To most jazz critics I was basically Kenny G.

- Herbie Mann

As much as I think John Coltrane belongs on the list, I think without Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young, both of whom defined improvising on the tenor…

- Herbie Mann

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

- Herbie Mann

Music allows the great opportunity to play with people you love.

- Herbie Mann

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

- Herbie Mann

I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never…

- Herbie Mann

The reality is that what you find out is that your head is the medicine. If your head is not in the right place and you don't think positively, all t…

- Herbie Mann

For me Brazilian music is the perfect mix of melody and rhythm. It just bubbles rhythmically. If I had to pick just one music style to play if would …

- Herbie Mann

Being stubborn has helped, being selfish is not a bad thing.

- Herbie Mann