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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... piano, or jazz, or music, or great stories, or life itself, you will love this book. Herbie Hancock has been electrifying audiences for decades, and now he's about to do it to readers, too.” —Quincy Jones “Herbie Hancock's new book ...
... piano, or jazz, or music, or great stories, or life itself, you will love this book. Herbie Hancock has been electrifying audiences for decades, and now he's about to do it to readers, too.” —Quincy Jones “Herbie Hancock's new book ...
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... piano at the age of seven. He went on to perform with Miles Davis before forming his own bands and working with musicians such as Sting, Dave Matthews, Paul Simon, Lang Lang, and Joni Mitchell. He has won fourteen Grammy Awards as well ...
... piano at the age of seven. He went on to perform with Miles Davis before forming his own bands and working with musicians such as Sting, Dave Matthews, Paul Simon, Lang Lang, and Joni Mitchell. He has won fourteen Grammy Awards as well ...
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... piano with the Miles Davis Quintet. We're on tour, and this show is really heating up. The band is tight—we're all in sync, all on the same wavelength. The music is flowing, we're connecting with the audience, and everything feels ...
... piano with the Miles Davis Quintet. We're on tour, and this show is really heating up. The band is tight—we're all in sync, all on the same wavelength. The music is flowing, we're connecting with the audience, and everything feels ...
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... piano. I'd always liked just hanging around with Levester, but once he got that piano, all I wanted to do was go to his apartment and play it. I loved the feel of the keys under my fingers, even though I didn't really know what I was ...
... piano. I'd always liked just hanging around with Levester, but once he got that piano, all I wanted to do was go to his apartment and play it. I loved the feel of the keys under my fingers, even though I didn't really know what I was ...
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... piano, she sent my brother and me to take classical lessons. My mother's feelings on class and culture were rooted in her unusual childhood in the South. Her mother—my grandmother Winnie Daniels— grew up poor in Americus, Georgia, in a ...
... piano, she sent my brother and me to take classical lessons. My mother's feelings on class and culture were rooted in her unusual childhood in the South. Her mother—my grandmother Winnie Daniels— grew up poor in Americus, Georgia, in a ...
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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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