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Where's Greek?  

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If you speak Greek, why don't you add it?  Or find someone who can...  --[[user:Lee Daniel Crocker|Lee Daniel Crocker]]

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Where's Toki Pona? --[[user:Damian Yerrick|Damian Yerrick]]

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If you speak Toki Pona, why don't you add it?  Or find someone who can...

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This table has become next to unusable, because it is too big. Try to find out how to say "how much" in Slovene and you'll know what I mean. Not to mention the footnote mess (on a different page no less). I think we should scrap the table format and go with a simplified list approach, incorporating the footnotes where they belong.

'''German'''
* German: ''deutsch'' /doych/
* how much: ''wieviel'' /vee-feel/
'''Slovene'''
* Slovene: ''slovensko''
* how much: ''koliko''

[[user:AxelBoldt|AxelBoldt]]

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I've done about half of them here; if anybody wants to continue the process...

=== [[Arabic language|Arabic]] (Semitic) ===

''If you speak Arabic, you can edit this page right now!''

=== [[Euskara|Basque]] (Basque) ===
*Basque: ''Euskara''
*hello: ''kaixo''
*good-bye: ''agur''
*please: ''mesedez''
*thank you: ''Eskerrik asko''
*that one: ''hori''
*how much?: ''zenbat''
*English: ''ingelesa''
*yes: ''bai''
*no: ''ez''
*generic toast: 

=== [[Mandarin|Chinese, Mandarin]] (Chinese) ===
''Note: tone 1 is high and level; 2 is rising; 3 is dipping; 4 is falling. The capitalization of the pseudo-phonetic transcription attempts to represent the tones.''
*Mandarin Chines: ''pu3-tong1-hua4'' /PoO-TONGUE-HWa/
*hello: ''ni3-hao3'' /KNeE-HoW/
*good-bye: ''zai4-jian4'' /T'SIgh-JEn/
*please: //
*thank you: ''xie4-xie4'' /SHyeah-SHyeah/
*that one: //
*how much?: //
*English: ''ying1-wen2'' /EEN-wAN/
*yes: ''shi4'' /SUre/<sup>4</sup>
*no: ''bu4-shi4'' /BOo-SUre/<sup>5</sup>
*generic toast: //

=== [[Czech language|Czech]] (Slavic) ===
*Czech: ''C<sup>v</sup>esky'' /CHEHskee/
*hello: ''dobry' den'' /DObree den/
*good-bye: ''na shledanou'' /nas KHLEdanow/
*please: ''pros&iacute;m'' /PROseem/
*thank you: ''de<sup>v</sup>kuji vam'' /DYEkooyi vam/
*that one: '''' //
*how much?: '''' //
*English: '''' //
*yes: ''ano'' /Ano/
*no: ''ne'' /ne/
*generic toast: '''' //

=== [[Danish language|Danish]] (Germanic) ===
*Danish: ''dansk''/dansk/
*hello: ''hej'' /hi/
*good-bye: ''farvel'' /fah-vel/
*please: <sup>1</sup>
*thank you: ''tak'' /tack/
*that one: ''denne'' /DEN-nuh/
*how much?: ''hvor meget'' /vo MY-it/
*English: ''engelsk'' /ENG-uhlsk/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nej'' /nigh/
*generic toast: ''sk&aring;l'' /skal/

=== [[Dutch language|Dutch]] (Germanic) ===
*Dutch: ''Nederlands'' /nay-dar-laendhs/
*hello: ''hallo'' /ha-loh/
*good-bye: ''tot ziens'' /toth-zeens/
*please: ''alstublieft'' /aelst-ue-bleeft/
*thank you: ''dankjewel'' /daenck-jae-well/
*that one: ''die'' /dee/
*how much?: ''hoeveel'' /hoe-veel/
*English: ''engels'' /engh-els/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nee'' /neh/
*generic toast: ''proost'' /prohw-st/

