Gregory Herbert was an American jazz

Jazz

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 saxophonist and flautist.

Herbert started on alto sax at age 12. In 1964 he did a short stint in the Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...

 Orchestra, then studied at Temple University

Temple University

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 from 1965 to 1971. While a student he recorded with Pat Martino

Pat Martino

Pat Martino is an Italian-American jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, fusion, mainstream jazz, soul jazz and hard bop idioms.-Biography:...

 in 1968. From 1971 to 1975 he toured with Woody Herman

Woody Herman

Woodrow Charles Herman , known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd," Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and '40s bandleaders...

, then played with Harold Danko

Harold Danko

Harold Danko is an American jazz pianist.Danko attended Youngstown State University. Among his credits are work in the big bands of Chet Baker, Woody Herman, and Thad Jones/Mel Lewis, as well as smaller ensembles with Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz...

 in 1975 and the Thad Jones

Thad Jones

Thaddeus Joseph Jones was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader.-Biography:Thad Jones was born in Pontiac, Michigan to a musical family of ten . Thad Jones was a self taught musician, performing professionally by the age of sixteen...

/Mel Lewis

Mel Lewis

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 Orchestra in 1975-77. He then played briefly with Chuck Israels

Chuck Israels

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 and rock band Blood, Sweat and Tears.

Herbert died of a drug overdose

Drug overdose

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 in Amsterdam

Amsterdam

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in 1978. He never recorded a session as a leader.