Artist
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock is a jazz artist from Chicago, Illinois, USA. 72 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Best jazz albums
- 72
- Releases
- 1962–2026
- Active years
Discography
67
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Head Hunters
1973 · 4 tracks
Maiden Voyage
1965
Empyrean Isles
1964
Future Shock
1983
Man-Child
1975
Thrust
1974
Secrets
1976
River: The Joni Letters
2007
Gershwin's World
1998
Mr. Hands
1980
Takin' Off
1962
The Essential Herbie Hancock
2006
Sunlight
1978
Sextant
1973
Fat Albert Rotunda
1969
Speak Like a Child
1968
The New Standard
1996
The Piano
1979
Monster
1980
The Imagine Project
2010
Crossings
1971
Mwandishi
1970
Feets Don't Fail Me Now
1979
My Point of View
1963
Lite Me Up
1982
Dedication
1974
Quartet
1982
Magic Windows
1981
The Prisoner
1969
Perfect Machine
1988
Sound-System
1984
Directstep
1979
An Evening with Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock
1979
Dis Is da Drum
1994
Summer Jazz: Herbie Hancock
2026
The Complete Blue Note Sixties Sessions
2019
Sleeping Giant
2018
Blow-Up (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017
![The Warner Bros. Years [1969-1972] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/15468/600.jpg)
The Warner Bros. Years [1969-1972]
2014
An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert (Live)
2013
Death Wish: Original Soundtrack Album
2008
Flood (Live in Tokyo - 1975)
2008
'Round Midnight - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2008
Herbie Hancock Trio with Ron Carter & Tony Williams
2008
V.S.O.P. (Live)
2008
Les Incontournables du jazz : Herbie Hancock
2008
Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings
2008
Village Life
2008
Then And Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock
2008
V.S.O.P.
2008
Directions in Music: Live At Massey Hall
2007
Possibilities
2005
Solos And Duets
2005
Inventions And Dimensions (Expanded Edition)
2005
The Best Of Herbie Hancock
2003
Future 2 Future
2001
The Essence
2001
Voyager
1999
1+1
1997
Cantaloupe Island
1994
Herbie Hancock Trio
1982
CoreaHancock: An Evening With Chick Corea & Herbie Hancock (Live)
1979
Third Plane
1978
Kawaida
1975
Flood
1975
Blow-Up
1966
Inventions & Dimensions
1963
![The Warner Bros. Years [1969-1972] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/15468/1200.avif)
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Singles & EPs
5
Appears on
4Releases by other artists featuring Herbie Hancock.
Featured tracks
4
Masqualero (feat. Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Tony Williams)Wayne Shorter · The Essential Wayne Shorter
Liberty City (feat. Herbie Hancock)Jaco Pastorius · Invitation [Live]
Timeless (feat. Herbie Hancock)Guru · Jazzmatazz, Volume 3: Streetsoul
Collaborators
4
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Honors
30
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Grammy Awards
- 2010 · Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
- 2010 · Best Jazz Performance
- 2007 · Best Contemporary Jazz Album
- 2004 · Best Jazz Performance
- 2002 · Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- +8 more
- MTV Video Music Awards
×5
MTV Video Music Awards
- 1984 · Best Visual Effects
- 1984 · Best Editing
- 1984 · Best Art Direction
- 1984 · Best Concept Video
- 1984 · Most Experimental Video
- Grammy Hall of Fame
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Grammy Hall of Fame
- 2008
- 1998
- Soul Train Music Awards
×2
Soul Train Music Awards
- 1999 · Best Jazz Album
- 1997 · Best Jazz Album
×1
Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1994 · star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- NEA Jazz Masters
×1
NEA Jazz Masters
- 2004
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
×1
Academy Award for Best Original Score
- 1987
- Polar Music Prize
×1
Polar Music Prize
- 2025
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year
×1
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
- 2007
×1
Kennedy Center Honors
- 2013
- Library of Congress Living Legend
×1
Library of Congress Living Legend
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- César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
×1
César Award for Best Music Written for a Film
- 1987
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About
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace music synthesizers and funk music (characterized by syncopated drum beats). Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieved success among pop audiences. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. In his jazz improvisation, he possesses a unique creative blend of jazz, blues, and modern classical music, with harmonic stylings much like the styles of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel.
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Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award after Getz/Gilberto in 1965. Hancock is a member of Sōka Gakkai International. On July 22, 2011 at a ceremony in Paris, Hancock was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue.
Herbie Hancock in brief
- How many Herbie Hancock releases are on Riffiter?
- 72 releases are catalogued, spanning 1962 to 2026.
- What genre is Herbie Hancock?
- Herbie Hancock is catalogued under Jazz.
- What is the most recent Herbie Hancock release on Riffiter?
- Summer Jazz: Herbie Hancock, released in 2026.
- What awards has Herbie Hancock won?
- Herbie Hancock has 30 award wins on record, including Grammy Awards (13×), MTV Video Music Awards (5×), Grammy Hall of Fame (2×).