RIP Herbie Mann

You beat me to the punch on this one Wood... If you haven't heard him check him out. I remember listening to him when I was a kid. Although some of his stuff was fluffy there were some gems there. Godspeed.

Rick

 

Well fluffy is a relative term. I just seem to remember a cover of Layla that he did that to me seemed fluffy. I really like a lot of his stuff though. But then again, I like just about anything. If there is a beat and some noise I'll listen to it.

 

NOOOOOOOO!!!! He was one of (if not) my favorite flutists, and one of my lady friend's too. He helped her pick up the instrument in 1999...


RIP Herbie

 

Oh man, another one gone.

I don't have any of his albums, but, I knew of him since I was a kid.

To those who might never have heard of him, here's his site: http://www.herbiemannmusic.com

RIP, Herbie.

Mike

 

he had the groove going; he was even using a fellow lefty bassist for a while when i saw him on the jvc jazz fest one year

 

Don't worry Woodchuck, there's enough of us out here that remember.

 

I'm old enough to be one of the few here that might own some of his albums.... "Afro Jazzic" and "Sunbelt" come to mind (or is "Sunbelt" by someone else?). My older brother turned me on to Herbie Mann way back in the 70's, and I've always liked his music. It's sad that he's gone.

 

Nice bit on Herbie on NPR's Morning Edition this a.m.

 

Yeah, that's a bummer. Good '70's word.
He was far out man! Right on!

I liked his stuff, sometimes you had to do fluff to get the record pressed back then. We all have to live. But he had the moves, no doubt.

Thor