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Hancock

Real Name:
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock
Profile:
Pianist/keyboardist and composer, born 12 April 1940 in Chicago, Illinois.

Hancock is one of the great modern-jazz composers, creator of `Watermelon man' (which has been a basic reference-point throughout his career), 'Maiden Voyage', 'Dolphin Dance', right through to the dance grooves of the insidious and sanity-threatening 'Rockit'. Hancock also has the distinction of having made the largest-selling jazz record of all time in Head Hunters.
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Discography

Releases:
Club Tropicana / Rockit (7", Promo)   CBS 1984
Beat Wise (12")   Columbia 1988
Perfect Machine (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1988
Future Shock (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1999
Voyager (CD, Album)   New Sound 2000 Ltd. 1999
The Essence (12")   Transparent Music 2001
Directions In Music - Live At Massey Hall (CD, Album)   Verve Records 2002
Directions In Music - Live At Massey Hall (CD, Album)   Verve Records, Universal Music 2002
Production:
The Other Side Of Round Midnight (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1986
Best Of 12 Inch Gold (Volume 10) (CD, Comp) Rockit Old Gold (2) 1989
Appears On:
The One In The Middle (7", EP) Watermelon Man His Master's Voice 1965
Modern Jazz Big Band 65 (LP, Mono) The Preacher AMIGA 1966
Rain And Tears (7", Single) Watermelon Man Zodiac 1969
Soul Cure (LP) Watermelon Man Polydor 1969
I Feel Good, I Feel Funky (LP) Watermelon Man One-Up, EMI Records 1976
Quincy Jones (LP) Watermelon Man AMIGA 1977
Chameleon (12")   GNP Crescendo 1979
The Other Side Of Round Midnight (Album) (2 versions) Berangere's Nightmare ... Blue Note 1986
Movies (LP, Album) Chan's Song (Never Said) Enja Records 1987
The Noise Of Trouble (Live In Tokyo) (Album) (2 versions) Help Me Mo I'm Blind Enemy Records ... 1987
Best Of 12 Inch Gold (Volume 10) (CD, Comp) Rockit Old Gold (2) 1989
100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties (2 versions) Rockit Connoisseur Collection 1990
No Blues (CD, Album) Riot Jazz Music Yesterday 1990
Soul Years 1983 (2xCass, Comp) Rockit Knight Records Ltd 1991
Cantaloop (Maxi, Single) (4 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1992
Ritual Beating System (CD, Album) The Seven Powers, Gwag... Axiom 1992
Doin' It 12 Jazzfunk Classics (CD, Comp) Doin' It Connoisseur Collection 1993
Hand On The Torch (Album) (2 versions) Cantaloop (Flip Fantas... Blue Note 1993
Mother Mojo (CD, Album) Watermelon Man Flying Fish (2) 1993
Play Dynamite Ska With The Jamaican All-Stars (2xCD, Comp, RM) Watermelon Man Ska Jamaican Gold 1993
Super Mario Bros. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Cantaloop Capitol Records, EMI Odeon (Brazil) 1993
Wicked Mix 32 (12", Promo) Cantaloop ("Remix By D... Wicked Mix 1994
Love Will Keep Us Together / Blow Up! (7", Ltd) Blow Up! Acid Jazz 1995
Ska In Hi-Fi (CD, Album) Watermellon Man Moon Ska 1995
Stereo (Cass, Album) Šta Bi Dao Bre (Canta... PGP RTS 1995
Toys (CD, Album) The Prisoner, Dolphin ... JMT Productions 1995
Jazz & Blues Collection Vol. 79 (CD, Comp, RM) Watermelon Man Editions Atlas 1996
Mission Impossible (CD, Album) Blow Up Acid Jazz, Hollywood Records 1996
The Best Of The EMI Years (CD, RM, Comp) Watermelon Man EMI Records 1996
This Is Ska! (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man Music Club 1997
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) Bring Down The Birds Blue Note 1998
Whole Lotta Live 1998 (CD) Blow Up JTI Records 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Olilloqui Valley, Olil... Blue Note 1999
Cool 90's (CD, Comp) Cantaloop, Groove Is I... Mushroom Records 1999
Kinky Beats (2xLP, Comp) Watermelon Man Lacerba 1999
L . I . V . E (2xCD, Album) Watermelon Man Not On Label (Manfreds, The Self-released) 1999
The Genius Of Quincy Jones (CD) Watermelon Man Hallmark Records 1999
The Very Best Of Jazz Funk (2xCD, Comp) Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Global Television 1999
Shallow And Profound (Album) (3 versions) Cantaloupe Island (Int... Mole Listening Pearls ... 2000
Blue TV - Blue Note Takes A Commercial Break (CD, Comp) Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) Blue Note 2001
Maiden Voyage: A Wide Selection Of Grooves From Norway '66 - '76 (CD, Comp) Maiden Voyage, Waterme... Melodisc 2002
Too Darn Hot - Music From And Inspired By Surprise Chef (2xCD, Album, Comp) Watermelon Man Universal Music (Australia) 2002
Letters From Vietnam (Featuring The Most Important Songs From A Troubled Time) (2xCD, Comp + Box) Watermelon Man New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2003
Get Auger-Nized! The Anthology (2xCD) Maiden Voyage Castle Music 2004
Breaking Point - 20 Hard-Edged Beat Diamonds (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man Psychic Circle 2008
Mondo Bossa (CD, Comp) Watermelon Man, Cantal... Premier (2)  
Tracks Appear On:
Best Of 12 Inch Gold (Volume 10) (CD, Comp) Rockit Old Gold (2) 1989
100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties (2 versions) Rockit Connoisseur Collection 1990
Soul Years 1983 (2xCass, Comp) Rockit Knight Records Ltd 1991
Doin' It 12 Jazzfunk Classics (CD, Comp) Doin' It Connoisseur Collection 1993
Blue Break Beats Volume 4 (2xLP) Bring Down The Birds Blue Note 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Olilloqui Valley, Brin... Blue Note 1999
The Very Best Of Jazz Funk (2xCD, Comp) By All Means, Chameleon Global Television 1999
Atmospheric Synthesizer Spectacular - Vol. 1 (CD) Rockit Tring International PLC  
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