Herbie hancock and the headhunters chameleon paste. The joni letters, a meditation on the music of joni mitchell. Like his employermentor miles davis, herbie hancock is a musical chameleon who has continued to reinvent himself over five decades of musicmaking, zigzagging from acoustic jazz to avantgarde. Herbie hancock and the mwandishi band and a forthcoming book. The album is a key release in hancocks career and a defining moment in the genre of jazz fusion. But the melody, stated by hancock and shorter, converses instrumentally with one of mitchells most beautiful lines. He is regarded not only as one of the greatest living jazz musicians, but also as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. The whole thing is wonderful very open and flowing, and even more organic than hancock s later work on. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. What is most impressive about hancocks autobiography, possibilities, is his facility. Like his former employer, miles davis, hancock is always looking for ways to add the latest musical influences to his bag while still. Jazzfunk, jazz fusion, moog synthesizers, national recording registry, more than 10 covers, sampled in more than 40 songs.
Past, present and fusion herbie hancocks music has always been experimental from his electric funk in the seventies to a current show featuring a dj. Open solo space for all, lead trumpet goes up to written d, plus a few hot drum fills. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon. Listen free to herbie hancock head hunters chameleon, watermelon man and more. Past, present and fusion herbie hancocks music has always been experimental from his electric funk in. Composed by grammy winner and jazz legend herbie hancock, arranged for you by alan baylock, this is funky and hip. Chameleon album version by herbie hancock on amazon. The melody is first played by alto, tenor, trumpet and trombone, then the trumpet section. National reading campaign a delightful, quirky, and engaging read. Chameleon by herbie hancock discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Chameleon is a 1974 jazz standard composed by herbie hancock, recorded on september, 1973. Herbert jeffrey hancock born april 12, 1940 is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.
Herbie hancock had a hand in the evolution of grooving hard bop, the avantgarde, crossover jazz funk, arty synth music, movie scores, mainstream acoustic piano, and more. Chameleon sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor. The longawaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our time in herbie hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. Sweet bird of time and change you must be laughing. Heres a version of the bassline that removes all of the notes except the ones on the first beat of each bar. Oct, 2010 herbie hancock is a superstar jazz musicianfrom the grace of maiden voyage to the hipswinging funk of watermelon man, from the slippery groove of chameleon to his cunning mitchell covers. I have a different cd and it had the long versions of other songs,but not chameleon i was a little perturbed but this single more than compensates for it. Views dates here watch herbies austin city limits performance herbies brandnew memoir. Yo, son, ill tell you everything you wanna know about herbie hancock, says hiphop nick, my swaggering lebanese phishheadturnedjazzboturnedbboyproducer neighbor from down the hall. Chameleon by herbie hancock sheet music for alto saxophone. In 2003, the album was ranked number 498 in the book version of rolling stone magazines list of the 500. Sublime sounds from the great herbie hancock presented here in one of his amazing japaneseonly albums from the 70s.
Before we get to the rhythmic modulations, lets have a short look at harvey. To understand how its put together, its helpful to take a look at the scale that herbie built the tune around, the bflat dorian mode. Chameleon drums harvey mason electric bass paul jackson 2 electric piano, synthesizer synthclavier herbie hancock flute, alto flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet bennie maupin percussion bill summers. Shop our newest and most popular herbie hancock sheet music such as watermelon man, cantaloupe island and chameleon, or click the button above to browse all herbie hancock sheet music. Of the four tracks on the album watermelon man was the only one not written for the album. Chameleon album version by herbie hancock on the best of herbie hancock. Chameleon guitar tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player. Recently i heard a track, cellphones dead, on becks album the information that borrows the bass line and sound from chameleon, making me want to get a copy of this track. As part of miles daviss second great quintet, hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. Song information for chameleon herbie hancock on allmusic.
The chameleon bassline packs an incredible amount of music into just two bars. Head hunters is an album by herbie hancock, released in 1973 on columbia records. Southtown hustle is a driving rockfusion chart in a quasiherbie hancock style. Recorded after the funky fusion of head hunters, thrust, sextant, and other electric albums, and before the dawn of rockit and more commercially viable and hiphoporiented material, herbie hancock took time out in 1978 to touch base again with his piano. Herbie hancocks soul jazz classic watermelon man originally drew on his 1940s chicago childhood but went on to be given funk, disco, ska, pop and hiphop makeovers, says mike hobart. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Jan 14, 2012 the image on the album cover, designed by victor moscoso, is based on an african mask that is associated with the baoule tribe from cote divoire.
