Herbie Hancock - Watermelon Man (1962)

Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor.^[1]Starting his career with Donald Byrd, he shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet where Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound.^{[citation needed]} Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible; he has had many songs "cross over" and achieve success among pop audiences.

Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man" (later performed by dozens of musicians, including bandleader Mongo Santamaría), "Maiden Voyage", "Chameleon", and the singles "I Thought It Was You" and "Rockit". His 2007 tribute album River: The Joni Letters won the 2008 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, only the second jazz album ever to win the award, after Getz/Gilberto in 1965.

賀伯特·傑佛瑞·賀比·漢考克（英語：Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock，1940年4月12日－）是美國的鋼琴家、樂隊指揮和作曲家。曾參加邁爾士·戴維斯的“second great quintet。他的音樂有著爵士、現代古典音樂風格。