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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Herbie Hancock
Jazz Musician
12-Apr-1940   Innovative jazz/fusion composer and pianist

DISCOGRAPHY

Takin' Off (1962, Blue Note)
1Watermelon Man
2Three Bags Full
3Maze
4Driftin'
5Alone And I

Reissued on CD in 1986. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1996 with the additional tracks Watermelon Man (alternate take), Three Bags Full (alternate take) and Empty Pockets (alternate take).

My Point Of View (1963, Blue Note)
1Blind Man, Blind Man
2A Tribute To Someone
3King Cobra
4The Pleasure Is Mine
5And What If I Don't

Reissued on CD in 1994. A digitally remastered edition was issued in 1999.

Inventions And Dimensions (1963, Blue Note)
1Succotash
2Triangle
3Jack Rabbit
4Mimosa
5Jump Ahead

Reissued on CD in 1988.

Empyrean Isles (1964, Blue Note)
1One Finger Snap
2Oliloqui Valley
3Cantaloupe Island
4The Egg

Reissued on CD in 1987 with the additional tracks One Finger Snap (alternate take) and Oliloqui Valley (alternate take).

Maiden Voyage (1965, Blue Note)
1Maiden Voyage
2Eye Of The Hurricane
3Little One
4Survival Of The Fittest
5Dolphin Dance

Reissued on CD in 1985.

Blow-Up (soundtrack) (1966, MGM)
1Main Title "Blow-Up"
2Verushka, Part 1
3Verushka, Part 2
4Bring Down The Birds
5The Naked Camera
6Jane's Theme
7The Thief
8The Kiss
9Curiosity
10Thomas Studies Photos
11The Bed
12Stroll On (performed by The Yardbirds)
13End Title "Blow-Up"

Soundtrack to the Michelangelo Antonioni film of the same name. A digitally remastered edition was issued on CD by Rhino in 1996 with the additional tracks Butchie's Tune, Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?, Am I Glad To See You (outtake) and Blow-Up (outtake).

Speak Like A Child (1968, Blue Note)
1Riot
2Speak Like A Child
3First Trip
4Toys
5Goodbye To Childhood
6Sorcerer

Reissued on CD in 1985.

Hear, O Israel (1968, National Federation of Temple Youth)
1Blessing Over The Candles
2Matovu-Bor'Chu
3Sh'Ma
4Micho Mocho
5Sanctification
6May The Words Of My Mouth
7Kiddish
8Torah Service - Adoration
9Final Amen

The Prisoner (1969, Blue Note)
1I Have A Dream
2The Prisoner
3Firewater
4He Who Lives In Fear
5Promise Of The Sun

Reissued on CD in 1987. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Fat Albert Rotunda (1969, Warner Brothers)
1Wiggle-Waggle
2Fat Mama
3Tell Me a Bedtime Story
4Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
5Jessica
6Fat Albert Rotunda
7Lil' Brother

Soundtrack to the Bill Cosby-created animated television series. A digitally remastered edition was issued on CD in 2001.

Mwandishi (1970, Warner Brothers)
1Ostinato (Suite For Angela)
2You'll Know When You Get There
3Wandering Spirit Song

A digitally remastered edition was issued on CD in 2001.

The Best Of Herbie Hancock (1971, Blue Note)
1Watermelon Man
2King Cobra
3Blind Man, Blind Man
4Succotash
5Oliloqui Valley
6Maiden Voyage
7Riot
8Goodbye To Childhood
9I Have A Dream

Crossings (1972, Warner Brothers)
1Sleeping Giant
2Quasar
3Water Torture

A digitally remastered edition was issued on CD in 2001.

Sextant (1973, Columbia)
1Rain Dance
2Hidden Shadows
3Hornets

Reissued on CD in 1992. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

The Spook Who Sat By The Door (soundtrack) (1973, United Artists)
1Revolution
2The Spook Who Sat By The Door (Reprise)
3Revenge
4At The Lounge
5Training Day
6The Stick Up
7Main Theme
8Underground
9The Spook Who Sat By The Door
10The Big Rip Off
11Recruiting
12The Pick Up
13It Begins
14Dialogue (The Plan/CIA Spook/Best Of The Best/Step Outside/Junkie/Man And Machine/Bad Move/I'm Black/Network)

Soundtrack to the Ivan Dixon-directed film of the same name.

