Contributor

Herbie Hancock

#3865 · linked identity

CompositionPackaging & BusinessPercussion & KeysProductionStringsVocals

Credited as: Written-By, Electric Piano, Piano, Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Pro Soloist, 2600, String Ensemble, Oberheim Polyphonic], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Backing Vocals

Active decades in this dataset: 1950s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2010s

In the Networked Players dataset, Herbie Hancock is co-credited on documented releases connecting the albums below. A shared credit proves documented participation — never friendship, influence, or artistic lineage.

Albums whose documented connection involves this contributor

Other contributors co-credited on the same documented releases

Documented evidence

Hop 1: Bill Summers and Herbie Hancock

both credited on Head Hunters (1997-03-25, US) · source

Release 28023 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) 1track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) 2track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) 3track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) 4track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Bill Summersrelease creditCongas, Shekere, Balafon, Agogô, Cabasa, Percussion [Hindewho], Tambourine, Slit Drum [Log Drum], Surdo, Percussion [Gankoqui], Percussion [Beer Bottle]#1818 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], Synthesizer [ARP Soloist], Pipe#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditLiner Notes#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer [Original Recording]#3865 · linked

Hop 2: Jeanie Tracy and Herbie Hancock

both credited on Magic Windows (1981-07-00, US) · source

Release 385034 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) A1track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Jeanie Tracy A1track creditBacking Vocals#16797 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) A2track creditBass, Written-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) A3track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock A3track creditBacking Vocals#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) B1track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) B2track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as H. Hancock) B3track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock B3track creditDrum Machine [Linn LM1]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer, Drum Machine [Linn Drum], Synthesizer [Mini Moog]#3865 · linked

Hop 1: George Benson and Herbie Hancock

both credited on Give Me The Night (1980, US) · source

Release 221421 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
George Benson B2track creditLead Guitar, Scat#2266 · linked
George Bensonrelease artist#2266 · linked
George Bensonrelease creditGuitar#2266 · linked
George Bensonrelease creditVocals#2266 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditKeyboards [Fender Rhodes]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditSynthesizer#3865 · linked

Hop 2: Herbie Hancock and Natalie Cole

both credited on Take A Look (1993-06-08, Europe) · source

Release 1574458 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Natalie Cole 3track creditLyrics By [Additional]#12686 · linked
Natalie Cole 16track creditLyrics By, Music By#12686 · linked
Natalie Cole 18track creditLyrics By [Additional]#12686 · linked
Natalie Colerelease artist#12686 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano#3865 · linked
Natalie Colerelease creditExecutive-Producer#12686 · linked
Natalie Colerelease creditLead Vocals#12686 · linked

Hop 3: Herbie Hancock and Paul Simon

both credited on Surprise (2006, Europe) · source

Release 1575472 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Paul Simon 3track creditWritten-By#106474 · linked
Paul Simon 8track creditWritten-By#106474 · linked
Paul Simon 9track creditWritten-By#106474 · linked
Paul Simonrelease artist#106474 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano#3865 · linked
Paul Simonrelease creditProducer, Words By, Music By, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals#106474 · linked

Hop 4: Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones

both credited on The Dude (1981-03-26, US) · source

Release 320334 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancock A1track creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Quincy Jones A1track creditArranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals]#17546 · linked
Quincy Jones A2track creditBacking Vocals, Arranged By [Vocals], Written-By#17546 · linked
Quincy Jones A3track creditArranged By [Rhythm, Vocals]#17546 · linked
Quincy Jones A4track creditArranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals]#17546 · linked
Herbie Hancock B1track creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock B2track creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Quincy Jones B2track creditArranged By [Synthesizer]#17546 · linked
Quincy Jones B3track creditArranged By [Vocals]#17546 · linked
Quincy Jones B4track creditArranged By [Rhythm]#17546 · linked
Herbie Hancock B5track creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Quincy Jonesrelease artist#17546 · linked
Quincy Jonesrelease creditProducer#17546 · linked

Hop 5: Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder

both credited on Man-Child (1975, US) · source

Release 30040 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Pro Soloist, 2600, String Ensemble, Oberheim Polyphonic], Clavinet [Hohner D6]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer#3865 · linked
Stevie Wonderrelease creditHarmonica#18956 · linked

