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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... guy cracking jokes in any group. He was raised by my grandmother and grandfather Hancock, but what very few people know is that at birth he wasn't actually a Hancock at all. He was born during my grandmother's first marriage, to a man ...
... guy cracking jokes in any group. He was raised by my grandmother and grandfather Hancock, but what very few people know is that at birth he wasn't actually a Hancock at all. He was born during my grandmother's first marriage, to a man ...
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... guy. She left him and married Louis Hancock, who adopted my father and gave him his— and now my—name. Growing up, my dad wanted to be a doctor. But for a poor black family from Georgia in the 1930s, that was completely out of the ...
... guy. She left him and married Louis Hancock, who adopted my father and gave him his— and now my—name. Growing up, my dad wanted to be a doctor. But for a poor black family from Georgia in the 1930s, that was completely out of the ...
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... guy named Don Goldberg, who was in my class, though I hadn't yet met him. Don was also in a student jazz trio, and when I finally saw them play one afternoon during my sophomore year, he did something that changed my life. Every ...
... guy named Don Goldberg, who was in my class, though I hadn't yet met him. Don was also in a student jazz trio, and when I finally saw them play one afternoon during my sophomore year, he did something that changed my life. Every ...
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... guys who were pretty good, so I spent time playing and talking about music with them. There was a drummer from Denmark named Bjarne Nielsen, a bass player named Dave Kelsen, and two trumpet players who could play pretty well—John Scott ...
... guys who were pretty good, so I spent time playing and talking about music with them. There was a drummer from Denmark named Bjarne Nielsen, a bass player named Dave Kelsen, and two trumpet players who could play pretty well—John Scott ...
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... guys who were playing at a nightclub had heard about me. I had agreed to go to Des Moines to play with them, and ... guy was a real working musician, and I was going to get to hang with him. The gig wrapped up at about two in the morning ...
... guys who were playing at a nightclub had heard about me. I had agreed to go to Des Moines to play with them, and ... guy was a real working musician, and I was going to get to hang with him. The gig wrapped up at about two in the morning ...
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CHAPTER FIVE | |
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CHAPTER NINE | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | |
CHAPTER NINETEEN | |
CHAPTER TWENTYONE | |
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE | |
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