Head Hunters (1974, Columbia)
1Chameleon
2Watermelon Man
3Sly
4Vein Melter

Reissued on CD in 1992. A digitally remastered edition was issued in 2001.

Thrust (1974, Columbia)
1Palm Grease
2Actual Proof
3Butterfly
4Spank-A-Lee

Reissued on CD in 1991. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1998.

Death Wish (1974, Sony)
1Death Wish (Main Title)
2Joanna's Theme
3Do A Thing
4Paint Her Mouth
5Rich Country
6Suite Revenge: a. Striking Back/b. Riverside Park/c. The Alley/d. Last Stop/e. 8th Avenue Station
7Ochoa Knose
8Party People
9Fill Your Hand

Soundtrack to the Michael Winner-directed film of the same name. Reissued on CD in 1996.

Treasure Chest (1974, Warner Brothers)
Disc 1
1Wiggle Waggle
2Tell Me A Bedtime Story
3Lil' Brother
4Ostinato
5Crossings
Disc 2
6You'll Know When You Get There
7Quasar
8Sleeping Giant

Dedication (1974, CBS/Sony (Japan))
1Maiden Voyage
2Dolphin Dance
3Nobu
4Cantaloupe Island

Reissued on CD in 1997. A digitally remastered version was issued in 2004.

Man-Child (1975, Columbia)
1Hang Up Your Hang Ups
2Sun Touch
3Traitor
4Bubbles
5Steppin' In It
6Heartbeat

Reissued on CD 1992. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1997.

Flood (live) (1975, CBS/Sony (Japan))
Disc 1
1Introduction/Maiden Voyage
2Actual Proof
3Spank-A-Lee
4Watermelon Man
Disc 2
1Butterfly
2Chameleon
3Hang Up Your Hang Ups

Recorded live in Tokyo, Japan in 1975. Reissued on CD in 1992. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1997.

Secrets (1976, Columbia)
1Doin' It
2People Music
3Cantaloupe Island
4Spider
5Gentle Thoughts
6Swamp Rats
7Sansho Shima

Reissued on CD in 1988. A digitally remastered version was issued in 1997.

The Herbie Hancock Trio (1977, Columbia)
1Watch It
2Speak Like A Child
3Watching Waitin' For
4Look
5Milestones

Reissued on CD in 1992.

Sunlight (1978, Columbia)
1I Thought It Was You
2Come Running To Me
3Sunlight
4No Means Yes
5Good Question

A digitally remastered version was issued on CD in 1997.

Third Plane (1978, Milestone)
1Third Plane
2Quiet Times
3Lawra
4Stella By Starlight
5United Blues
6Dolphin Dance

A collaboration with Ron Carter and Tony Williams.

Direct Step (1978, CBS/Sony)
1Butterfly
2Shiftless Shuffle
3I Thought It Was You

Reissued on CD in 1994.

The Piano (1978, CBS/Sony (Japan))
1My Funny Valentine
2On Green Dolphin Street
3Someday My Prince Will Come
4Harvest Time
5Sonrisa
6Manhattan Island
7Blue Otani

A digitally remastered version was issued on CD in 2004 with the additional tracks My Funny Valentine (take 3 alternate), On Green Dolphin Street (take 2 alternate), Someday My Prince Will Come (take 3 alternate) and Harvest Time (take 3 alternate).

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (1979, Columbia)
1You Bet Your Love
2Trust Me
3Ready Or Not
4Tell Everybody
5Honey From The Jar
6Knee Deep

Reissued on CD in 1991. A digitally remastered version was issued in 2001.

You Bet Your Love (1979, Columbia)
1You Bet Your Love (extended version)
2Knee Deep (extended version)

Issued as a vinyl 12".

