A modern music icon, Herbie Hancock played with the jazz greats and went on to become an Oscar- and Grammy-winning musician-composer and he's funky too. If you haven't heard The Headhunters albums - it's a must have! The Chicago native took up piano at age 7 and, classically trained, was performing Mozart with symphony orchestras by age 11. He's scored a number of films and is involved in several educational endeavors, including the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Hancock is the L.A. Philharmonic's creative chair for jazz and UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue.
This fall, he embarks on his first ever solo tour.
From the 1973 album "Headhunters" here's Herbie Hancock with "Watermelon Man".
Sampled by:
Super Cat - "Dolly My Baby", LL Cool J - "1-900-LL Cool J", Shaquille O'Neal - "I Hate To Brag", Born Jamericans - "State Of Shock IV", Madonna - "Sanctuary", UNLV - "Pocket Full Of Furl".
From the 1975 album, "Survival of the Fittest". Here are The Headhunters with "God Make Me Funky". The drum pattern in this song has been sampled so many times...
Sampled by:
Fugees - "Ready Or Not", Slum Village - "Go Ladies", Eric B & Rakim - "Beats for the Listeners", Marky Mark - "Wildside", Biz Markie - "Albee Square Mall",NWA - "Approach to Danger", Mystikal - "Yall Aint Ready Yet",, Nas - "Hip-Hop Is Dead".
