Herbie Mann

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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If you want to play somebody's music, you'd better go into his house. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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Music allows the great opportunity to play with people who turned you on and you love. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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My ego is controlled enough that I don't have to be the focus. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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My father's father came from Russia; my mother came from Romania. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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My youngest son, who is now the drummer in my band, lives in Brooklyn. My oldest son is about to move out to California, and my daughters are both out of town. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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One of the advantages of not having a record contract is that you can make your own mistakes, you don't need somebody else to organize them for you. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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The music we're playing now is based on my heritage, which is Russian, Romanian and Hungarian. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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What I try to do is produce an atmosphere where musicians want to invest in what they do and give to the recording. I hire those musicians who I know will play something creative and interesting. ↗

— Herbie Mann

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