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Herbie Mann

1930 - 2003

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Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet (including bass clarinet), but Mann was among the first jazz musicians to specialize on the flute. His most popular single was "Hi-Jack", which was a Billboard No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbie Mann has received more than 538,090 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Herbie Mann is the 1,277th most popular musician (down from 1,204th in 2019), the 6,296th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,988th in 2019) and the 451st most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 540k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Herbie Mann ranks 1,277 out of 3,175. Before him are Vinnie Paul, Markus Grosskopf, Emanuel Ax, Terry Melcher, Blind Blake, and Oliver Shanti. After him are Nathan East, Horst Stein, Edoardo Bennato, Stan Kenton, Trevor Rabin, and José Cura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Herbie Mann ranks 365. Before him are Magomedali Magomedov, Theodore Freeman, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Harrison Young, Éva Novák-Gerard, and Taina Elg. After him are Matt Monro, Judit Temes, Oleg Anofriyev, FM-2030, George Fernandes, and Boris Parygin. Among people deceased in 2003, Herbie Mann ranks 228. Before him are André Noyelle, Francesco Colasuonno, Rachel de Queiroz, Marina Ladynina, Hugh Trevor-Roper, and Rand Brooks. After him are Félix Loustau, Carlo Urbani, Buddy Ebsen, Lana Clarkson, Charles P. Kindleberger, and Naftali Temu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Herbie Mann ranks 6,296 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Eastwood (1986), Nolan Ryan (1947), Eudora Welty (1909), Edward Livingston (1764), David Wayne (1914), and William Stokoe (1919). After him are Nathan East (1955), John Wesley Shipp (1955), Gerard K. O'Neill (1927), Morton Gould (1913), Stan Kenton (1911), and Sarah Childress Polk (1803).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Herbie Mann ranks 451. Before him are Gene Pitney (1940), Lee Ritenour (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Vinnie Paul (1964), Terry Melcher (1942), and Blind Blake (1893). After him are Nathan East (1955), Stan Kenton (1911), Joshua Bell (1967), Bob James (1939), Patti Scialfa (1953), and Jim Keltner (1942).

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