This month’s jazz artist of the month is the incomparable Herbie Hancock. The following is an excerpt from Miles Davis’ website concerning the great Year that Herbie has had with his Grammy winning album, Possibilities.
The Year of Herbie!
We congratulate Herbie Hancock on his historic Grammy win for “Album of the Year” for “River: The Joni Letters,” his heartfelt interpretation of Joni Mitchell classic works - which is the first jazz album to win “Album of the Year” since Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto’s 1964 “Getz/Gilberto.” Hancock’s win was widely applauded across the industry, taking many by surprise and cutting off a clean sweep by Amy Winehouse. In his acceptance, he paid tribute to a number of his predecessors, most notably his mentor Miles Davis: “I’d like to thank the Academy for courageously breaking the mold this time, in doing so, honoring the giants upon whose shoulders I stand, some of whom like Miles Davis, John Coltrane…unquestionably deserved the award in the past,” he said, adding “but this is a new day, that proves that the impossible can be made possible.” Hancock also won a Grammy for “Best Contemporary Jazz Album” during the pre-televised Grammy ceremony.
Here are some clips from the forthcoming Possibilities DVD.
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