=== [[Esperanto]] ([[constructed language|planned]], based on European languages) ===
*Esperanto: ''Esperanto'' /ess-pair-AHN-toh/
*hello: ''saluton'' /sah-LOO-tohn/
*good-bye: ''&#285;is'' /jees/
*please: ''bonvolu'' /bohn-VOH-loo/
*thank you: ''dankon'' /DAHN-kohn/
*that one: ''tiu'' /TEE-oo/
*how much?: ''kiom'' /KEE-ohm/
*English: ''la angla'' /lah AHN-glah/
*yes: ''jes'' /yes/
*no: ''ne'' /neh/
*generic toast: ''je via sano'' /yeh VEE-ah SAH-noh/

=== [[Finnish language|Finnish]] (Finno-Ugric) ===
*Finnish: ''suomi'' /suo-meh/
*hello: ''päivää'' /pay-vaa/
*good-bye: ''näkemiin'' /NA-keh-MEEN/
*please: &nbsp;<sup>1</sup>
*thank you: ''kiitos'' /kee-tos/
*that one: ''tuo'' /to-oh/
*how much?: ''kuinka paljon'' /kuyn-kah pal-yon/
*English: ''englanti'' /ANG-lan-TEH/
*yes: ''kyllä'' /kul-lah/
*no: ''ei'' /ey/
*generic toast: ''kippis'' /kepp-is/

=== [[French language|French]] (Romance) ===
*French: ''fran&ccedil;ais''/frawn-say/
*hello: ''bonjour'' /bohn-jure/
*good-bye: ''au revoir'' /o-reh-vwa/
*please: ''s'il vous plaît'' /seal vuh play/
*thank you: ''merci'' /mair-see/
*that one: ''cela'' /seh-lah/
*how much?: ''combien'' /kom-bee-en/
*English: ''Anglais'' /ahng-glay/
*yes: ''oui'' /wee/
*no: ''non'' /nuh/
*generic toast: ''sant&eacute;'' /sahn-TAY/

=== [[German language|German]] (Germanic) ===
*German: ''Deutsch''/doych/
*hello: ''hallo'' /hul-low/
*good-bye: ''auf Wiedersehen'' /owf VEE-der-zay-en/
*please: ''bitte'' /bit-eh/
*thank you: ''danke'' /dunk-eh/
*that one: ''das'' /duss/
*how much?: ''wieviel'' /vee-feel/
*English: ''Englisch'' /ANG-lish/
*yes: ''ja'' /yah/
*no: ''nein'' /nine/
*generic toast: ''prosit'' /prosit/

=== [[Greek language|Greek]] (Hellenic) ===

''If you speak Greek, you can edit this page right now!''

=== [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] (Semitic) ===
*Hebrew: ''ivrit''
*hello: ''shalom''
*good-bye: ''lehitraot''
*please: ''bevakasha''
*thank you: ''toda''
*that one: ''et ze''
*how much? ''kama''
*English: ''anglit''
*yes: ''ken''
*no: ''lo''
*generic toast: ''le-chaim''

=== [[Hindi language|Hindi]] ===
*Hindi: '''' //
*hello: ''namasté''
*good-bye: ''pirmelenge''
*please: ''merker-bani seh''
*thank you: ''shukriya''
*that one: ''''
*how much?: ''''
*English: ''''
*yes: ''haji''
*no: ''ji nahi''
*generic toast: ''''

=== [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] ===
*Icelandic: ''íslenska'' /EES-len-ska/
*hello: ''gó&eth;an dag' '/GOH-than dahg/
*good-bye: ''bless''
*please: ''gjör&eth;u svo vel'' /GYUHR-thuh so vel/
*thank you: ''takk fyrir'' /tahk FEER-eer/
*that one: ''&thorn;etta'' /thetta/
*how much?: ''hversu'' /KVAIR-suh/
*English: ''enska''
*yes: ''já'' /yow/
*no: ''nei'' /nay/
*generic toast: &nbsp;

