Jazz Biography

Performer: Herbie Hancock
Distributor: IDN Distribution

Notes: Not really a jazz biography of Herbie Hancock on any level, the music included here does feature his Mwandishi band sans electronics. Known as the Blow-Up second or "extra" session, the ensemble plays some excellent early-'70s postmodern neo-bop, with Julian Priester (trombone), Eddie Henderson (trumpet), Bennie Maupin (tenor sax/bass clarinet/flute), Buster Williams (bass), and Billy Hart (drums). Hancock's acoustic piano playing here is quite inspired, and if you do not have this in another form, if any, it's worth your while. ~ Michael G. Nastos

One of the most open-eared and forward-thinking jazz musicians of his day, Hancock has, more than just about anyone else, consistently tried to broaden the music's horizons by mixing it with the most interesting elements of contemporary pop. Hancock has consistently pushed the envelope, from his earliest days with Miles Davis to his jazz-rock fusion of the early '70s and his early embrace of synthesizers and electronic instruments, his early-'80s experiments with hip-hop and sampling, or more recently, his acoustic piano reinterpretations of songs--the new standards, in his parlance--by everyone from Don Henley to Nirvana.

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