herbie mann Archive
04 Dec 2025
Mann Underground: Geoff Mann Pays Brilliant Tribute to His Father (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… (NOTE: A portion of this feature appeared previously on The Tonearm.) What were some of the guiding aesthetics that you brought to the project? I’ve been […]
03 Dec 2025
Mann Underground: Geoff Mann Pays Brilliant Tribute to His Father (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… (NOTE: A portion of this feature appeared previously on The Tonearm.) Why drums and not some other instrument? Geoff Mann: When I was a kid, I […]
02 Dec 2025
Mann Underground: Geoff Mann Pays Brilliant Tribute to His Father (Part 1 of 3)
A portion of this feature appeared previously on The Tonearm. Over the course of his career, flautist Herbie Mann released nearly 90 albums of original material. Nominally a jazz artist, […]
27 Mar 2018
Seven Jazz Archival/Reissue Releases
Monty Alexander – Here Comes the Sun (MPS) Jamaican pianist Alexander has a bright, flowing and lyrical approach to his instrument. Originally released in 1971, Here Comes the Sun was […]
26 Dec 2016
Best Music of 2016: Reissue/archival Releases
I love new music, but I’m also attuned to keeping up with the latest in reissues and archival releases. Sometimes those feature some of my favorite artists; other times they […]
26 Apr 2016
Rehabilitating Herbie, Part 2
Continued from Part One… “In the ‘60s, Herbie Mann wanted to appeal to younger audiences,” observes Cary Ginell, author of several books including The Evolution of Mann: Herbie Mann and […]
25 Apr 2016
Rehabilitating Herbie, Part 1
Previously-Unheard 1969 Live Tapes from Jazz Flautist and his Band Nominally a jazz musician, flautist Herbie Mann (1930-2003) enjoyed crossover appeal and success that brought his music to a much […]
23 Dec 2014
Best of 2014: Books
Musoscribe isn’t strictly a music features, interviews and reviews blogzine; because I am constantly reading at least one book – and because as often as not, it’s a music-related book […]
09 Apr 2014
Book Review: The Evolution of Mann
Lately I’ve been mulling the age-old question: what makes a bandwagon-jumper? Pop music’s history is filled with examples of bands and solo artists who have adopted stylistic u-turns in a […]