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Herbie Hancock
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Born
April 12, 1940 in Chicago, IL

Years Active:
60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | Current

 
Herbie Hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz -- just as his employer/mentor Miles Davis was when he was alive. Unlike Miles, who pressed ahead relentlessly and never looked back until near the very end, Hancock has cut a zigzagging forward path, shuttling between almost every development in electronic and acoustic jazz and R&B over the last third of the 20th century. ...
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Selected Discography:
  Album Title Released Label Price
River: The Joni Letters



2007 Verve $6.99
Directions In Music



2002 Verve $6.99
The New Standard



1996 Verve $6.99
Maiden Voyage (Remastered)



1965 RVG/Blue Note $6.99
Takin' Off (Remastered)



1932 Blue Note $6.99
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Influences
Miles Davis & Bill Laswell Miles Davis Miles Davis & John Coltrane Miles Davis & Gil Evans Miles Davis & Quincy Jones Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins Bill Evans Horace Silver

Formal Connections
Eddie Henderson

Performed Songs By
Ron Carter George Gershwin Antonio Carlos Jobim Bennie Maupin Ray Parker, Jr. Wayne Shorter Michael Tilson Thomas John Coltrane/Don Cherry John Coltrane John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman John Coltrane/ Wilbur Harden Miles Davis & Bill Laswell Miles Davis Miles Davis & John Coltrane Miles Davis & Gil Evans Miles Davis & Quincy Jones Miles Davis Featuring Sonny Rollins Duke Ellington Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Duke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins Peter Gabriel Billie Holiday Billie Holiday & Lester Young Freddie Hubbard Paul McCartney & Wings Paul McCartney Joni Mitchell Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins The Thelonious Monk Quartet Featuring John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Paul Simon Sting Sting & The Police Tony Williams Stevie Wonder Michael Brecker Don Henley Leon Russell Paula Cole Paula Cole Band Roy Hargrove Roy Hargrove Quintet The Roy Hargrove/Christian McBride/Stephen Scott Trio Trey Anastasio Harvey Mason Art Garfunkel With Maia Sharp & Buddy Mondlock Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Roy Hargrove John Lennon Prince

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