=== [[Ido language|Ido]] (reformed version of Esperanto) ===
*Ido: ''Ido''
*hello: ''bona jorno''
*good-bye: ''adio''
*please: ''bonvole''
*thank you: ''danko''
*that one: ''co''
*how much: ''quanta''
*English: ''angla''
*yes: ''yes''
*no: ''no''
*generic toast: &nbsp;

=== [[Bahasa Indonesia|Indonesian]] ===
*Indonesian: ''bahasa Indonesia''
*hello: ''selamat pagi'' <sup>8</sup>
*good-bye: ''selamat tinggal'' (leaving) / ''selamat jalan'' (staying)<sup>9</sup>
*please: ''tolong''
*thank you: ''terima kasih''
*that one: ''itu'' 
*how much? ''berapa'' 
*English: ''bahasa Inggris'' 
*yes: ''ya'' 
*no: ''tidak''
*generic toast: 

=== [[Irish language|Irish]] (q-Celtic) ===
*Irish: ''Gaeilge'' /GAY-lih-geh/
*hello: ''fáilte'' /FALL-cha/
*good-bye: ''slán'' /slawn/
*please: ''le do thoil'' /leh duh hill/
*thank you: ''go raibh maith agat'' /guh rev MAH a-gut/
*that one: ''sin'' /shin/
*how much?: ''cé mhead'' /kay-vade/
*English: ''B&eacute;arla'' /BARE-lah/
*yes: <sup>4</sup>'''sea'' /shah/
*no: <sup>5</sup>''ní ha'' /knee-ha/
*generic toast: ''slainte'' /SLAWN-tye/

=== [[Italian language|Italian]] (Romance) ===
*Italian: ''italiano'' /ee-tah-lee-AN-oh/
*hello: ''ciao'' /chow/
*good-bye: ''arrivederci'' /a-ree-veh-DARE-chi/
*please: ''per favore'' /per fa-VOAR-ay/
*thank you: ''grazie'' /GRAT-zee-eh/
*that one: ''quello'' /KWEL-low/
*how much? ''quanto'' /KWAN-tow/
*English: ''Inglese'' /in-GLAY-say/
*yes: ''s&igrave;'' /see/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salute'' /sall-OO-teh/

=== [[Japanese language|Japanese]] ===
*Japanese: &#26085;&#26412;&#35486; (nihongo)<br>''/ni-hon-go/''
*hello: ''konnichiwa'' /kohn-nee-chee-wa/ (hello on telephone: ''moshi-moshi'')
*good-bye: ''sayonara'' /sigh oh na ra/
*please: ''kudasai'' /ku-da-sigh/
*thank you: ''arigatou'' /ah-ri-ga-to-oh/
*that one: ''sore'' /so ray/
*how much? ''ikura'' /i-ku-ra/
*English: ''eigo'' /ay-go/
*yes: ''hai'' /high/
*no: ''iie'' /ee-ay/
*generic toast: ''kanpai'' /kam-pie/

=== [[Korean language|Korean]] ===

''If you speak Korean, you can edit this page right now!''

=== [[Lojban]] (''a priori'' planned language) ===
*Lojban: ''la lojban'' /lah LOZH-bahn/
*hello: ''coi'' /shoy/
*good-bye: ''co'o'' /SHO-ho/
*please: ''pe'u'' /PEH-hoo/
*thank you: ''ki'e'' /KEE-heh/
*that one: ''ta'' /tah/
*how much?: ''la'u ma'' /LAH-hoo mah/
*English: ''le glibau'' /leh GLEE-bow/
*yes: ''.i go'i'' /ee GO-hee/
*no: ''.i na go'i'' /ee nah GO-hee/ 
*generic toast: &nbsp;

=== [[Nigerian pidgin]] (English-based pidgin) ===
*Nigerian pidgin: &nbsp;
*hello: ''[[brown|How]] [[cow|now]]''
*good-bye: ''A go dey see yu now''
*please: ''A beg''
*thank you: ''Thank yu''
*that one: &nbsp;
*how much?: &nbsp;
*English: ''Oyinbo''
*yes: ''Yes''
*no: ''No''
*generic toast: &nbsp;

