Herbie Hancock: Possibilities
- ISBN-10
- 0143128027
- ISBN-13
- 9780143128021
- Series
- Herbie Hancock
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 344
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Authors
- Herbie Hancock, Lisa Dickey
Description
Now in paperback, this reflective and invaluable memoir tells the story of Hancock's incredible success as a musician, from his beginnings as a child prodigy to his work with artists like Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder. In Herbie Hancock: Possibilities the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades, from his beginnings as a child prodigy to his work in Miles Davis' second great quintet; from his innovations as the leader of his own sextet to his collaborations with everyone from Wayne Shorter to Joni Mitchell.
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