The Best Of Herbie Hancock (1979, Columbia)
1Doin' It
2I Thought It Was You
3Chameleon
4Hang Up Your Hang Ups
5Ready Or Not
6Tell Everybody

Monster (1980, Columbia)
1Saturday Night (with Carlos Santana)
2Stars In Your Eyes
3Go For It
4Don't Hold It In
5Making Love
6It All Comes Around

Reissued on CD in 1986 and 1991. A digitally remastered version was issued in 2001.

Mr. Hands (1980, Columbia)
1Spiraling Prism
2Calypso
3Just Around The Corner
44 A.M.
5Shiftless Shuffle
6Textures

Reissued on CD in 1992. A digitally remastered edition was issued in 2001.Herbie Hancock Trio (1981, Columbia)
1Stablemates
2Dolphin Dance
3A Slight Smile
4That Old Black Magic
5La Maison Goree

Reissued on CD in 1992.

Magic Windows (1981, Columbia)
1Magic Number
2Tonight's The Night
3Everybody's Broke
4Help Yourself
5Satisfied With Love
6Twilight Clone

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1997.

Lite Me Up (1982, Columbia)
1Lite Me Up!
2The Bomb
3Gettin' To The Good Part
4Paradise
5Can't Hide Your Love
6The Fun Tracks
7Motor Mouth
8Give It All Your Heart

A digitally remastered version was issued on CD in 1997.

Future Shock (Columbia, 1983)
1Rockit
2Future Shock (Curtis Mayfield cover)
3T. F. S.
4Earthbeat
5Autodrive
6Rough
7Rockit (Mega Mix)

A digitally remastered version was issued in 2000.

Rockit (1983, CBS)
1Rockit (long version)
2You Bet Your Love
3I Thought It Was You

Released as a vinyl 12".

Sound-System (1984, Columbia)
1Hardrock
2Metal Beat
3Karabali
4Junku
5People Are Changing
6Sound System

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1999 with the additional track Metal Beat (extended version).

Hot And Heavy (1984, Star Jazz)
1Hot Piano
2Live And Awake
3Nightwalker
4Scoochie
5Cycles
6Witch Fire
7Jammin' With Herbie
8Herbie's Blues
9Rock Your Soul
10Afro Boogie
11Far Out
12Hot And Heavy

Jammin' With The Herbie Hancock Quintet (1984, Happy Bird)
1Jammin' With Herbie
2Herbie's Blues
3Rock Your Soul
4TCB With Herbie
5Soul Power
6Cat Call

Recorded in 1961. Reissued on CD by Prime Cuts in 1995.

Herbie Hancock (1984, Revival)
1Afro Boogie
2Live And Awake
3Scoochie
4Hot And Heavy
5Far Out
6Night Walker
7Witch Fire
8Hot Piano
9Jammin' With Herbie
10Cycles
11Herbie Blues

'Round Midnight (1986, Columbia)
1'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk cover)
2Body And Soul
3Berangere's Nightmare
4Fair Weather
5Una Noche Con Francis
6The Peacocks
7How Long Has This Been Going On?
8Rhythm-A-Ning
9Still Time
10Minuit Aux Champs-Elysees
11Chan's Song (Never Said)

The soundtrack to the Bertrand Tavernier-directed film of the same name. Reissued on CD in 1990.

The Best Of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years (1988, Blue Note)
1Watermelon Man
2Driftin'
3Maiden Voyage
4Dolphin Dance
5One Finger Snap
6Cantaloupe Island
7Riot
8Speak Like A Child
9King Cobra

Perfect Machine (1988, Columbia)
1Perfect Machine
2Obsession
3Vibe Alive
4Beat Wise
5Maiden Voyage/B. Bop
6Chemical Residue

A digitally remastered version was issued in 1999 with the additional tracks Vibe Alive (extended dance mix) and Beat Wise (12 inch edit).

Vibe Alive (1988, Columbia)
1Vibe Alive
2Maiden Voyage/B. Bop

Released as a vinyl 7".

Vibe Alive (1988, Columbia)
1Vibe Alive (extended dance mix)
2Vibe Alive (edited version)
3Vibe Alive (bonus beats)

Released as a vinyl 12" and a 3" CD.

