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If you're in jazz and more than ten people like you, you're labeled commercial.

Herbie Mann

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Herbie Mann
Age: 73 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 16
Died: 2003
Died: July 1
Composer
Jazz Musician
Musician
Saxophonist
Brooklyn
New York
Herbert Solomon
Herbert J. Solomon
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People
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Commercial
Ten
Jazz

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