Jazz, bebop, post bop
jazz fusion, hard bop
jazz-funk, funk
R&B, electro funk
USA
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (b. April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, bandleader and composer.As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet", Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk. Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaria), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965.
ALBUMS:
2007 - River: The Joni Letters
Musicians:
Herbie Hancock – piano
Wayne Shorter – soprano and tenor saxophone
Dave Holland – bass
Lionel Loueke – guitar
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Larry Klein - bass on "All I Want"
"Court and Spark" with Norah Jones
"Edith and the Kingpin" with Tina Turner
"Both Sides Now"
"River" with Corinne Bailey Rae
"Sweet Bird"
"The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)" with Joni Mitchell
"Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
"Amelia" with Luciana Souza
"Nefertiti" (Wayne Shorter)
"The Jungle Line" with Leonard Cohen
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