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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.

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Discography

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
Jazz For The Jet Set Atlantic 1457 released 1966 recorded October/November 1965 in New York, NY/USA	Dave Pike, marimba Clark Terry, trumpet Melvin Lastie, trumpet Marty Sheller, trumpet Billy Butler, guitar Herbie Hancock, organ Bob Cranshaw, bass Jimmy Lewis, bass Bruno Carr, drums Grady Tate, 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
Windmills Of My Mind Skye Records SK-4D released 1968 recorded June 1968 in New York, NY/USA	Grady Tate, vocals Gene Orloff, conductor Danny Banks, reeds Joe Farrell, reeds Romeo Pinque, reeds Jerome Richardson, reeds Sol Schlinger, reeds Jimmy Cleveland, trombone, trumpet Urbie Green, trombone Bernie Glow, trumpet Marvin Stamm, trumpet Snooky Young, trumpet Jay McAllister, tuba Billy Butler, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Paul Griffin, piano Herbie Hancock, organ, piano Chuck Rainey, Fender Rhodes, bass Bob Cranshaw, bass Bernard Purdie, drums Bob Thomas, 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
Gershwin's World Verve Records 314 557 797-2 recorded March/April 1998 in New York City; June 1998 in Los Angeles, CA/USA	Herbie Hancock, organ, piano James Carter, soprano sax, tenor sax Wayne Shorter, soprano sax, tenor sax Kenny Garrett, alto sax Chris Komer, horn William Purvis, horn Matthew Dine, English horn Eddie Henderson, trumpet, flugelhorn Elizabeth Mann, flute Brian Greene, oboe Charles Neidich, clarinet David Singer, clarinet Michael Finn, bassoon Cynde Iverson, bassoon Marlon Graves, guitar, percussion Bakithi Kumalo, guitar, bass Chick Corea, piano Stevie Wonder, harmonica, vocals string section Alex Al, bass Ron Carter, bass Stanley Clarke, bass Ira Coleman, bass Marji Danilow, bass Donald Palma, bass Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Massamba Diop, talking drum Gene Jackson, drums Cyro Baptista, percussion Bireyma Guiye, percussion Cheik Mbaye, percussion Madou Dembelle, djembe Kathleen Battle, vocals Joni Mitchell, vocals
The Herbie Hancock Box Columbia C4K 90928 compilation, recorded 1972 through 1988	Herbie Hancock, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute Wayne Shorter, soprano sax, tenor sax Julian Priester, trombone Garnett Brown, bass trombone Bud Brisbois, trumpet Jay DaVersa, trumpet Eddie Henderson, trumpet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet Wynton Marsalis, trumpet Jim Horn, flute Ernie Watts, flute Ray Parker jr., guitar Lee Ritenour, guitar Wah Wah Watson, guitar William Alexander, synthesizer Michael Beinhorn, synthesizer Chick Corea, piano Patrick Gleeson, synthesizer Ron Carter, bass Bootsy Collins, bass Paul Jackson jr., bass Bill Laswell, bass Jaco Pastorius, bass Freddie Washington, bass Buster Williams, bass Mike Clarke, drums Billy Hart, drums James Levi, drums Harvey Mason, drums Alphonse Mouzon, drums Tony Williams, drums Hamid Drake, cymbals Sheila Escovedo, percussion Kenneth Nash, percussion Baba Duru Oshun, tabla Raul Rekow, congas Bill Summers, percussion Gavin Christopher, vocals Bernard Fowler, vocals Bobby McFerrin, vocals
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
Possibilities Hear Music 70013-2 recorded at various locations of the USA; in London/Great Britain; in Toronto/Canada	Herbie Hancock, organ, piano Trey Anastasio, guitar, vocals James Harrah, guitar Jonny Lang, guitar, vocals Lionel Loueke, guitar John Mayer, guitar, vocals Raul Midón, guitar, vocals Tony Remy, guitar Carlos Santana, guitar Paul Simon, guitar, vocals Michael Bearden, keyboards Greg Phillinganes, keyboards Chester Thompson, organ Stevie Wonder, harmonica Vyvienne Long, cello Gina Gershon, Jew's harp Nathan East, bass Shane Fitzsimons, bass Steve Lewinson, bass Reggie McBride, bass Pino Palladino, bass John Patitucci, bass Benny Rietveld, bass Willie Weeks, bass Teddy Campbell, drums Dennis Chambers, drums Steve Jordan, drums Peter Lewinson, drums John Phillinganes, drums Tomo, drums Cyro Baptista, percussion Jamey Haddad, percussion Bashiri Johnson, percussion Karl Perazzo, percussion Raul Rekow, percussion Christina Aguilera, vocals Lisa Hannigan, vocals Angélique Kidjo, vocals Annie Lennox, vocals Damien Rice, vocals Sting, vocals Joss Stone, vocals
The Essential Herbie Hancock Columbia 82796945932 compilation	Herbie Hancock, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, vocals Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute George Coleman, tenor sax Dexter Gordon, tenor sax Joe Henderson, tenor sax, flute Sonny Rollins, tenor sax Wayne Shorter, tenor sax Garnett Brown, trombone Julian Priester, trombone Peter Phillips, bass trombone Johnny Coles, flugelhorn Miles Davis, trumpet Eddie Henderson, trumpet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, cornet Thad Jones, flugelhorn Jerry Dodgion, alto flute Bill Laswell, guitar, bass Wah Wah Watson, guitar Alphonse Mouzon, keyboards, drums Stevie Wonder, harmonica, vocals Alex Al, bass Ron Carter, bass Paul Jackson, bass Jaco Pastorius, bass Butch Warren, bass Freddie Washington, bass Buster Williams, bass Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Billy Hart, drums, percussion Michael Beinhorn, drums Mike Clarke, drums Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums Billy Higgins, drums James Levi, drums Harvey Mason, drums Roy McCurdy, drums Mickey Roker, drums Tony Williams, drums Sheila Escovedo, percussion Baba Duru Oshun, tabla Raul Rekow, congas Bill Summers, percussion Greg Walker, vocals
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
Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock Verve Records B0011763-02 compilation	Herbie Hancock, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, organ, piano Bennie Maupin, soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute Bob Sheppard, soprano sax Wayne Shorter, soprano sax, tenor sax Joe Farrell, alto sax, tenor sax George Coleman, tenor sax Joe Henderson, tenor sax, alto flute Arthur "Babe" Clarke, baritone sax Garnett Brown, trombone Benny Powell, trombone Johnny Coles, trumpet Eddie Henderson, trumpet Freddie Hubbard, trumpet, cornet Joe Newman, trumpet Wallace Roney, trumpet Ernie Royal, trumpet Ray Alonge, French horn Billy Butler, guitar Eric Gale, guitar Lionel Loueke, guitar John Scofield, sitar Darrell Diaz, keyboards Stevie Wonder, harmonica, vocals Paul Jackson, marimba, bass Vyvienne, long cello Alex Al, bass Ron Carter, bass Shane Fitzsimons, bass Matthew Garrison, bass Dave Holland, bass Jerry Jemmott, bass Marcus Miller, bass Terri Lyne Carrington, drums Vinnie Colaiuta, drums Harvey Mason, drums Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, drums Tony Williams, drums George Devens, percussion Bill Summers, percussion Lisa Hannigan, vocals Bobby McFerrin, vocals Joni Mitchell, vocals Corinne Bailey Rae, vocals Damien Rice, vocals

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