Rockit - Herbie Hancock (1983)

Herbie Hancock is a legendary jazz pianist and composer. His music embraces elements of rock and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz. As part of Miles Davis's 'second great quintet', Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the 'post-bop' sound. Later, he was one of the first jazz keyboardists to embrace synthesizers and funk. Yet for all his restless experimentalism, Hancock's music is often melodic and accessible, which is why he has had many songs 'crossover' and achieved success among pop audiences. One of hs most well-known works is "Rockit", from Hancock's thirty-fifth album "Future Shock" and the first of his electro-jazz era. The song was written by Hancock, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and synthesizer/drum machine programmer Michael Beinhorn. Constructed and composed during the recording process at various studios, "Rockit" was perhaps the first popular single to feature scratching and other turntablist techniques. These were performed by Grand Mixer DXT, an influential DJ in the early years of turntablism, using turntables as a musical instrument. The record Grand Mixer DXT used for scratching in "Rockit" was "Change The Beat" by Beside, released in 1982 on Celluloid Records. "Rockit" spent three weeks at the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1983, and went on to become a worldwide hit for Hancock and Columbia Records. Thischannel is dedicated to all the ...



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