Herbie Hancock - Possibilities (Expanded Edition) - VINYL LP

The internationally acclaimed composer, DJ and electronic studio wizard MATTHEW HERBERT goes to the movies on his latest album 'Score'. Showcasing yet another of his multiple musical personalities, these 17 tracks cover the first decade in Herbert's burgeoning resume as a writer of film scores, alongside a unique ballet collaboration. Score contains some of his most traditional and straightforward pieces to date. His 2003 big-bandjazz album 'Goodbye Swingtime', for example, grew out of his artfully retro-modern score for the French director BLANCA LI's hip-hop musical 'Le Defi', LI is one of Europe's top choreographers (GORILLAZ, DAFT PUNK). Album Tracks 1. Funeral 2. End 3. Rivoli 4. Apartment 5. Singing in the Rain 6. Cafe de Flore 7. Gang of Boys 8. Blood and Hair 9. Bull and Cloth 10. Rendezvous 11. Indiscretion 12. Forest Montage 13. Broken Piano 14. Tristesse 15. Running from the Credits 16. Nicotine 17. Closing Theme

Vinyl LP pressing. For his third Blue Note album Inventions & Dimensions (1963), pianist Herbie Hancock began moving away from the modernist hard bop sound that defined his first two albums Takin' Off and My Point Of View. Inspired by explorers like Eric Dolphy and Tony Williams, Hancock went in search of greater musical freedom by composing a set of ingenious originals each with their own unique inner logic that did away with what he considered the established jazz InchassumptionsInch of the time. Album Tracks 1. Succotash 2. Triangle 3. Jack Rabbit 4. Mimosa 5. Jump Ahead, a 6. Mimosa - (Alternate Take, Bonus Track)

Hancock started his career with trumpet player Donald Byrd's group. He recorded his first solo album Takin' Off for Blue Note Records in 1962. InchWatermelon ManInch (from Takin' Off) was to provide Mongo Santamaría with a hit single, but more importantly for Hancock, Takin' Off caught the attention of Miles Davis, who was at that time assembling a new band. Hancock was introduced to Davis by the young drummer Tony Williams, a member of the new band.Hancock received considerable attention when, in May 1963, he joined Davis's Second Great Quintet. Davis personally sought out Hancock, whom he saw as one of the most promising talents in jazz. The rhythm section Davis organized was young but effective, comprising bassist Ron Carter, 17-year-old drummer Williams, and Hancock on piano. After George Coleman and Sam Rivers each took a turn at the saxophone spot, the quintet gelled with Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone. This quintet is often regarded as one of the finest jazz ensembles yet. While in Davis's band, Hancock also found time to record dozens of sessions for the Blue Note tag, both under his own name and as a sideman with other musiciansHancock also recorded several less well-known but still critically acclaimed albums with larger ensembles - My Point of View (1963), Speak Like a Child (1968) and The Prisoner (1969), albums which featured flugelhorn, alto flute and bass trombone in addition to the traditional jazz instrumentation. 1963's Inventions and Dimensions was an album of almost entirely improvised music, teaming Hancock with bassist Paul Chambers and two Latin percussionists, Willie Bobo and Osvaldo InchChihuahuaInch Martinez.During this period, Hancock also composed the score to Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blowup (1966), the first of many film soundtracks he recorded in his career. As well as feature film soundtracks, Hancock recorded a number of musical