herbie hancock
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Herbie Hancock Ad from 1992
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While researching something else, I was struck by this sharp dressed man. It’s Herbie Hancock from around 1992!
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That Time Snoop Dogg Did Herbie Hancock
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It was the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors. Snoop Dogg and a killer band with Marcus Miller and Terence Blanchard performed “Cantaloupe Island.”
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Sting, Branford, and Herbie
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If you have an iPad, I recommend downloading the free Sting 25 app. Sting is celebrating 25 years as a solo artist. Among the cool things in the app are clips from his 60th birthday concert, from early October, in which he teamed with other artists. On “Consider Me Gone,” we’re treated to Sting with…
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Herbie Hancock Quote from 1983
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I’ve been researching contemporary jazz in the 80s and 90s and came across this great 1983 quote from Herbie Hancock: I don’t mind being classified as a jazz artist, but I do mind being restricted to being a jazz artist. My foundation has been in jazz, though I didn’t really start out that way. I…
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The Day After: Jazz Is #1
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Grammy winners usually see a bump in sales. So, what is the best-selling recording today on Amazon.com? It’s not Amy Winehouse and it’s not Kanye. Jazz rules the music sales charts today. Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters may double its sales in one day. It’s only sold about 53,000 copies since it’s release last…