MU239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Herbie Hancock, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Joe Zawinul
30 Nov 2018
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Born on april 12, 1940 in chicago, illinois. One of jazz"s most important and influential pianists and composers in the post bop era. Embraced elements of rock, funk, and soul while adopting stylistic elements from free jazz. Originally a hard bop and free jazz player, he also was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and the use of funk beats. Hancock"s best-known solo works include watermelon man and chameleon from his. 1973 records headhunters , a jazz-funk fusion record inspired by james brown and. All 3 band leaders are miles davis alumni. Very heavy rock influence, organ and guitar driven. Guitar centered, with influences of jimi hendrix and spirituality. Turned towards pop music with latin influence. One of the most influential and popular jazz-rock groups of the 1970s. Keyboardist joe zawinul and saxophone player wayne shorter formed the group in. Both had spent time in miles davis" early jazz-rock fusion group.
