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Hancock'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.
- “Watermelon Man” Let’s end where we started, approximately. Though written more than ten years earlier, Hancock re-recorded “Watermelon Man” for 1973’s Head Hunters at the suggestion of drummer Harvey Mason.
- “Maiden Voyage” Also off 1965’s Maiden Voyage, this tune is uniquely Herbie’s—one built on a frequently-used interval of his, the perfect fourth. This interval accounts for the open, sound of the piano and angularity of his melodic lines.
- “Joanna’s Theme” “Joanna’s Theme” off Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s 1997 duo album 1+1 is an evolving, impressionistic journey that really reflects Herbie’s beginnings as a classical pianist and his sweeping virtuosity on the instrument.
- “The Tea Leaf Prophecy (Lay Down Your Arms)” Feat. Joni Mitchell. In 2007, Hancock released River: The Joni Letters in tribute to Joni Mitchell’s songbook.
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The Imagine Project is the forty-first studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released on June 22, 2010. Prominent guests include John Legend, India Arie, Seal, Dave Matthews, Jeff Beck, Chaka Khan, Tedeschi & Trucks, The Chieftains and Los Lobos.
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Mr. Hands is the twenty-fourth album by Herbie Hancock. Unlike the preceding album, Monster, which was conceptualized as a dance album, Mr. Hands is a collection of different musical styles with distinct groups.
Oct 18, 2021 · Features. Herbie Hancock: 21 Essential Albums. Alyn Shipton. Monday, October 18, 2021. Few musicians have a discography as full and varied as Herbie Hancock. Alyn Shipton surveys the milestones of a career in the studio with comments from Hancock along the way. Herbie Hancock, circa 1973 (Sony Music Archives) TAKIN’ OFF. Blue Note, 1962.
Herbie Hancock's official YouTube channel. Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his...
