One more thing: who do I see about getting my money back? If I were to rate this concert (and that's using that word extremely loosely) I would give it an F-minus-minus-minus. I think they played one song during that waste of money. Instead, it was just like tonight-an hour or more of crap. I should also note that this isn't the first time that this has happened to us we went to see Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea at Carnegie Hall last winter-I expected it to be one of the greatest concerts I would ever see. I'll never spend another dime on a Herbie Hancock concert, unless I know for certain that he's not going to do another free-improv-fest. okay, there WAS release-when they finally stopped each of these tortuous ramblings. It would be like watching a 2-hour movie that is nothing but random fractions of sentences, spoken throughout with no plot, no form, no substance, no justification, no tension, no release. We weren't the only ones leaving there was a constant stream of people leaving the auditorium. If I want endless noodles, I'll go to a Chinese buffet. Being a professional musician and a piano player, I recognized his technique, but that didn't make the nonstop free improv any less disappointing. We left after an hour, during which we heard 3 (i can't call them "songs") periods of annoying synth sounds, arbitrary horn honks and aimless twiddling on the piano.Īt one point I thought it sounded like a clown car driving through a piano factory. Only saving grace in both situations: it feels so good when it ends. Long version: If I had known we were going to hear an endless miasma of aimless noodling and melody-free self-indulgent exercises in pointlessness, I would have stayed home and hit my thumb with a hammer for an hour. In fact, I just recorded one of his songs, "Dolphin Dance," on my upcoming jazz project. Tickets were not cheap we had great seats about 20 rows back.īefore I write my review, let me just say that I have about 10 favorite piano players Herbie Hancock is one of them and has been since I was a teenager. Tonight we drove into Austin to see Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter at the Bass Concert Hall on the UT campus. As an experimental enthusiast and advocate of fusing old and new, Hancock continues to inspire generations of hip-hop and dance artists. Throughout his career Herbie Hancock has amassed 14 Grammy Awards amongst a host of notable jazz accolades and touring the world across his many years in the industry has solidified his position as a legendary jazz musician. Not content with only producing music, Hancock went on to composing film scores and in 1986 he was awarded an Oscar for Best Original Soundtrack for the film “Round Midnight”. Their debut self-titled album released in 1973 became the first jazz album to reach platinum and featured the classic crossover single “Chameleon”. In the meantime, Hancock’s solo career blossomed as he released pivotal albums “Speak Like a Child”, “Maiden Voyage” and “Empyrean Isles” before making his foray into film score composition.įollowing his departure from the quintet, Hancock formed new band The Headhunters fusing jazz and funk whilst incorporating electronic elements through synths and keyboards. Releasing his debut album “Takin’ Off” in 1962 was met with great success as he put himself on the map as a rising jazz star.Īpproached by legend Miles Davis, Hancock spent the next five years playing in the Miles Davis Quintet as they produced some of Davis’ most prolific material including “Nefertiti”, “In a Silent Way” and “Sorcerer”. After two years of sessioning for Byrd and other artists, he was signed as a solo artist to the prestigious jazz label Blue Note, the home of legends John Coltrane, Art Taylor and Miles Davis. His first break came when trumpeter Donald Byrd enlisted Hancock as a session musician in 1960. With a growing love for jazz music throughout his teenage years and despite not having a jazz tutor, Hancock was able to develop an ear for the genre capturing its recognisable melodies. Classically trained as a child, Hancock’s extraordinary talent was recognised from age seven and by 11 had performed a Mozart piano concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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