Complete your christian mcbride, nicholas payton, mark whitfield collection. Herbie hancock further expands his cosmic vision in this groundbreaking album of freeflowing fusiony tracks a record that really steps up his range of keyboards, mixing in both acoustic and electric pianos, mellotron, and even a bit of spacey moog from the legendary patrick gleeson. They play the roots of the chords, bflat and eflat. Chameleon by herbie hancock samples, covers and remixes. The final stretch of herbies world, herbie hancocks hybridized jvc jazz festival concert at carnegie hall on friday night, was as good as one could hope for. In hancocks version, its the lyrics, among mitchells masterpieces, that have vanished. Herbie hancock, musician and author of possibilities in a candid interview, the everinnovative pianist traces the lines between buddhist chants, sly stone and miles davis, while. From hancock s famous headhunter recording, here is a great opportunity to play the biggest jazzrock hit of all time. Key of ab concert 100 bpm 4 alto sax 4 tenor sax 1 bari sax 4 bb trumpet 4 trombone synthesizer bass drumset. Listening to herbie hancock tell his story on the audiobook edition of. My time manipulation drum book provides a whole section on.
Inventive and intelligent jazz pianistkeyboardist whose distinguished career has covered hard bop, fusion, hiphop, and dance. This is a classic funk number from herbie hancocks head hunters album released in 1973. Rockit album version columbia instant classics usa. This is a shortened version of the original recording, which has additional sections not included in the chart. This twodisc retrospective does a good job of showcasing not only hancocks development but also changes in jazz and popular music. Fingerpainting the music of herbie hancock discogs. In the 1970s, hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk.
Information about the key that chameleon by herbie hancock uses. Hancock and shorter attempt to capture that mood like lightning in a bottle. Nov 23, 2001 culture music features herbie hancock. Check out chameleon album version by herbie hancock on amazon music. Final edits yet to come but this is pretty much it. Chameleon is a super fun song written by herbie hancock. Herbert jeffrey herbie hancock born april 12, 1940 is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. Chameleon lead sheet pdf by herbie hancock minedit. New books by herbie hancock and george benson the new york. Herbie hancock has always been looking at the future. It isnt always looked at as a traditional jazz standard as its more of a funkjam song, however it still has a place in the real book version 2. I dont own any of this, all rights go to original owners. If you dont wanna listen to the whole thing thats fine cuz like the original, its pretty repetitive but check out the solos and let me know what you think. In herbie hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a thriving.
From hancocks famous headhunter recording, here is a great opportunity to play the biggest jazzrock hit of all time. Top 30 quotes of herbie hancock famous quotes and sayings. Recorded completely solo, this set was issued only in japan as the truly awful feets, dont fail me now was issued stateside. Use these notes and chords to play along with chameleon. The record is a showcase for hancock in two different modes as herbie plays solo acoustic piano on side one, and delivers these really haunting renditions of maiden voyage and dolphin dance both of them long, and with relaxed exploratory solos. The characters feel alive and the situations they find themselves in are so strange as to fit into the category of theres no way this author made this up. Head hunters is the twelfth studio album by the american pianist and composer herbie hancock, released october 26. The joni letters herbie hancock and joni mitchell make a remarkable collaboration. Download and buy printable sheet music online at jw pepper.
Herbie hancock is a superstar jazz musicianfrom the grace of maiden voyage to the hipswinging funk of watermelon man, from the slippery groove of chameleon to. And the story of that life makes a fascinating book. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Herbie hancocks head hunters charted a new course for a musician who had. Herbie hancock go unlimited try now listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Hancock formed the headhunters, keeping only maupin from the sextet and adding bassist paul jackson, percussionist bill summers, and drummer harvey mason.
If you like funky electronic music and especially if you are a fan of herbie hancock, this is among his best work, but get the album. Hancock, a nichiren buddhist, began his acceptance speech with a chantjoni. Stephen erlewine, in a retrospective summary for allmusic, said, head hunters still sounds fresh and vital three decades after. Chameleon is a well known jazz funk composition by herbie hancock. Find herbie hancock credit information on allmusic. He shortly thereafter joined the miles davis quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason, all of whom also performed the original 15. In the original studio version, around 12 minutes into the track, there is a less known part. In the original studio version, around 12 minutes into the track, there is a less known part with interesting rhythmic modulations. Short for chameleon was a surprisingly funny and engaging novel that made me laugh, made me smile, and perhaps best or worst of all reminded me of what it was like to be a teenager. Dont worry if theres a hell below were all going to go fulllength dont worry. The piano by herbie hancock 4988009919799 cd barnes.
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