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Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter 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, Hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk,…

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Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
April 12th, 1940
Genres
Labels
Rhino
Atlantic
Warner Bros. Records
Capitol Records
Columbia
Last updated: June 30th, 2022