie Mann's recordings are available on CD, but fortunately this one did get reissued. Mann's hit version of "Comin' Home Baby" from this live set became his first big hit. ...Read full review
America/Brasil
Released: 1995
Label: Lightyear Entertainment
Critics' Rating:
America/Brasil is a rollicking, celebratory album that keeps Herbie Mann on the winning streak he started with the release of Peace Pieces in 1995. Recorded during a week of concerts to mark his 65th birthday ...Read full review
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