Dis Is Da Drum (1989, Mercury)
1Call It '95
2Dis Is Da Drum
3Shooz
4Melody (On The Deuce By 44)
5Mojuba
6Butterfly
7Ju Ju
8Hump
9Come And See Me
10Rubber Soul
11Bo Ba Be Da

One US version of the album included the additional track Butterfly (remix). The Japanese edition added the tracks Call It 95 (remix) and Mojuba (remix).

A Jazz Collection (1991, Columbia)
1Liza (George Gershwin cover)
2I Fall In Love Too Easily (from the musical Anchors Aweigh)
3Nefertiti
4Someday My Prince Will Come (from the animated film Snow White)
5'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk cover)
6Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk cover)
7Parade
8The Eye Of The Hurricane
9Maiden Voyage

The Collection (1991, Castle)
1Chameleon
2Watermelon Man
3Maiden Voyage
4I Thought It Was You
5No Means Yes
6You Bet Your Love
7Tell Everybody
8Rockit
9Autodrive
10Hard Rock
11'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk cover)

The Very Best Of Herbie Hancock (1991, Sony)
1Rockit
2You Bet Your Love
3I Thought It Was You
4The Bomb
5Ready Or Not
6Stars In Your Eyes
7Motor Mouth
8Makin' Love
9Lite Me Up!
10People Music
11'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk cover)
12Sound-System
13Sun Touch
14Karabali
15Autodrive

The Best Of Herbie Hancock, Volume 2 (1992, Sony)
1Watermelon Man
2Future Shock
3Go For It
4Can't Hide Your Love
5Vibe Alive (edited version)
6Textures
7Doin' It
8Chameleon
9Early Warning
10Paradise
11People Are Changing
12Tell Everybody
13Hardrock (edited version)
14Mega-Mix: Rockit/Autodrive/Future Shock/TFS/Rough/Chameleon 84

The Herbie Hancock Quartet Live (1994, Jazz Door)
1Just One Of Those Things
2Air Dancing
3Sorcerer
4Jammin'

Recorded live in New York in 1992 and in Belgrade in 1988.

Live In New York (1994, Jazz Door)
1I Love You
2One Finger Snap
3Cantaloupe Island
4Maiden Voyage
5Just One Of Those Things

Performed by the Herbie Hancock Trio. Recorded live in New York in 1993.

Cantaloupe Island (1994, Blue Note)
1Cantaloupe Island
2Watermelon Man
3Driftin'
4Blind Man, Blind Man
5And What If I Don't
6Maiden Voyage

The New Standard (1995, Verve)
1New York Minute (Don Henley cover)
2Mercy Street (Peter Gabriel cover)
3Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (The Beatles cover)
4When Can I See You (Babyface cover)
5You've Got It Bad Girl (Stevie Wonder cover)
6Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Sade cover)
7Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
8Thieves In The Temple (Prince cover)
9All Apologies (Nirvana cover)
10Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love)

A 2 CD edition was issued in Japan with the following tracks\:

The New Standard (1995, Verve)
Disc 1
1New York Minute (Don Henley cover)
2Mercy Street (Peter Gabriel cover)
3Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (The Beatles cover)
4When Can I See You (Babyface cover)
5You've Got It Bad Girl (Stevie Wonder cover)
6Love Is Stronger Than Pride (Sade cover)
7Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel cover)
8Thieves In The Temple (Prince cover)
9All Apologies (Nirvana cover)
10Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love)
11Your Gold Teeth II (Steely Dan cover)
Disc 2
1You've Got It Bad Girl (live) (Stevie Wonder cover)
2Thieves In The Temple (live) (Prince cover)
3Dolphin Dance (live)

Jazz Profile (1997, Blue Note)
1Empty Pockets
2Jack Rabbit
3Yams
4Eye Of The Hurricane
5Cantaloupe Island
6The Sorcerer
7I Have A Dream

Gershwin's World (1998, Verve)
1Overture (Fascinatin' Rhythm)
2It Ain't Necessarily So
3The Man I Love
4Here Come De Honey Man
5St. Louis Blues (W. C. Handy cover)
6Lullaby
7Blueberry Rhyme (James P. Johnson cover)
8It Ain't Necessarily So (Interlude)
9Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington cover)
10Summertime
11My Man's Gone Now
12Prelude In C# Minor
13Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
14Embraceable You

A collection of (mostly) George Gershwin interpretations.

