Herbie Mann

flute, tenor saxophone, clarinet · 1930–2003 · Brooklyn

Flutist from Brooklyn, one of the first jazz musicians to make the flute his main instrument, open to world music. He founded the Embryo label in the early 1970s and had a dance hit with "Hi-Jack" in 1975.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Soul jazz, boogaloo
• Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban

Landmark tracks

• Memphis Underground (1969)

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