=== [[Polish language|Polish]] ===
*Polish: ''Polski'' /pol-skih/
*hello: ''dzie&#324; dobry'' /jien dohb-rih/
*good-bye: ''do widzenia'' /doh vidzenya/
*please: ''prosz&#281;'' /proh-sheh/
*thank you: ''dzi&#281;kuje'' /jien-koo-ye/ (almost a [[false cognate]])
*that one: ''ten'' /ten/<sup>2</sup>
*how much?: ''ile'' /ih-leh/
*English: ''angielski'' /un-ghiel-skih/
*yes: ''tak'' /tuhk/
*no: ''nie'' /nye/
*generic toast: ''na zdrowie'' /nah zdrovyie/

=== [[Russian language|Russian]] ===
*Russian: /russkiy/
*hello: /zdrastvuyte/
*good-bye: /do svidanja/
*please: /pazhalsta/
*thank you: /spahseebah/
*that one: /ehto/
*how much?: /skolko/
*English: /ahngleeyskee/
*yes: /da/
*no: /nyet/
*generic toast: ''za zdorovyeh''

=== [[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit ]] ===
*Sanskrit: '''' // 
*hello: ''namo namah'' // 
*good-bye: '''' // 
*please: '''' // 
*thank you: ''anugurihiitosumi'' // 
*that one: '''' // 
*how much?: '''' // 
*English: <td>'''' // 
*yes: <td>''ava'' // 
*no: <td>'''' // 
*generic toast: <td>'''' //

=== [[Sardinian language|Sardinian]] ===
*Sardinian: ''sardu'' /sar-doo/
*hello: ''adiosu'' /ah-dhyohsoo/  ''Note: This is a [[false friend]] for Spanish speakers.''
*good-bye: ''a nos bidere'' /a-nohss-BI-dere/
*please: ''pro favore'' /pro fahv-OAR-ay/
*thank you: ''grassias'' /GRAHSS-yahss/
*that one: ''cussu'' /KU-hssoo/
*how much?: ''cantu'' /KAHN-too/
*English: ''Ingresu'' /in-GRAY-soo/
*yes: ''eia'' /eya/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salude'' /saw-LOODHE/

=== [[Slovene language|Slovene]] ===
*Slovene: ''slovensko''
*hello: ''zdravo''
*good-bye: ''na svidenje''
*please: ''prosim''
*thank you: ''hvala''
*that one: ''tisti''
*how much?: ''koliko?''
*English: ''angle&#353;ko''
*yes: ''da''
*no: ''ne''
generic toast: ''na zdravje''

=== [[Spanish language|Spanish]] (Romance) ===
*Spanish: ''espa&ntilde;ol''<br>/ess-pahn-YOHL/
*hello: ''hola'' /OH-la/
*good-bye: ''adiós'' /ah-THYOHS/
*please: ''por favor'' /pour fah-VOAR/
*thank you: ''gracias'' /GRAHSS-yahss/
*that one: ''ése'' /ESS-say/<sup>3</sup>
*how much?: ''cu&aacute;nto'' /KWAHN-toe/
*English: ''ingl&eacute;s'' /ing-GLESS/
*yes: ''s&iacute;'' /see/
*no: ''no'' /no/
*generic toast: ''salud'' /sah-LOOTHE/

=== [[Swahili language|Swahili]] ===
*Swahili: ''Kiswahili'' /kee-swa-HEE-lee/
*hello: <sup>7</sup>
*good-bye: ''kwa heri'' /kwa HAY-ree/
*please: ''tafadhali'' /tah-fah-DAH-lee/
*thank you: ''asante'' /ah-SAHN-tay/
*that one: ''yule'' /YOO-lay/
*how much?: ''ngapi'' /ng-GAH-pee/
*English: ''Kingereza'' /king-ger-RAY-zah/
*yes: ''ndiyo'' /nn-DEE-yoh/
*no: ''siyo'' /SEE-yoh/
*generic toast: //

