Herbie Hancock
Sound
Born: 1940-04-12 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Saturday Night Live
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Great Performances
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Tuner
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Girl Meets World
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Classic Albums
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Rock Concert
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Indecent Proposal
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Jay Leno's Garage
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Defence Minister
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
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'Round Midnight
Eddie Wayne
Miles Ahead
Live Concert Band
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
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Chick Corea: The Musician
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I Love Quincy
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Hargrove
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The Making of Sun City
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A Man's Story
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
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That Click
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Larry presents: Best of The 80s
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Music
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Kareem: Minority of One
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Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
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Branford Marsalis: Steep
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Herbie
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A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand
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Antonio Carlos Jobim: An All-Star Tribute
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Experience Montreux
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Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
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Herbie Hancock - Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010
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