Herbie Hancock: PossibilitiesPenguin, 23. okt. 2014 - 352 strani The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time In Herbie Hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence on both acoustic and electric jazz, R&B and hip-hop, with his ongoing exploration of different musical genres, winning fourteen Grammy awards along the way. From his beginnings as a child prodigy to his work in Miles Davis’s second great quintet; from his innovations as the leader of his own groundbreaking sextet to his collaborations with everyone from Wayne Shorter to Joni Mitchell and Stevie Wonder; Herbie Hancock reveals the method behind Hancock’s undeniable musical genius. Hancock shares his musical influences, colorful behind-the-scenes stories, his long and happy marriage, and how Buddhism inspires him creatively and personally. Honest, enlightening, and as electrifyingly vital as the man who wrote it, Herbie Hancock promises to be an invaluable contribution to jazz literature and a must-read for fans and music lovers. |
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... feels magical, like we're weaving a spell. Tony Williams, the drumming prodigy who joined Miles as a teenager, is on fire. Ron Carter's fingers are flying up and down the neck of his bass, and Wayne Shorter's saxophone is just screaming ...
... feels magical, like we're weaving a spell. Tony Williams, the drumming prodigy who joined Miles as a teenager, is on fire. Ron Carter's fingers are flying up and down the neck of his bass, and Wayne Shorter's saxophone is just screaming ...
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... feel of the keys under my fingers, even though I didn't really know what I was doing. We'd plunk around on it, and I'd try to play songs, and when I went back to our apartment, I'd tell my mom about it. After a while she said to my ...
... feel of the keys under my fingers, even though I didn't really know what I was doing. We'd plunk around on it, and I'd try to play songs, and when I went back to our apartment, I'd tell my mom about it. After a while she said to my ...
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... feel lucky to have. Some older brothers don't want anything to do with their younger siblings, but my brother, Wayman, wasn't like that. Even though he was three years older, he took me everywhere with him. He loved playing games and ...
... feel lucky to have. Some older brothers don't want anything to do with their younger siblings, but my brother, Wayman, wasn't like that. Even though he was three years older, he took me everywhere with him. He loved playing games and ...
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... feel suspicious, to wonder whether someone at the CSO just wanted to discourage the young African American kid who'd surprised everyone and won their prestigious competition. For a black person growing up in '40s and '50s America, small ...
... feel suspicious, to wonder whether someone at the CSO just wanted to discourage the young African American kid who'd surprised everyone and won their prestigious competition. For a black person growing up in '40s and '50s America, small ...
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... feeling like I was an outsider or being judged by them, I wanted to know everything about them. After growing up exclusively around black people, I suddenly had friends who were Jewish, Italian, Asian—and I didn't know anything about ...
... feeling like I was an outsider or being judged by them, I wanted to know everything about them. After growing up exclusively around black people, I suddenly had friends who were Jewish, Italian, Asian—and I didn't know anything about ...
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CHAPTER FIVE | |
CHAPTER SEVEN | |
CHAPTER NINE | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | |
CHAPTER NINETEEN | |
CHAPTER TWENTYONE | |
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE | |
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