Herbie Hancock

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.

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All Directing Sound Writing

Traffic

Department Sound

Job Musician

Average Rating

7.1

2292 votes

Release Date

Dec 27, 2000

25 years ago
Blow-Up

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

7.3

1322 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 1966

60 years ago
Death Wish

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.9

900 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1974

52 years ago
Death Wish

Department Sound

Job Orchestrator

Average Rating

6.9

900 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1974

52 years ago
Colors

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.5

505 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 1988

38 years ago
Harlem Nights

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.1

333 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1989

36 years ago
Action Jackson

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

5.5

263 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1988

38 years ago
A Soldier's Story

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.8

197 votes

Release Date

Sep 14, 1984

42 years ago
'Round Midnight

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

7.1

100 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1986

40 years ago
'Round Midnight

Department Sound

Job Conductor

Average Rating

7.1

100 votes

Release Date

Sep 23, 1986

40 years ago
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.3

33 votes

Release Date

May 02, 1986

40 years ago
The Spook Who Sat by the Door

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.3

32 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 1973

53 years ago
The George McKenna Story

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.4

31 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1988

38 years ago
Herbie

Department Sound

Job Music

Average Rating

6.6

20 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Livin' Large!

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

5.6

12 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 1991

35 years ago
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos

Department Writing

Job Musical

Average Rating

7.3

9 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2004

21 years ago
On the Shoulders of Giants

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

6.3

3 votes

Release Date

Feb 11, 2011

15 years ago
The Neville Brothers: Tell It Like It Is

Department Sound

Job Music Director

Average Rating

8.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 31, 1991

34 years ago
Herbie Hancock: Jazz Channel

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

4.5

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 2001

25 years ago
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert

Department Sound

Job Original Music Composer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 12, 1969

57 years ago

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