Herbie Hancock

 

Artist:  Herbie Hancock
Birth Name:  Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
Born:  April 2, 1940.  Chicago, Illinois, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Post-Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Electro, Classical
Occupation:  Musician, Composer, Producer
Instruments:  Piano, Electric Piano, Keyboard, Synthesizers, Organ, Clavinet, Keytar

Herbie Hancock is an American Pianist, Keyboardist and Composer.  He started his career with Donald Byrd, shortly joined the Miles Rhythm Quintet.  He was one of the first Jazz Musicians to embrace Synthesizers and Funk Music.  His music embraces elements from Jazz, , Blues, Modern Classical Music, Funk and Soul.  His best-known Solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians including Mongo Santamaria), "Maiden Voyage", "I Thought It Was You".  In 2008, he won Grammy Award for Album Of The Year from Tribute album River:  The Joni Letters.

Title:   My Point Of View (Blue Note Tone Poet Series)  (2020)

Genre:  Jazz, Bebop, Post-Bop, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk, Hard Bop, Piano Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Electro, Classical

Label:   Blue Note

Rating:   *****

Format:   LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Blind Man, Blind Man  (8:19)

 2.  A Tribute To Someone  (8:45)

Side 2:

 1.  King Cobra  (6:55)

 2.  The Pleasure Is Mine  (4:03)

 3.  And What If I Don't  (6:35)

Personnel:

Herbie Hancock:  Piano

Donald Byrd:  Trumpet

Hank Mobley:  Tenor Saxophone

Grant Green:  Guitar on Tracks:  2-4

Chuck Israels:  Bass

Tony Williams:  Drums

My Point Of View is the second album by Herbie Handcock, originally released on September, 1963 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on July 31, 2020 by Blue Note Records, featuring Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Grant Green, Chuck Israels, and Tony Williams.  180 Gram Vinyl.