August 29, 2011. I’m reacting to what the rest of the band is playing, but if I’m only reacting, then I’m not really making a choice; I’m just getting hit and being pushed along. I don't even know how to put it into words, but it's like, once you've been touched by Miles you're changed forever. Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors.

And it either resonates with you or it doesn't." “I like to be on the edge, on the cutting edge, or be into the unknown, into the territory where I have … Share with your friends.
But apart from those basics, jazz is incredibly broad. He just went into the studio and played. “Herbie Hancock: Possibilities”, p.10, Penguin He just wanted us to play, with the tape recorders rolling, to capture whatever was going to happen. April 14, 2006. In 1956, with his first quintet, he recorded four full records in one day—Cookin’, Relaxin’, Workin’, and Steamin’—with just a few tracks added from an earlier session. That's one of the ways we learn” ― Herbie Hancock. "Musical Legend Herbie Hancock Fuses Jazz, Global Rhythms".

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Creativity and artistic endeavors have a mission that goes far beyond just making music for the sake of music. I later found out that this was the way Miles always recorded: He wanted to capture the first, most honest version of a song, even if there were mistakes in it. Herbie Hancock - Music Quotes. Music was about spontaneity and discovery, and that’s what he tried to capture on his records. Quotations by Herbie Hancock, American Musician, Born April 12, 1940. “Fifteen years had passed since I first learned to improvise by copying George Shearing records.
Now that I had my own sextet, I started thinking analytically about what actually goes on within a jazz group. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of

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"Herbie Hancock - The Imagine Project" by Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk. — Herbie Hancock “ The most valuable things in life are priceless. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor. You’re forced to go in with confidence, because you know you just have to do it.”

That's one of the ways we learn” United States, Pianist April 12, 1940. FaceBook post by Herbie Hancock — ‘Life is not about finding your limitations; it's about finding your infinity.’ “Life is not about finding your limitations; it's about finding your infinity.” 50 Copy quote. "We are eternally linked not just to each other but our environment." "PBS NewsHour" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. The first time the horns made it through the entire melody, that was the take that would be on the record. For the pianist alone there are so many choices to make: what pitch, how many notes, whether to play a chord or a line. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of But it wasn’t until I got out on my own that I felt I could really explore it. “I think there's a great beauty to having problems.

They are courage, compassion, wisdom, respect for ourselves and others, and a host of characteristics that we call the beauty of the human spirit. Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friendsInterview with Todd Gilchrist, www.ign.com. Welcome back. Jazz is really about the human experience. Miles didn’t waste words, and he didn’t waste time. From the beginning, the goal was to move beyond imitation and find my own voice, and I felt that that was finally happening. Herbie Hancock, Lisa Dickey (2014). “Don’t be afraid to expand yourself, to step out of your comfort zone.