Re: (idm) Review: Old Herbie Hancock record (by request)

From Jakub Kulesza
Sent Mon, Apr 6th 1998, 23:20

On Mon, 6 Apr 1998, Pat Gay wrote:

> > Herbie Hancock - Old Record (Verve Japan)
> > 
> > This didn't come out in 1998, because Herbie Hancock died in the 1940s,
> > though he kept playing to beat the band (who deserved it) until well into
> > the late 1950s.
> 
> What are you talking about?

good question...

herbie hancock was born in 1940 (or so). he is very much alive and still
playing. apparently the crazy jazz-funk of the headhunters era has fried
someone's brain since dying in the 40's and playing well into the 50s seem
to be mutually exclusive... ;-)

jakub.