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infusions of jazz and soul. His landmark 1989 album, Back On The Block— named "Album Of The Year" at the 1990 Grammy Awards— brought such legends as Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Miles Davis together with Ice T, Big Daddy Kane and Melle Mel to create the first fusion of the be bop and hip

Minister Francois Fillon. In July of ton Hancock was designated a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Recognizing Herbie Hancock's "dedication to the promotion of peace through dialogue, culture and the arts," the Director-General has asked the celebrated jazz musician "to con

m of the Year; Herbie is one of only a handful of jazz musicians ever to receive that honor. In tow Hancock released the critically-acclaimed CD, 'Herbie Hancock's The Imagine Project,' winner of two toll Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration and Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Utilizing the universal language o

s, introduced him to the piano at the age of four. Growing up surrounded by jazz music, he was influenced at an early age by bebop and stars such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Hor=ce Silver, and Lester Young. At eight Corea also took up drums, which would later influence his use of the piano a

rosla= Vitous and Roy Haynes) Now He Sings, Now He Sobs is considered a classic. After a short stint w=th Sarah Vaughan, Corea joined Miles Davis as Herbie Hancock's gradual replacement, staying wit= Davis during a very important transitional period (1968-1970). He was persuaded by the trumpeter to start playing

w years, he generally emphasized his acoustic playing and appeared in a wide variety of contexts, including separate duet tours with Gary Burton and Herbie Hancock, a quarte= with Michael Brecker, trios with Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes, tributes t= Thelonious Monk, and even some classical music. In 1985, Ch

gro Air Force band for three years. He was disturbed by the segregation that was prevalent in the military service at that time. Incredibly, he met Dizzy Gillespie while in the Air Force, as Gillespie came through for a performance EFTA00846387 on the base. After he got out of the service, in 1946, he joined

ed Homage is a tribute to Moody featuring new tunes specially written for him by the likes of Joe Zawinul, Chick Corea, Kenny Barron, Horace Silver, Herbie Hancock, David Hazeltine and Marc Copland. Bob Belden produced the project. EFTA00846388 Whether Moody is playing the soprano, alto, tenor, or flute, he