| First Name |
Herbie
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| Last Name |
Hancock
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| Full Name at Birth |
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
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| Birthday |
12th April, 1940
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| Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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| Build |
Average
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Buddhist
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, bandleader
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| Occupation |
Pianist
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Bebop, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Funk, R&B, Electro, Classical, Fusion
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1961–present
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| Music Style |
Funk, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, Post-Bop, Hard Bop, Modal Music, Electro, Electronic, R&B, Jazz Instrument, Piano Jazz
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| Music Mood |
Elegant, Sophisticated, Cerebral, Stylish, Amiable/Good-Natured, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Rousing, Freewheeling, Complex, Searching, Sprawling, Spacey, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Exuberant, Quirky, Witty, Playful, Passionate
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| Instrument |
Synthesizer, Piano, Composer, Keyboards, Leader, Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Guitar (Synthesizer), Fender Rhodes
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizers, Organ, Clavinet, Keytar, Vocoder, Fairlight CMI, Workstation Synthesizers, Keyboards
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| Record Label |
Columbia, Blue Note, Warner Bros., Verve
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| Associated Acts |
Miles Davis Quintet, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The Headhunters, V.S.O.P., Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, Clark Terry, Howard Jones
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| Official Websites |
http://www.herbiehancock.com/, http://herbiehancock.com
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Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon 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. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters.