=== [[Swedish language|Swedish]] ===
*Swedish: ''svenska''
*hello: ''hej'' /hey/
*good-bye: ''hejdå'' /hey-doh/
*please: ''tack'' /tahck/
*thank you: ''tack'' /tahck/
*that one: ''den där'' /den dehr/
*how much?: ''hur mycket'' /huwr muwk-eh/
*English: ''engelska'' /engh-el-skah/
*yes: ''ja'' /ya/
*no: ''nej'' /neigh/
*generic toast: ''sk&aring;l'' /skol/

=== [[Tok Pisin language|Tok Pisin]] (Neo-Melanesian English creole) ===
*Tok Pisin: ''Tok Pisin''
*hello: ''gut de''
*good-bye: ''gut bai''
*please: ''plis''
*thank you: ''tenkyu''
*that one: ''em''
*how much?: ''haumas''
*English: ''Inglis''
*yes: ''yes''
*no: ''nogat''
*generic toast: 

=== [[Toki Pona language|Toki Pona]] (planned pidgin based on sources from around the world) ===

''If you speak Toki Pona, you can edit this page right now!''

=== [[Welsh language|Welsh]] (p-Celtic) ===
*Welsh: ''Cymraeg'' /kum-REYEG/
*hello: ''s'mae?'' /smy/
*good-bye: ''hwyl'' /HOO-il/
*please: ''os gwelwch yn dda'' /oss GOOEL-ook 'n tha/
*thank you: ''diolch'' /DEE-olk/
*that one: ''honno'' /HON-no/<sup>6</sup>
*how much?: ''faint?'' /vie-nt/
*English: ''Saesneg'' /SAUS-neg/
*yes: <sup>4</sup>''ie''/ee-yay/
*no: <sup>5</sup>''na''/na/
*generic toast: ''iechyd da'' /YEKid dar/
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'''Herbert Jeffrey Hancock''' (born [[April 12]], [[1940]]) is a [[jazz]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]] from [[Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|USA]].
Hancock is one of jazz music's most important and influential pianists and composers.  He embraced elements of [[Rock and roll|rock]], [[funk]], and [[soul]] while adopting freer stylistic elements from [[jazz]]. 

As part of [[Miles Davis]]'s "second great quintet" Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz [[rhythm section]], and was later one of the first jazz musicians to embrace [[synthesizer]]s and [[hip hop]]. Yet for all his restless experimentalism, Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "crossover" and achieve success among [[pop music|pop]] audiences.  

Hancock's best-known solo works include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (first on 1963's ''Takin' Off'', then on 1973's ''[[Head Hunters (album)|Head Hunters]]'' and later perfomed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader [[Mongo Santamaria]]), [[George Gershwin]]'s "Summertime", and the single "[[Rockit]]." 

== Early life and career==

Like many [[jazz]] [[pianists]], Hancock started with a [[classical music]] education; Hancock studied from age seven. His talent was recognized early, and he played the first movement of a [[Mozart]] [[concerto]] at a young people&rsquo;s concert with the [[Chicago Symphony]] at age eleven.  

Through his teens, Hancock never had a jazz teacher.  Instead, around college age, Hancock grew to like jazz after hearing some [[Oscar Peterson]] and [[George Shearing]] recordings, which he transcribed on his own time, and which developed his ear and sense of harmony.  Hancock also listened to other pianists, including [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Wynton Kelly]] and [[Bill Evans]].  He also liked recordings by [[Miles Davis]], [[John Coltrane]] and [[Lee Morgan]].

[[Donald Byrd]] hired Hancock in [[1961]], and the pianist quickly earned a reputation. He recorded his first solo album for [[Blue Note Records]] in 1962, it was the first of dozens of albums Hancock would lead in the coming decades.

