Today’s Birthday:
Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock (1940)
Hancock is a jazz and funk pianist, composer, and bandleader who emerged as part of Miles Davis’s group in the mid-1960s. An early adopter of electronic instruments, he became involved with funk and disco in the 70s, while continuing to tour with jazz groups, such as that of Wynton Marsalis. He won an Academy Award for his original score of the 1986 film ‘Round Midnight and has won 14 Grammys, including “Album of the Year” for a work that paid tribute to what fellow musician? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch
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