Riot (1999, Blue Note (Japan))
1Riot (first alternate take)
2Riot (second alternate take)
3Blind Man, Blind Man (alternate take)
4Mimosa (alternate take)
5Goodbye To Childhood (alternate take)
6The Prisoner (alternate take)
7Firewater (alternate take)

The Blow-Up Extra-Sessions (1999, Vintage Classic)
1Herbie's Blues
2Rock Your Soul
3Jammin' With Herbie
4Hot and Heavy
5Nightwalker
6Hot Piano
7Live and Awake
8Scoochie
9Afro Boogie
10Far Out
11(untitled)

A collection of unused tracks created for the Blow Up soundtrack. Reissued in 2001 by Continental.

Night Walker (2000, Warwick)
1Night Walker
2Live And Awake
3Scoochie
4Witch Fire
5Afro Boogie
6Far Out
7Hot And Heavy
8Herbie's Blues
9T.C.B. With Herbie
10Soul Power

The Best Of Herbie Hancock: The Hits! (2000, Columbia)
1Chameleon
2Watermelon Man
3I Thought It Was You
4You Bet Your Love
5Ready Or Not
6Stars In Your Eyes
7Saturday Night
8Satisfied With Love
9Rockit

Jammin' With Herbie Hancock (2000, Collectables)
1Currio's (alternate take)
2Bird House (alternate take)
3Mr. Lucky (alternate take)
4Out Of This World (alternate take)
5Daydreams (alternate take)
6I Am An Old Man

Future 2 Future (2001, Transparent Music)
1Kebero, part I (with Gigi)
2Wisdom (with Daisaku Ikeda)
3The Essence (with Chaka Khan)
4This Is Rob Swift
5Black Gravity
6Tony Williams
7Be Still
8Ionosphere
9Kebero, part II (with Gigi)
10Alphabeta
11Virtual Hornets

The Japanese edition included the additional track The Essence (DJ Krush remix).

Mr. Funk (2001, Columbia)
1Watermelon Man
2Actual Proof
3Hang up Your Hang Ups
4Heartbeat
5Kuru/Speak Like a Child
6Cantaloupe Island
7Swamp Rat
8Come Running to Me
94 A.M.
10Everybody's Broke
11Rockit

Directions In Music ( Live At Massey Hall, 2002:Verve)
1The Sorcerer
2The Poet
3So What/Impressions
4Misstery
5Naima
6Transition
7My Ship
8D Trane

A collaboration with Michael Brecker and Roy Hargrove.

Possibilities (2005, Hear Music)
1Stitched Up (with John Mayer)
2Safiatou (with Carlos Santana and Angilique Kidjo)
3A Song For You (with Christina Aguilera)
4I Do It For Your Love (with Paul Simon)
5Hush, Hush, Hush (with Annie Lennox)
6Sister Moon (with Sting)
7When Love Comes To Town (with Jonny Lang and Joss Stone)
8Don't Explain (with Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan)
9I Just Called To Say I Love You (with Raul Midón and Stevie Wonder)
10Gelo No Montana (with Trey Anastasio)

The Essential Herbie Hancock (2006, Legacy)
Disc 1
1Watermelon Man
2'Round Midnight
3Cantaloupe Island
4Maiden Voyage
5Circle
6The Sorcerer
7Tell Me A Bedtime Story
8Hidden Shadows
9Chameleon
10Joanna's Theme
Disc 2
11Butterfly
12People Music
13Milestones
144 A.M.
15Come Running To Me
16Finger Painting
17Stars In Your Eyes
18Rockit
19St. Louis Blues
20Manhattan (Island Of Lights And Love)

Jazz To Funk (2006, Aim)
Disc 1
1Maulana
2Baraka/Kamli
3Kawanda
4Dunia
5(unlisted track)
Disc 2
1Witch Fire
2Jammin' With Herbie
3Herbie's Blues
4Rock Your Soul
5Hot Piano
6Smoochie
7Live And Awake
8Night Walker
9Afro Boogie
10Far Out
11Hot And Heavy



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