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Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 12, 1940 (85)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 04, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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" s ... ound. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Herbie Hancock, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Filmography

River of Gold

River of Gold

2016

as Narrator

Miles Ahead

Miles Ahead

2016

as Live Concert Band

Hitters

Hitters

2002

as District Attorney

Round Midnight

Round Midnight

1986

as Eddie Wayne

On the Shoulders of Giants

On the Shoulders of Giants

2011

Original Music Composer

Traffic

Traffic

2000

Music

Livin' Large!

Livin' Large!

1991

Original Music Composer

Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

1989

Original Music Composer

Action Jackson

Action Jackson

1988

Original Music Composer

Colors

Colors

1988

Original Music Composer

Round Midnight

Round Midnight

1986

Original Music Composer

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

Original Music Composer

A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story

1984

Original Music Composer

Death Wish

Death Wish

1974

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

1973

Original Music Composer

Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert

Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert

1969

Original Music Composer

Blow-Up

Blow-Up

1966

Original Music Composer

Herbie

Herbie

1966

Music

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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem

as Himself

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 08, 2020

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 1972

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Rock Concert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1973

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 2015

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

ECHO-Verleihung

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 1992

Classic Albums

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1997

Jay Leno's Garage

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 2015

Girl Meets World

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 2014

Kulturzeit

as self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1995

The Grammys

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 29, 1959

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