== Miles Davis quintet ==

Hancock received considerable attention when, in [[1963]], he joined [[Miles Davis]]'s "second great quintet". This new band was basically Miles Davis surrounded by fresh, new talent. Davis personally sought out Hancock, then one of the most promissing talents in jazz.  The [[rhythm section]] Davis organized was young but effective, comprising bassist [[Ron Carter]], seventeen year old drummer [[Tony Williams]], and Hancock on piano. After [[Sam Rivers]] then [[George Coleman]] passed through quickly, the quintet would gel with [[Wayne Shorter]] on [[tenor saxophone]].
This quintet is often regarded as one of the finest jazz ensembles, and the [[rhythm section]] has been especially praised for their innovation and flexibility.

The second great quintet is the place where Hancock found his own unique voice as a master of jazz piano. Not only did he find new ways to use common [[chord]]s, he also popularized chords then-rarely used in jazz. Hancock also developed a unique taste for "orchestral" accompaniment with stark contrasts then unheard of in jazz (listen to one of the famous live versions of "My Funny Valentine" recorded by the quintet). 

With Williams and Carter he would weave a labyrinth of rhythmic intricacy on, around and over existing melodic and chordal schemes. In the latter half of the sixties their approach would be so sophisticated and unorthodox that conventional [[chord progression|chord changes]] would hardly be discernable, hence their improvisational concept would somewhat inaccurately be called "Time, No Changes". 

In [[1969]], Hancock left Davis's band to form his own sextet, although he was formally kicked out under the pretext that he was late coming back from a honeymoon in [[Brazil]]. Davis would soon disband his quartet to search for a new sound himself. Herbie Hancock would occasionally appear on records by the "electric" Miles Davis bands.

==Mwandishi ==

Hancock was fascinated with accumulating musical gadgets and toys. Together with the profound influence of Davis's ''[[Bitches' Brew]]'', this fascination would culminate in a series of albums in which electronic instruments are coupled with acoustic instruments. 

Hancock's first ventures into [[electronic music]] started with a [[sextet]] comprised of Hancock, drummer [[Billy Hart]] and bassist [[Buster Williams]], and a trio of adventurous horn players: [[Eddie Henderson]] ([[trumpet]]), [[Julian Priester]] ([[trombone]]), and [[multireedist]] [[Bennie Maupin]]. [[Dr. Patrick Gleeson]] was eventually added to the mix to play and program the synthesizers.

The sextet made three experimental albums: ''Mwandishi'' (1970), ''Crossings'' (1971) and ''Sextant'' (1973); the music often had very free improvisations and showed influence from the [[electronic music]] of some [[contemporary music|contemporary classical]] composers.

These three records became later known as the "Mwandishi" albums, so-called after a [[Swahili]] name Hancock sometimes used during this era (''Mwandishi'' is Swahili for ''writer''). The first two were reissued on individual CDs, but are also available on the 2-CD set ''Mwandishi: the Complete Warner Bros. Recordings'' (also on the set is the album ''Fat Albert Rotunda'', a very early example of jazz-funk). Of these three albums ''Sextant'' is probably the most experimental: the Moog and Arp synthesizers are used in revolutionary ways that still sound fresh today; some extremely advanced improvisation is found on the tracks "Hornets" and "Hidden Shadows" (which is in the meter 19/4).

Among the instruments Hancock utilized were [[Fender Rhodes]] piano,  [[ARP Odessey]], [[ARP Pro-Soloist Synthesizer]] and the [[Minimoog]]. He was one of the first mainstream musicians to use an [[Apple computer]] in creating music in the early [[1980s]].

==Headhunters==

After the sometimes "airy" and decidely experimental "Mwandishi" albums, Hancock was eager to perform more "earthy" and "[[funk]]y" music. He gathered a new band, which he called The Headhunters, keeping only Maupin from the sextet. The album ''[[Head Hunters (album)|Head Hunters]]'' released in 1973, was a major hit, and crossed over to [[pop music|pop]] audiences, though it prompted criticism from some jazz fans.

