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Herbie Hancock
Herbie (* 1940 in Chicago, IL) is a jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer.
Herbie started with a classical music education. He studied from age seven, and his talent
was recognized early. Through his teens, Hancock never had a jazz teacher; however, he
developed his ear and sense of harmony. He graduated from Grinnell College in 1960 with
degrees in electrical engineering and music. He then moved to Chicago.
Herbie started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, Hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles, utilizing a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this period that he released perhaps his best-known and most influential album, Head Hunters. Herbie's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage" and "Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he enjoyed a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. His 2007 Joni Mitchell tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. Since 2012, Herbie has served as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music. He is also the chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (formerly known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz until 2019). In 2015, Herbie received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Washington University in St. Louis. from Wkipedia |
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Components Blue Note BLP 4213 released 1966 recorded June 1965 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Bobby Hutcherson, marimba, vibes James Spaulding, alto sax, flute Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Herbie Hancock, organ, piano Ron Carter, bass Joe Chambers, drums |
Soul Flutes - Trust In Me CTI Records SP-3009 released 1968 recorded February and March 1968 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
Herbie Mann, flute (not confirmed) Hubert Laws, flute (not confirmed) George Marge, flute Joel Kaye, flute Romeo Penque, flute Stan Webb, flute Bucky Pizzarelli, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Paul Griffin, organ Herbie Hancock, piano, organ, harpsichord Henry Watts, vibes, marimba Ron Carter, bass Grady Tate, drums |
The Other Side of Abbey Road A&M Records SP-3028 released 1970 recorded October/November 1969 in Englewood Cliffs, NJ/USA |
George Benson, guitar Sonny Fortune, alto sax Jerome Richardson, tenor sax Don Ashworth, baritone sax Wayne Andre, trombone, euphonium Mel Davis, trumpet, flugelhorn Bernie Glow, trumpet, flugelhorn Marvin Stamm, trumpet, flugelhorn Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Phil Bochner, flute, oboe Hubert Laws, flute Jerome Richardson, flute Herbie Hancock, piano, organ, harpsichord Ernie Hayes, piano, organ, harpsichord Bob James, piano, organ, harpsichord Raoul Poliakin, violin Max Pollikoff, violin Emmanuel Vardi, viola George Ricci, cello Ron Carter, bass Gary Jemmott, bass Idris Muhammed, drums Ed Shaugnessy, drums Ray Barretto, percussion Andy Gonzalez, percussion |
A Tribute To Jack Johnson Columbia KC 30455 released 1971 |
Miles Davis, trumpet Steve Grossman, soprano sax John McLaughlin, guitar Herbie Hancock, keyboards, organ Michael Henderson, bass Billy Cobham, drums |
The Complete Jack Johnson Sessions Columbia C5K 86359 recorded November 1969 through June 1970 in New York City/USA |
Miles Davis, trumpet Steve Grossman, soprano sax Wayne Shorter, soprano sax Bennie Maupin, bass clarinet John McLaughlin, guitar Sonny Sharrock, guitar Chick Corea, organ, piano Herbie Hancock, organ, piano Keith Jarrett, piano Ron Carter, bass Michael Henderson, bass Dave Holland, bass Gene Perla, bass Billy Cobham, drums Jack DeJohnette, drums Hermeto Pascoal, drums, vocals Lenny White, drums Airto Moreira, percussion |
The Complete On The Corner Sessions Columbia C6K 06239 compilation, recorded March 1972 through May 1975 |
Miles Davis, trumpet, organ, piano Carlos Garnett, sopranino, soprano sax, tenor sax Sonny Fortune, soprano sax, flute David Liebman, soprano sax, tenor sax, flute John Stubblefield, soprano sax Bennie Maupin, flute, bass clarinet Pete Cosey, guitar, drums David Creamer, guitar Dominique Gaumont, guitar Cornell Dupree, guitar Dominique Gaumont, guitar Reggie Lucas, guitar John McLaughlin, guitar Chick Corea, synthesizer Herbie Hancock, organ, piano, synthesizer Cedric Lawson, organ, piano Harold "Ivory" Williams, organ, piano Lonnie Liston Smith, piano Khalil Balakrishna, sitar Collin Walcott, sitar Wally Chambers, harmonica Michael Henderson, bass Jack DeJohnette, drums Al Foster, drums Billy Hart, drums, percussion Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Don Alias, percussion, African percussion, congas James Mtume, percussion, African percussion Badal Roy, tabla |
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