Hop 6: Herbie Hancock and Joni Mitchell

both credited on Mingus (1999, Europe) · source

Release 667038 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 2track creditWords By, Music By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 4track creditWords By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 5track creditWords By, Music By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 7track creditWords By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 9track creditWords By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchell (as J. Mitchell) 11track creditWords By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchellrelease artist#90233 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Joni Mitchellrelease creditGuitar, Vocals#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchellrelease creditMixed By#90233 · linked
Joni Mitchellrelease creditPainting [Paintings By]#90233 · linked

Hop 7: Herbie Hancock and Lee Ritenour

both credited on Morning Sun (1981, Germany) · source

Release 2130871 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Lee Ritenourrelease artist#37735 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs-80, Prophet 5], Guest [Artist]#3865 · linked
Lee Ritenourrelease creditElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Guest [Artist]#37735 · linked

Hop 8: Herbie Hancock and John Mayer

both credited on Possibilities (2005-08-30, US) · source

Release 2479870 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancock 1track artist#3865 · linked
John Mayer 1track artist#254479 · linked
Herbie Hancock 1track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
John Mayer 1track creditVocals, Guitar#254479 · linked
John Mayer 1track creditWritten-By#254479 · linked
Herbie Hancock 2track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 3track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 4track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 5track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 6track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 7track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 8track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 9track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 9track creditArranged By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 9track creditProducer#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 10track artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 10track creditOrgan#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock 10track creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditKeyboards#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer#3865 · linked

Hop 9: Herbie Hancock and Greg Kurstin

both credited on Jazz Is A Spirit (2002-03-01, Germany) · source

Release 3473834 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano#3865 · linked
Greg Kurstinrelease creditKeyboards#277673 · linked
Greg Kurstinrelease creditPiano#277673 · linked

Hop 10: Herbie Hancock and Jeff Bova

both credited on Perfect Machine (1999, US) · source

Release 46176 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancock (as Hancock)release creditWritten-By#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditComputer [Apple/Mac Plus], Synthesizer [Yamaha DX1, DX7, DX7IIFD, Kurzweil K-250, Fairlight Series II And Series III, Roland Super Jupiter, Rhodes Chroma, Oberheim Matrix 12, Yamaha TX 8/16], Sampler [Akai 900-S], Vocoder, Piano [Acoustic Piano]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer#3865 · linked
Jeff Bovarelease creditSynthesizer#154225 · linked

Hop 11: Herbie Hancock and Bernie Worrell

both credited on Funk Of Ages (1990, US) · source

Release 377231 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Bernie Worrell 1track creditSynthesizer, Organ, Lead Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 1track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 2track creditSynthesizer, Clavinet, Percussion#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 2track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Herbie Hancock 3track creditSynthesizer#3865 · linked
Bernie Worrell 3track creditClavinet, Synthesizer, Organ, Lead Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 3track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Herbie Hancock 4track creditSynthesizer#3865 · linked
Bernie Worrell 4track creditPiano, Synthesizer, Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 5track creditClavinet, Synthesizer, Organ, Lead Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 5track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 6track creditOrgan, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 6track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 7track creditClavinet, Organ, Synthesizer#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 7track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 8track creditClavinet, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 8track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 9track creditSynthesizer, Samples#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 9track creditWritten-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 10track creditOrgan, Electric Piano, Vocals#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 10track creditWritten-By [Bern's Blues]#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 11track creditOrgan, Synthesizer, Written-By#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrell 12track creditOrgan, Clavinet, Synthesizer#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrellrelease artist#33708 · linked
Bernie Worrellrelease creditProducer#33708 · linked

Hop 12: Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock

both credited on Man-Child (1975, US) · source

Release 30040 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Herbie Hancockrelease artist#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Pro Soloist, 2600, String Ensemble, Oberheim Polyphonic], Clavinet [Hohner D6]#3865 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditProducer#3865 · linked
Stevie Wonderrelease creditHarmonica#18956 · linked

Hop 13: Herbie Hancock and Miles Davis

both credited on In A Silent Way · source

Release 57535 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Miles Davis (as M. Davis) 1track creditWritten-By#23755 · linked
Miles Davis (as M. Davis) 2.2track creditWritten-By#23755 · linked
Miles Davisrelease artist#23755 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditElectric Piano#3865 · linked
Miles Davisrelease creditTrumpet#23755 · linked

Hop 14: Herbie Hancock and Jimmy Smith

both credited on Sit On It! (1977, US) · source

Release 778235 · evidence
Credited asScopeRoleIdentity
Jimmy Smithrelease artist#29981 · linked
Herbie Hancockrelease creditPiano#3865 · linked
Jimmy Smithrelease creditOrgan, Synthesizer#29981 · linked

A shared credit documents participation on a recording — evidence, never influence.