Despite charges of "[[selling out]]," later ears have regarded the album well: "''Head Hunters'' still sounds fresh and vital two decades after its initial release, and its [[musical genre|genre]]-bending proved vastly influential on not only [[jazz]], but [[funk]], [[Soul music|soul]], and [[hip-hop]]." [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3y61mped9f5o~T1 Allmusic.com entry]

Hancock released several more albums with The Headhunters in the [[1970s]]. The group had disbanded by 1980, then reunited in 1998 for another album.

==Rockit and 'Round Midnight==

In [[1982]], Hancock had a [[mainstream]] hit with the [[Grammy]]-award winning instrumental single "[[Rockit]]" from the album ''[[Future Shock (album)|Future Shock]]''&ndash;perhaps the first mainstream single to feature [[scratching]]&ndash;which also featured an innovative animated [[music video]] with a [[breakdancing]] robot.  
This single ushered in a collaboration with noted bassist and producer [[Bill Laswell]] where Hancock experimented with electronic music on a string of three LPs produced by Laswell, ''Future Shock'' ([[1983]]), ''[[Sound System]]'' and ''[[Perfect Machine]]''.

In [[1986]] Hancock played and acted in the film ''[['Round Midnight]]''. He also wrote the score, for which he won an [[Academy Award for Original Music Score]].  Often he would write music for TV commercials.  &ldquo;Maiden Voyage,&rdquo; in fact, started out as a cologne advertisement.  He also wrote the theme music to [[Bill Cosby]]&rsquo;s show, &ldquo;[[Fat Albert]].&rdquo;  

==1990s and later==

Hancock has remained active in music. 1995's ''The New Standard'' found him interpreting [[pop music|pop songs]] by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[The Beatles]] and others. He revisited his tenure with Davis with a quintet including [[Michael Brecker]] and [[Roy Hargrove]].
Hancock's experimentalism continues: ''Dis Is Da Drum'' (Verve,1995) featured new [[hip hop]] sounds, and 2001's ''Future 2 Future'' (again a collaboration with Laswell) had doses of [[electronica]]. In 2004, he appeared in [[Gang Starr]] member [[Guru (rapper)|Guru]]'s album, ''Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3'' (Streetsoul).

==Other aspects of his life==

Hancock is a [[Buddhist]], and writes about the influence Buddhism has had on his life and his music in the introduction he wrote to the nonfiction bestseller ''[[The Buddha In Your Mirror]]''.

