Quotes by Herbie Hancock
4 quotes
Statements and quotes by Herbie Hancock from interviews and other sources.
'Miles taught me how to turn a mistake into an opportunity'
During his time with the Miles Davis Quintet (1963–68). Based on the well-known episode where Miles turned Herbie's 'wrong' chord into part of the music.
about Miles Davis"Miles told us: there are no wrong notes. It's what you do with them next that matters."
Hancock recalled this lesson from the Second Great Quintet years in his memoir.
That record is alive, a hundred percent or more alive Michael Brecker.
Hancock on what Brecker left on the posthumously released album Pilgrimage.
about Michael BreckerBilly had this way of playing that fell somewhere between straight eighth notes and the swinging triplets of jazz, and he gave the song a great funky-jazz flavor.
Recalling the 1962 recording of "Watermelon Man" for his debut LP Takin' Off.
