Herbie Mann dead at 73

Pete70s Music Master "Oh, we believe that we can't be wrong...." Posts: 3,818	Herbie Mann dead at 73 Jul 2, 2003 18:10:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Pete70s on Jul 2, 2003 18:10:03 GMT -5 Legendary jazz musician Herbie Mann died today of prostate cancer, which he had been battling since 1997. He is mostly remembered for his 1975 hit "Hijack", and his 1981 hit "Superman". RIP Herbie

Dawn Administrator AKA MusicGal "I know there's an answer..." Posts: 11,168	Herbie Mann dead at 73 Jul 2, 2003 20:44:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Dawn on Jul 2, 2003 20:44:20 GMT -5 What sad news - I've always enjoyed Herbie's music, and have two of his albums. He was a wonderfully talented flute player. I particularly love 'Hijack' - it has that great 70's sound. RIP, Herbie.

m c dornan Music Master Posts: 1,721	Herbie Mann dead at 73 Jul 3, 2003 11:47:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by m c dornan on Jul 3, 2003 11:47:30 GMT -5 This is the first I heard of it! I have an older album of his, "Jazz Impressions of the Middle East".