== Discography ==

* ''[[Takin' Off]]'' ([[1962 in music|1962]]) &ndash; [[Blue Note records|Blue Note]]
* ''[[Inventions And Dimensions]]'' ([[1963 in music|1963]]) &ndash; Blue Note
* ''[[My Point Of View]]'' ([[1963 in music|1963]]) &ndash; Blue Note
* ''[[Empyrean Isles]]'' ([[1964 in music|1964]]) &ndash; Blue Note
* ''[[Maiden Voyage]]'' ([[1965 in music|1965]]) &ndash; Blue note
* ''[[Blow Up]]'' ([[1966 in music|1966]]) &ndash; MGM
* ''[[Speak Like A Child]]'' ([[1968 in music|1968]]) &ndash; Blue Note
* ''[[The Prisoner (album)|The Prisoner]]'' ([[1969 in music|1969]]) &ndash; Blue Note
* ''[[Fat Albert Rotunda]]'' ([[1969 in music|1969]]) &ndash; Warner Bros
* ''[[Mwandishi]]'' ([[1970 in music|1970]]) &ndash; Warner Bros
* ''[[Crossings]]'' ([[1971 in music|1971]]) &ndash; Warner Bros
* ''[[Sextant (album)|Sextant]]'' ([[1972 in music|1972]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Head Hunters (album)|Head Hunters]]'' ([[1973 in music|1973]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Thrust (album)|Thrust]]'' ([[1974 in music|1974]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Death Wish]]'' (Soundtrack) ([[1974 in music|1974]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Man-Child]]'' ([[1975 in music|1975]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Flood]]'' ([[1975 in music|1975]]) &ndash; Columbia 
* ''[[Secrets]]'' ([[1976 in music|1976]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[V.S.O.P. (album)|V.S.O.P.]]'' ([[1977 in music|1977]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Feets Don't Fail Me Now]]'' ([[1978 in music|1978]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Sunlight]]'' ([[1978 in music|1978]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Monster (album)|Monster]]'' ([[1979 in music|1979]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Mr. Hands]]'' ([[1980 in music|1980]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Magic Windows]]'' ([[1980 in music|1980]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Quartet (album)|Quartet]]'' ([[1981 in music|1981]]) &ndash; Columbia 
* ''[[Lite Me Up]]'' ([[1981 in music|1981]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Future Shock (album)|Future Shock]]'' ([[1983 in music|1983]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Sound System]]'' ([[1983 in music|1983]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[Perfect Machine]]'' ([[1988 in music|1988]]) &ndash; Columbia
* ''[[A Tribute To Miles Davis]]'' ([[1992 in music|1992]]) &ndash; Quest
* ''[[Dis Is Da Drum]]'' ([[1995 in music|1995]]) &ndash; Verve/Mercury
* ''[[The New Standard]]'' ([[1996 in music|1996]]) &ndash; Verve
* ''[[1 & 1]]'' (with [[Wayne Shorter]]) ([[1997 in music|1997]]) &ndash; Verve
* ''[[Future 2 Future]]'' ([[2001 in music|2001]]) &ndash; Transparent
* ''[[Portrait of Jaco, the Early Years]]'' (Audio interview, performance) ([[2002]]) &ndash; Holiday Park Records

==Awards==
*[[MTV Awards]] (5 awards in total) - Best Concept Video - Rockit 1983-84
*[[Grammy]] - [[Best R&B Instrumental Performance]] - Rockit" 1983
*Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll - Best Jazz & Pop Keyboardist 1983
*Grammy - Best R&B instrumental Performance - Sound system 1984
*Gold Note Jazz Awards - NY chapter National Black MBA association 1985
*Playboy Music Poll Jazz Group 1985
*Playboy Music Poll Playboy Music Poll 1985
*Playboy Music Poll "Best Jazz Album - Rockit" 1985
*French Award Officer of the Order of Arts & Letters-Paris 1985
*[[Academy Award|Oscar]] "[[Best Original Score]] - Round Midnight" 1986
*BMI Film Music Award "Round Midnight" 1986
*Playboy Music Poll Jazz Keyboards 1986
*U.S. Radio award "Best Original Music Scoring - Thom McAnn Shoes" 1986
*Los Angeles Film Critics Association "Best Score - Round Midnight" 1986
*Grammy "Best Original Composition - Call Sheet Blues" 1987
*Playboy Music Poll R&B Instrumentalist 1987
*Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Jazz Pianist 1987
*Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Jazz Keyboardist 1987
*Keyboard Magazine Readers Poll Best Jazz Pianist 1988
*BMI TV/Film award 25 Years of Affiliation 1988
*Playboy Music Poll Jazz Instrumentalist 1988
*BMI Film Music Award "Colors" 1989
*Grammy "Best Jazz Instrumentalal by a Group - Tribute To Miles" 1994
*Grammy "The New Standard" 1996
*Soul train Music Award "Best jazz album - The New Standard" 1997
*Festival International Jazz de Montreal Prix Miles Davis 1997
*VH1's 100 Greatest Videos "Rockit" is "10th Greatest Video" 2001

==Samples==
*[[Media:Herbie's Blues.ogg|Download sample]] of "Herbie's Blues"

== External link ==
* [http://www.herbiehancock.com/index2.html Herbie Hancock web page]

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