Herbie hancock fake book

Head hunters was a pivotal point in herbie hancock s career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. My point of view and inventions and dimensions found herbie hancock exploring the fringes of hard bop, working with a big band and a latinflavored percussion section, respectively. Concert pitch lead sheet fake book music, chords, and vocals of chameleon herbie hancock learn to play chameleon and play along. Various this amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the bestknown jazz solos regardless of the instrument exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music. John hancock 17801785 and 17891793 i could not ask for anything more. But, to me, its a different story with herbie hancock. Offering the worlds most promising young musicians college level training by americas jazz masters and.

Views dates here watch herbies austin city limits performance herbies brandnew memoir. Opening with the head hunters version of watermelon man and closing with the electroembracing crossover hit, rockit, mr. Gordon goodwin wanted to do something a little different in his arrangement without violating the spirit. Working with herbie is a joy and a challenge, said bassist ron carter after an empathic set with hancock at new yorks village vanguard in 1985.

Freddie hubbard, wayne shorter, herbie hancock, horace silver, chick corea, john coltrane, bill evans, miles davis. Hancock is one of the best known modern jazz composers, creator of watermelon man which has been a reference point throughout his career, maiden voyage, dolphin dance, right through to the dance grooves of rockit. This wealth of insight opens winder the space of possibilities with raw honesty, courage, and curiosity. Join facebook to connect with herbie hancock and others you may know. New books by herbie hancock and george benson the new.

Herbie hancock booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Shop and buy the hal leonard real jazz fake book c edition sheet music. Nov 27, 2014 herbie hancock s new book, possibilities, elevates, transforms, and illumines consciousness. Fs herbie hancock jazz piano collection mello with. The real book volume i sheet music bass clef edition real book fake bo 000240226. Herbie and the management team are here to keep you up to date on everything important in the world of herbie hancock.

Its track list looks more like a promo sampler for a round of reissues than a. Essays and attitudes heres a transcription of herbie hancocks dolphin dance, a unique piece which i performed with herbie years ago in avery fisher hall at lincoln center, nyc. It takes us into a place of brilliant alchemy of gods life, music, and humor. And on the surface, it looks like the chords are bebop as well, with a lot of iiv relationships. This list includes tunes written in or after the 1950s that are considered standards by at least one major fake book publication or reference work modal jazz recordings, such as miles daviss kind of blue, became popular in the late 1950s.

Fake books are widely used collections of lead sheets. This mustown collection includes more than 625 tunes spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from classic to swing to modern jazz, carefully chosen chords with common practice chord substitutions, lyrics to accommodate vocalists, easytoread music, and composer and performer indexes. But when we look closer, we see that herbie repeats the bbm7eb7 and the ebm7ab7, making each of these 4bar phrases, in effect, modal. Playlist best of herbie hancock subscribe for more music video by herbie hancock performing rockit. And the story of that life makes a fascinating book. Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely known, performed and recorded by jazz artists as part of the genres musical repertoire. Hancock formed the headhunters, keeping only maupin from the sextet and adding bassist paul jackson, percussionist bill summers, and drummer harvey mason. This classic herbie hancock composition has become one of the most familiar songs in jazz history. The list of artists is a real whos who of jazz jazz transcriptions from famous jazz artists such as.

Kevin whitehead, fresh air possibilities is very effective at its paramount task. Head hunters is the twelfth studio album by the american pianist and composer herbie hancock, released october 26, 1973, on columbia records. Teresa heinz kerry pose for a photo with the 20 kennedy center honorees shirley maclaine, martina arroyo, billy joel, carlos santana, and herbie hancock. American pianist, keyboardist, composer, band leader.

Transcriptions need driftin leadsheet by herbie hancock. With an illustrious career spanning five decades and 14 grammy awards, including album of the year for river. But when we look closer, we see that herbie repeats the bbm7eb7 and the ebm7ab7, making each. Funk is a semirandom skip across hancocks columbia recordings, and it technically spans 19731983 at least going by release dates, rather than the 19721988 range printed on its cover. Realbooks, fakebooks, colorado cook book, jazz ltd, and. T take some time to walk with the one you love bill mays teaneck nat adderley teen town jaco pastorius tee time for eric robben ford tell me a bedtime story herbie hancock thermo freddie hubbard think on me george cables this is for albert wayne shorter time is right judy singh tomato kiss larry schneider tones for joans. A fake book is book that contains music sheets for songs. Lead sheets contain the skeleton of the song, specifically the basic melody. These kind of books are really famous for jazz repertoire, but there have also been fake books for blueslatinrock etc. The worlds greatest fake book buy now in stretta sheet music shop. Autumn leaves chet baker blue in green toots thielemans blue train john coltrane bright size life jaco pastorius dolphin dance herbie hancock.

The longawaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time in herbie hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. Herbie hancock is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. One finger snap from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. Since the melody is widely known and basically correct, im only including the harmonic chord succession herewhich is rather different from the normal lead sheets. I got them from a friends memory stick and i dont know if theyve been shared before but here you go. Herbie hancock contact information name, email address, phone number.

Recording sessions for the album took place in the evening at wally heider studios and different fur trading co. Le real book nomme ainsi par allusion humoristique aux fake books des. You can also filter the results to find the exact arrangement youre looking for. Views dates here watch herbie s austin city limits performance herbie s brandnew memoir. Apr 26, 20 playlist best of herbie hancock subscribe for more music video by herbie hancock performing rockit. Head hunters was a pivotal point in herbie hancocks career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. They are socalled because they allow a jazz musician to fake it even if heshe doesnt know a song. Herbie hancock contact info booking agent, manager. This is a very honest book which is refreshing as so many books of this type gloss over the negative aspects of the subjects character. This mustown collection includes more than 625 songs spanning all jazz styles from more than 9 decades from traditional to swing to modern jazz, carefully chosen chords with common practice chord substitutions, lyrics to accomodate vocalists, easytoread music, and composer and performer indexes. View herbie hancock sheet music sheet music direct. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. The right end of the staves is unfortunately cropped from the scanned image source. Realbooks, fakebooks, colorado cook book, jazz ltd, and the master index these are circulating through the jazz players of vancouver.

Throughout his explorations, he has transcended limitations and genres while maintaining his unmistakable voice. Roma summer fest at cavea, auditorium parco della musica. The joni letters, he continues to amaze audiences across the globe. Hancock is one of the best known modern jazz composers, creator of watermelon man which has been a reference point throughout his career, maiden. A fake book also called a real book is a collection of lead sheets used by jazz musicians. My life has been filled with gratifying experiences and to now be elected as massachusetts first governor makes me so thankful that i am chosen to make a difference. The real jazz solos book c instruments hal leonard online. Ella fitzgerald, dizzy gillespie, benny green, dave grusin, herbie hancock. If you like fusion jazz, i feel the influence that sly stone had on herbie hancock was magic. On empyrean isles, he returns to hard bop, but the results are anything but conventional. What is most impressive about hancocks autobiography, possibilities, is his facility.

In the melody, hancock uses strings of 8th notes that evoke the excitement of bebop. An impressive work throughout, setting high standards. Pianokeyboard smp level 7 late intermediate by herbie hancock. Possibilities 2014 isbn 9780670014712 awards edit u. Working with cornetist freddie hubbard, bassist ron carter, and drummer tony williams a trio just as young and adventurous. Complete list of tunes alphabetical index title az sher music. Herbie hancock, born herbert jeffrey hancock on april 12th, 1940 in chicago, illinois is an american jazz musician. Booker little, bud powell, cannonball adderly, charlie christian, charlie parker, chick corea, clifford brown, coleman hawkins, dizzy gillespie, django reinhardt, donald byrd, freddie hubbard, george benson, herbie hancock, horace silver, hubert laws, j. The album head hunters 1973 was a hit, crossing over to pop audiences but criticized within his jazz audience. This is the most carefully conceived fake book ive ever seen. Usually they contain chords and melody, but sometimes lyrics as well. The worlds greatest fake book great jazz and fusion compositions songbook.

Stephen erlewine, in a retrospective summary for allmusic, said, head hunters still sounds fresh and vital three decades after. Stephen erlewine, in a retrospective summary for allmusic, said, head hunters still sounds fresh and vital three decades. How to use a lead sheet fake book the jazz piano site. Nov 24, 2015 concert pitch lead sheet fake book music, chords, and vocals of chameleon herbie hancock learn to play chameleon and play along. Dizzy gillespie, frank paparelli, arif mardin, chaka khan. Herbie hancock preface of le bouddha dans votre miroir. Jan 01, 2014 the longawaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time in herbie hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. E 7sus4 d 7sus4 d7sus4 f7sus4 play chords at a for intro a b 1 maiden voyage herbie hancock. The hal leonard real jazz fake book c edition by various. As part of miles daviss second great quintet, hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. Groove is in the heart lead sheet fake book artist. This is one of the few fusion albums that i really love.