While in Davis's band, Hancock also found time to record dozens of sessions for the Blue Note label, both under his own name and as a sideman with other musicians such as Shorter, Williams, Grant Green, Bobby Hutcherson, Rivers, Byrd, Kenny Dorham, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Freddie Hubbard, and Eric Dolphy.
This quintet is often regarded as one of the finest jazz ensembles yet. After George Coleman and Sam Rivers each took a turn at the saxophone spot, the quintet gelled with Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone. The rhythm section Davis organized was young but effective, comprising bassist Ron Carter, 17-year-old drummer Williams, and Hancock on piano. Davis personally sought out Hancock, whom he saw as one of the most promising talents in jazz. Hancock received considerable attention when, in May 1963, he joined Davis's Second Great Quintet. Hancock was introduced to Davis by the young drummer Tony Williams, a member of the new band.Ĭareer Miles Davis Quintet (1963–1968) and Blue Note Records (1962–1969) " Watermelon Man" (from Takin' Off) was to provide Mongo Santamaría with a hit single, but more importantly for Hancock, Takin' Off caught the attention of Miles Davis, who was at that time assembling a new band. He recorded his first solo album Takin' Off for Blue Note Records in 1962. The pianist quickly earned a reputation, and played subsequent sessions with Oliver Nelson and Phil Woods. Byrd was attending the Manhattan School of Music in New York at the time and suggested that Hancock study composition with Vittorio Giannini (which he did for a short time in 1960). Grinnell also awarded him an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree in 1972. During this time he also took courses at Roosevelt University. Hancock then moved to Chicago, and began working with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins. Hancock graduated from Grinnell College in 1960 with degrees in electrical engineering and music. Hancock often mentions Anderson as his harmonic guru. In 1960, he heard Chris Anderson play just once and begged him to accept him as a student. Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept.he and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. I really got that from Clare Fischer's arrangements for the Hi-Lo's. I could hear stuff and that's when I really learned some much farther-out voicings – like the harmonies I used on Speak Like a Child – just being able to do that. by the time I actually heard the Hi-Lo's, I started picking that stuff out my ear was happening. He was also influenced by records of the vocal group the Hi-Lo's. Through his teens, Hancock never had a jazz teacher however, he developed his ear and sense of harmony. 537 (Coronation) at a young people's concert on February 5, 1952, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (led by CSO assistant conductor George Schick) at age 11. Considered a child prodigy, he played the first movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. He studied from age seven, and his talent was recognized early. Like many jazz pianists, Hancock started with a classical music education. His parents named him after the singer and actor Herb Jeffries. Hancock was born in Chicago, the son of Winnie Belle (Griffin), a secretary, and Wayman Edward Hancock, a government meat inspector. He is also the chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (formerly known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz until 2019). Since 2012, Hancock has served as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
His 2007 Joni Mitchell tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. During the 1980s, he enjoyed a hit single with the electronic instrumental " Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell.
Hancock's best-known compositions include " Cantaloupe Island", " Watermelon Man", " Maiden Voyage", and " Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. It was during this period that he released perhaps his best-known and most influential album, Head Hunters. In the 1970s, Hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles, utilizing a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group.
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer, and occasional actor.
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