Musikalische Übernahmen
und Originalität bei Herbie Hancock
In 2002 Herbie Hancock published his DVD Future 2 Future live, the music of which is being investigated by a hearing analysis with regard to intercultural takeovers. The result of this survey points to sound recordings, for instance from Ethiopia, Niger and India, which show a sometimes amazing resemblance to certain arranging techniques with Hancock or his ensemble members. This resemblance leads to the assumption that the Hancock Group has enriched their own musical language quite consciously with the help of particular transcultural takeovers; likewise can one arranging technique used by Hancock be derived from an early recording by Karlheinz Stockhausen.
Additionally Hancock’s jazz playing manner is being investigated and analysed.