Biography of Herbie Mann (1930-2003)
Photography kindly provided by Hyou Vielz
16.04.1930
Born in New York, his true name Herbert Jay Solomon
1939
Starts to play clarinet
1945
Additionally playing saxophone
1946
As a third instrument he starts playing flute
Four years in the army, 98th Army Band in Trieste
1953
Member of Mat Mathews´ band
1954
Playing for Pete Rugolo
1959
Foundation of his own jazz sextet
1961
Stay in Brasil and recordings with Jobim, Gilberto and other Brasilian music stars
1974
Reggae recordings
01.07.2003
Dies in Santa Fe.
Further information/Sources:
- → Fanseite
- → Herbie Mann auf YouTube
- → Herbie Mann auf Wikipedia
- → CDs by/of Herbie Mann bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
- → Music by/with Herbie Mann at amazon.de
Sheet music for flute:
Flute Jazz
(flute, piano)
Herbie Mann Music Corp., HM-21-1
Rating: easy
- Right Now
- Free for All
- B. N. Blues
- Minha Saudade (Joao Gilberto/Joao Donato)
- Me Faz Recordar (Bill Salter)
- Copacabana
- Cool Heat
- The Puppet
- Guinean
- Batida Diferente (Durval Ignacia Ferreira/Maysés David Einhorn)
- Challil
- O Amor Que Acabou (Chico Feitosa/Luiz F. Freire)
Edition no longer available.
Literature von/über Herbie Mann
- Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
- Westbrook, Peter: The Flute in JazzWindow on World Music2. edition Harmonia Books,2011. - ISBN: 978-0-615-31087-9
Last edit 15.01.2012