Herbie Hancock

His most famous songs include Cantaloupe Island, Watermelon Man and his rendition of George Gershwin's Summertime.

He has played with many other artists; in the 1960s he joined the quintet led by Miles Davis, with whom he stayed for more than five years.

During 1982 Hancock had a mainstream hit and Grammy award with the scratch-based single "Rockit", which also featured an innovative animated music video.

In 1986 he played and acted in the film Round Midnight[?]. He also wrote the score, for which he won an Academy Award for Original Music Score.

Hancock is a Buddhist, and frequently talks about the influence Buddhism has had on his life and his music.

Discography

• Takin' Off - 1962 - Blue Note[?]
• Inventions And Dimensions - 1963 - Blue Note
• My Point Of View - 1963 - Blue Note
• Empyrean Isles - 1964 - Blue Note
• Maiden voyage - 1965 Blue note
• Blow Up - 1966 - MGM
• Speak Like A Child - 1968 - Blue Note
• The Prisoner - 1969 - Blue Note
• Fat Albert Rotunda - 1969 - Warner Bros
• Mwandaishi - 1970 - Warner Bros
• Crossings - 1971 - Warner Bros
• Sextant - 1972 - Columbia
• Head Hunters - 1973 - Columbia
• Thrust - 1974 - Columbia
• Death Wish (Soundtrack) - 1974 - Columbia
• Love Me By Name - 1975 - A&M
• Man-Child - 1975 - Columbia
• Secrets - 1976 - Columbia
• V.S.O.P. - 1977 - Columbia
• Feets Don't Fail Me Now - 1978 - Columbia
• Monster - 1979 - Columbia
• Mr. Hands - 1980 - Columbia
• Magic Windows - 1980 - Columbia
• Quartet - 1981 - Columbia
• Lite Me Up - 1981 - Columbia
• Future Shock - 1983 - Columbia
• Sound System - 1983 - Columbia
• Perfect Machine - 1988 - Columbia
• A Tribute To Miles Davis - 1992 - Quest
• Dis Is Da Drum - 1995 - Mercury
• The New Standard - 1996 - Verve
• 1+1(with Wayne Shorter) - 1997 - Verve
• Future 2 Future - 2001 - Transparent

Awards

• MTV Awards (5 awards in total) - Best Concept Video- Rockit 1983-84
• Grammy - Best R&B Instrumental Performance- Rockit" 1983
• Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll - Best Jazz & Pop Keyboardist 1983
• Grammy - Best R&B instrumental Performance- Sound system 1984
• Gold Note Jazz Awards - NY chapter National Black MBA association 1985
• Playboy Music Poll Jazz Group 1985
• Playboy Music Poll Playboy Music Poll 1985
• Playboy Music Poll "Best Jazz Album- Rockit" 1985
• French Award Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters-Paris 1985
• Oscar "Best Original Score- Round Midnight" 1986
• BMI Film Music Award " Roud Midnight" 1986
• Playboy Music Poll Jazz Keyboards 1986
• U.S. Radio award "Best Original Music Scoring- Thom McAnn Shoes" 1986
• Los Angeles Film Critics Association "Best Score- Round Midnight" 1986
• Grammy "Best Original Composition- Call Sheet Blues" 1987
• Playboy Music Poll R&B Instrumentalist 1987
• Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Jazz Pianist 1987
• Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Jazz Keyboardist 1987
• Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Best Jazz Pianist 1988
• BMI TV/ Film award 25 Years of Affiliation 1988
• Playboy Music Poll Jazz Instrumentalist 1988
• BMI Film Music Award "Colors" 1989
• Grammy "Best Jazz Instrumentalal by a Group- Tribute To Miles" 1994
• Grammy "The New Standard" 1996
• Soul train Music Award "Best jazz album- The New Standard" 1997
• Festival International Jazz de Montreal Prix Miles Davis 1997
• VH1's 100 Greatest Videos "Rockit"" is 10th Greatest Video" 2001

External Link

• Herbie Hancock web page (http://www.herbiehancock.com/index2)