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"path": "/2026/04/16/todays-jewish-birthday-herbie-mann/",
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"textContent": "Herbie Mann (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003) 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. [Wikipedia]",
"title": "Today’s Jewish birthday: Herbie Mann"
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