Herbie Hancock
Biography
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Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born 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 Santamaría), "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.
As a member of Soka Gakkai, Hancock is an adherent of the Nichiren school of Mahayana Buddhism.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1940-04-12
Place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Images
Cast
The Girls in the Band
2011
6.20
Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
2006
5.40
Herbie Hancock Trio: Hurricane!
1984
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'Round Midnight
1986
7.10
Larry presents: Best of The 80s
2004
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World of Rhythm: Live in Lugano
2002
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Hitters
2002
2.75
One Night with Blue Note
2004
6.90
Keep On Keepin’ On
2014
7.00
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel
2001
4.50
Tribute to Miles - Jazz a Vienne
2011
6.00
Miles Davis - At La Villette
1991
4.20
I Love Quincy
1984
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Celebrity Guide to Wine
1990
10.00
Hargrove
2022
7.00
The Making of Sun City
1985
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Experience Montreux
2013
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Prachtig 80: Volume 2
2003
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
7.20
Herbie Hancock Special
2004
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Miles Ahead
2016
6.40
Jazz at the White House
2016
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They All Came Out to Montreux
2023
9.00
Jazz Under the Skies
1990
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Indecent Proposal
1993
6.38
Miles Davis: Around Midnight
2011
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Kareem: Minority of One
2015
7.20
Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
2008
3.80
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008
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Music
2010
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Marcus
2015
6.00
That Click
2019
9.00
On the Shoulders of Giants
2011
6.30
Branford Marsalis: Steep
1991
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More Than Jazz
2016
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Buster Williams Bass to Infinity
2019
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River of Gold
2016
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Wayne Shorter: Live at Montreux 1996
1996
10.00
Miles Davis Quintet: Milan 1964
1964
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Herbie
2025
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A Man's Story
2011
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