The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #60880 Message #975612
Posted By: catspaw49
02-Jul-03 - 09:16 PM
Thread Name: Obit: Herbie Mann gone to the Big Bossa Nova
Subject: RE: Obit: Herbie Mann gone to the Big Bossa Nova
Not every reed player but most who came along in the 60's and 70's wanted to emulate that particular tonal quality....not pure, but very breathy with a hard edge. Not so easy on flute as with other woodwinds where mouthpieces and reeds enter the equation.
Herbie Mann brought jazz from around the world and played it with his own tone and style.....and made it his......and made it great.