Release 2010
Hancock started in the early 60s in bands around DONALD BYRD & MILES DAVIS.
His first soloalbum TAKIN OFF recorded  for BLUE NOTE  and released 1962 included already
one of his best known and often covered number . WATERMELON MAN.
Other albums for BLUE NOTE which made him famous are MADEN VOYAGE (1965) and the
Soundtrack for BLOW UP.
From 1969 on he recorded for Warner Bros, and Columbia - now more electronic influenced.
And he was one of the first musician starting the Fusion scene - later on he included Funk &
Classical influences in his music too.

Style:  Bop ; Hard Bop ; Jazzrock ; Fusion ;

see:
Coleman Hawkins ; Donald Byrd ; Miles Davis ; Wayne Shorter ; Chick Corea ;
The Headhunters ; V.S.O.P. ; Freddy Hubbard ; +++

Musicians 1973:
Herbie Hancock - piano, e-piano, arp- & oberheim synthesizers; Hohner Clavinet;

Bennie Maupin - sax (ss & ts), saxello, bass clarinet, bass & alto flute; Dr.Eddie Henderson - trumpet, fluegelhorn;
Julian Priester - trombone, cowbell; Buster Williams - bass, fuzz-bass, acoustic bass; Billy Hart - drums;
Dr. Patrick Gleeson - ARP Synthesizer; Buck Clarke - congas, bongos;

Producers: Derek Trucks, Herbie Hancock, John Alagia, Juanes, Larry Klein, Marcus Miller ;

Tracks :
Imagine Intro             - feat. Pink & Seal
Imagine            7:18  - feat. India Arie, Konono No1, Oumou Sangars & Jeff Beck (g);
Dont give up     7:27 - feat. John Legend, PINK
Tempo De Amor    4:44  - feat. Ceu
Space Captain       6:54  - feat. Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks (g);
The Times they are A-Changin  (B.Dylan)  8:05  -  feat. Lisa Hannigan, The Chieftains & Toumani Diabate - Kora;
La Tierra  4:50  - feat. Juanes
Tamatant Tilay / Exodus  4:45  - feat. Knaan, Los Lobos, Tinariwen;
Tomorrow never knows  5:22  -  feat. Dave Matthews (g.);
A Change is gonna come  8:46  -  feat. James Morrison ;
The Song goes om  7:49  -  feat. Chaka Khan, K.S.Chithra & Anoushka Shankar - sitar; Wayne Shorter - soprano sax;