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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... heard it as a sound that had happened, and he instantly took it on as a challenge, a question of How can I integrate that chord into everything else we're doing? And because he didn't judge it, he was able to run with it, to turn it ...
... heard it as a sound that had happened, and he instantly took it on as a challenge, a question of How can I integrate that chord into everything else we're doing? And because he didn't judge it, he was able to run with it, to turn it ...
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... heard him say a single bad word about my mother. No matter how mercurial she might be, he was always steady, which is probably a big reason why I remember my childhood as a stable, happy time. But there's another reason for that, too ...
... heard him say a single bad word about my mother. No matter how mercurial she might be, he was always steady, which is probably a big reason why I remember my childhood as a stable, happy time. But there's another reason for that, too ...
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... heard the Four Freshmen, a vocal quartet that gained fame in the mid'50s with songs like “Mood Indigo” and “Day by Day.” The Four Freshmen sang harmonies that were beyond the fourpart barbershop harmonies that had been popular in the ...
... heard the Four Freshmen, a vocal quartet that gained fame in the mid'50s with songs like “Mood Indigo” and “Day by Day.” The Four Freshmen sang harmonies that were beyond the fourpart barbershop harmonies that had been popular in the ...
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... heard about me. I had agreed to go to Des Moines to play with them, and then, to save money, I was planning to go right back to Grinnell in the earlymorning hours instead of paying for a hotel room. But one of the musicians told me I ...
... heard about me. I had agreed to go to Des Moines to play with them, and then, to save money, I was planning to go right back to Grinnell in the earlymorning hours instead of paying for a hotel room. But one of the musicians told me I ...
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... heard yourself play fast.'” And then he explained to me how Barry suggested overcoming that problem. Barry's tip was to start with a particular form—either a twelvebar blues or a rhythm form (based on the chord structure of Gershwin's ...
... heard yourself play fast.'” And then he explained to me how Barry suggested overcoming that problem. Barry's tip was to start with a particular form—either a twelvebar blues or a rhythm form (based on the chord structure of Gershwin's ...
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CHAPTER NINE | |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | |
CHAPTER NINETEEN | |
CHAPTER TWENTYONE | |
CHAPTER TWENTYTHREE | |
PHOTOGRAPHS | |
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