His ’70s output inspired and provided samples for generations of hip-hop and dance music artists. In total, Herbie had 11 albums in the pop charts during the 1970s. By mid-decade, Herbie was playing for stadium-sized crowds all over the world and had no fewer than four albums in the pop charts at once.
He composed the score to Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1966 film ‘Blow Up’, which led to a successful career in feature film and television music.Īfter leaving Davis, Herbie put together a new band called The Headhunters and, in 1973, recorded ‘Head Hunters.’ With its crossover hit single “Chameleon,” it became the first jazz album to go platinum. Herbie’s own solo career blossomed on Blue Note, with classic albums including ‘Maiden Voyage’, ‘Empyrean Isles’, and ‘Speak Like a Child’. Later on, Herbie appeared on Davis’ groundbreaking ‘In a Silent Way.’ During his five years with Davis, Herbie and his colleagues Wayne Shorter (tenor sax), Ron Carter (bass), and Tony Williams (drums) recorded many classics, including ‘ESP’, ‘Nefertiti’ and ‘Sorcerer’. In 1963, Miles Davis invited Herbie to join the Miles Davis Quintet. His 1963 debut album, ‘Takin’ Off’, was an immediate success, producing the hit “Watermelon Man.” After two years of session work with Byrd as well as Phil Woods and Oliver Nelson, he signed with Blue Note as a solo artist. In 1960, Herbie was discovered by trumpeter Donald Byrd. He also developed a passion for electronics and science, and double-majored in music and electrical engineering at Grinnell College. He began playing jazz in high school, initially influenced by Oscar Peterson and Bill Evans. As the immortal Miles Davis said in his autobiography, “Herbie was the step after Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk, and I haven’t heard anybody yet who has come after him.”īorn in Chicago in 1940, Herbie was a child piano prodigy who performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11. There are few artists in the music industry who have had more influence on acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Herbie Hancock. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 Grammy® Awards, including Album of the Year for River: The Joni Letters, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe. Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. Herbie Hancock is a true icon of modern music.
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