Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz pianist,keyboardist,bandleader,and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. 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 post-bop sound. In the 1970s,Hancock experimented with jazz fusion,funk,and electro styles,using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this period that he released perhaps his best-known and most influential album,Head Hunters.
The 45th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 23,2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York City honoring the best in music for the recording of the year beginning from October 1,2001 through September 30,2002. Musicians accomplishments from the previous year were recognized. Norah Jones and her song "Don't Know Why" were the main recipients of the night,garnering six Grammys,including four major awards:Record of the Year,Album of the Year,Song of the Year and Best New Artist,plus Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album. Songwriter Jesse Harris received the Song of the Year award for his work on "Don't Know Why." Simon and Garfunkel reunited to open the show performing "The Sound of Silence".
Wayne Shorter was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Shorter came to prominence in the late 1950s as a member of,and eventually primary composer for Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. In the 1960s,he joined Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet,and then co-founded the jazz fusion band Weather Report. He recorded more than 20 albums as a bandleader.
Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer,received an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004,and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
Roy Anthony Hargrove was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved worldwide acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles of jazz in 1998 and 2002. Hargrove primarily played in the hard bop style for the majority of his albums,but also had a penchant for genre-crossing exploration and collaboration with a variety of hip hop,soul,R&B and alternative rock artists. As Hargrove told one reporter,"I've been around all kinds of musicians,and if a cat can play,a cat can play. If it's gospel,funk,R&B,jazz or hip-hop,if it's something that gets in your ear and it's good,that's what matters."
John Patitucci is an American jazz bassist and composer.
Miles in the Sky is a studio album by American trumpeter and composer Miles Davis,released on July 22,1968,by Columbia Records. It was the last full album recorded by Davis' "Second Great Quintet" and marked the beginning of his foray into jazz fusion,with Herbie Hancock playing electric piano and Ron Carter playing electric bass guitar on opening track “Stuff”. Additionally,electric guitarist George Benson features on “Paraphernalia”.
Transition is an album of music by jazz saxophonist John Coltrane,recorded in 1965 but released posthumously only in 1970. As its title indicates,Transition was a bridge between classic quartet recordings like A Love Supreme and the more experimental works of Coltrane's last years.
William D. Evans is an American jazz saxophonist,who was a member of the Miles Davis group in the 1980s and has since led several of his own bands,including Push and Soulgrass. Evans plays tenor and soprano saxophones. He has recorded over 17 solo albums and received two Grammy Award nominations. He recorded an award-winning album called Bill Evans –Vans Joint with the WDR Big Band in 2009.
A Tribute to Miles is a tribute album recorded by the then surviving members of the Miles Davis "Second Great" Quintet:pianist Herbie Hancock,saxophonist Wayne Shorter,bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams. Taking the Miles role was trumpeter Wallace Roney.
Rendezvous in New York is an album by American pianist Chick Corea that was released on April 22,2003 by Corea's label,Stretch Records. The recording took place at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City over the course of three weeks. Corea reunited with members from nine bands that he played with in the past. Musicians included Terence Blanchard,Gary Burton,Roy Haynes,Bobby McFerrin,Joshua Redman,Gonzalo Rubalcaba,and Miroslav Vitous.
V.S.O.P. is a 1977 double live album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock,featuring acoustic jazz performances by the V.S.O.P. Quintet,jazz fusion/ jazz-funk performances by the ‘Mwandishi’band and The Headhunters. The concert was advertised as a "Herbie Hancock Retrospective," and Miles Davis,who was several months into his temporary retirement,was advertised as playing with the V.S.O.P. group. According to concert attendees,on the night of the show a handwritten sign was posted on the lobby door announcing that Davis would not be playing,but that Hubbard would be appearing instead.
Alegría is a studio album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter released on Verve Records in 2003. It is the second album to feature the 'Footprints Quartet' of Shorter,pianist Danilo Perez,bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade.
Pilgrimage is the final studio album by saxophonist Michael Brecker. It was recorded in 2006,released the following year,and won Grammys for Best Jazz Instrumental Album,Individual or Group and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo.
Don't Try This at Home is the second album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker,that was released on Impulse! records in 1988. In 1989,the album won a Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo.
Wide Angles is an album by saxophonist Michael Brecker that won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 2004.
34th N Lex is an album by Randy Brecker,released through ESC Records on April 22,2003. In 2004,the album won Brecker the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
Nearness of You:The Ballad Book is the seventh studio album by saxophone player Michael Brecker. Accompanied by Herbie Hancock on piano,Pat Metheny on guitars,Charlie Haden on bass,Jack DeJohnette on drums,and a special guest appearance by James Taylor,the album was released by Verve Records on June 19,2001.
American Dreams is an album by bassist Charlie Haden with saxophonist Michael Brecker recorded in 2002 and released on the Verve label.
Some Skunk Funk is an live album by Randy Brecker with Michael Brecker. It was recorded on November 11,2003,at the Forum in Leverkusen,Germany and was released in November 2005.
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