This is a shortened version of the original recording, which has additional sections not included in the chart. Hancock had pushed avantgarde boundaries on his own albums and with miles davis, but he had never devoted himself to the groove as he did on head hunters. Mds music distribution services at sheet music plus. This version is also a great symbol for hancock himself. It is a tribute album of cover songs written by joni mitchell. Open solo space for all, lead trumpet goes up to written d, plus a few hot drum fills. Dont worry if theres a hell below were all going to go fulllength dont worry. Herbie hancock has had some amazing experiences and he shares a lot of wisdom that he has acquired throughout his life.
This is a classic funk number from herbie hancock s head hunters album released in 1973. If you like funky electronic music and especially if you are a fan of herbie hancock, this is among his best work, but get the album. Ive arranged this in a very laid back style that i think is appropriate given the instrumentation. Transcriptions herbie hancocks chameleon submitted. I dont own any of this, all rights go to original owners. Chameleon lead sheet pdf by herbie hancock minedit. This version is broken up into two separate parts, the first showcasing maupin on his searing, searching solo, the second allowing hancock to. River was only the second jazz album to win the grammy award for album of the year. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Herbie hancock has always been looking at the future. Gershwins world is the 42nd album by herbie hancock. Herbie hancock transcribed solos by herbie hancock. Side two begins with the 14 minute original slalom, a cool dark number that builds and builds, adding in more keyboards and getting slowly funkier, in kind of a bob.
If you like this chameleon lead sheet that weve shared here with you we kindly ask you to leave a comment andor rating down below. Chameleon by herbie hancock chords, melody, and music theory. Herbie hancock chameleon sheet music leadsheet trumpet. Like his former employer, miles davis, hancock is always looking for ways to add the latest musical influences to his bag while still. The cue passage in intro is a background line played by electric bass on the recording. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Chameleon by herbie hancock discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. In the original studio version, around 12 minutes into the track, there is a less known part. Herbie hancock chameleon ver 2 bass tab chameleon by herbie hancock from the headhunters album this song is a over 15 minutes 30 seconds with 9 different riffs and tons of improv. The chameleon bassline packs an incredible amount of music into just two bars. Fingerpainting the music of herbie hancock discogs. Drummer cafe herbie hancock chameleon drum grooves.
It features several prominent musicians including joni mitchell, chick corea, stevie wonder, wayne shorter, and the orpheus chamber orchestra. Information about the key that chameleon by herbie hancock uses. Herbie hancock all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. Next up is an 8 minute version of herbie hancock s chameleon, done with lots of funky work on the arp, squeaking and grooving away in a style that would make herbie proud. Herbie hancock s hit, chameleon featured on hancock s album head hunters in 1973. As part of miles daviss second great quintet, hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. Recently i heard a track, cellphones dead, on becks album the information that borrows the bass line and sound from chameleon, making me want to get a copy of this track. This is a classic funk number from herbie hancocks head hunters album released in 1973. The original 12 version of herbie hancock chameleon check out jfsr online. Nov 10, 20 i dont own any of this, all rights go to original owners. Chords, melody, and music theory analysis of chameleon by herbie hancock.
In the original studio version, around 12 minutes into the track, there is a less known part with interesting rhythmic modulations. Jan 14, 2012 the image on the album cover, designed by victor moscoso, is based on an african mask that is associated with the baoule tribe from cote divoire. Chameleon album version by herbie hancock on amazon. Shop and buy herbie hancock transcribed solos sheet music. I have a different cd and it had the long versions of other songs,but not chameleon i was a little perturbed but this single more than compensates for it.
Recording sessions for the album took place in the evening at wally heider studios and different fur trading co. Chameleon tab by herbie hancock songsterr tabs with rhythm. Licensing information for chameleon by herbie hancock. There are like 4 pages of short iivis, 4 pages of short minor ii7b5, v, is, long iiv is, major licks, minor licks, blues licks, etc. Chameleon comics, a fictional marvel comics supervillain chameleon boy or chameleon, a fictional dc comics superhero.
This album featured the songs of george and ira gershwin. Composed by grammy winner and jazz legend herbie hancock, arranged for you by alan baylock, this is funky and hip. If you dont wanna listen to the whole thing thats fine cuz like the original, its pretty repetitive but check out the solos and let me know what you think. To understand how its put together, its helpful to take a look at the scale that herbie built the tune around, the bflat dorian mode. Herbie hancock chameleon american styles of music musical. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere.
Explore books by herbie hancock with our selection at. Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancocks chameleon. Jet by paul mccartney and wings, the way we were which was popularized by barbra streisand, and livin for the city by stevie wonder. Maiden voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician herbie hancock, and was recorded by rudy van gelder on march 17, 1965, for blue note records. This is a shortened version of the original recording, which. I dont exactly know what it was that compelled me to get this book, but im glad that i did. The bass vamp at intro and letters a, b, c and j is played on a synthesizer. The joni letters is an album by jazz pianist herbie hancock that was released by verve in 2007. Chameleon, a character from the 1977 piers anthony novel a spell for chameleon the chameleon short story, an 1884 short story by anton chekhov. The joni letters, a meditation on the music of joni mitchell. Before reading this i had very little prior knowledge about herbie hancock or even jazz for that matter.
Final edits yet to come but this is pretty much it. This is what youll need if you want to release a cover version of a song or sampleinterpolate it. Chameleon is a well known jazz funk composition by herbie hancock. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Check out chameleon album version by herbie hancock on amazon music. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space. Herbie hancock head hunters 1973, 8track cartridge. Quincy jones herbie hancock s new book, possibilities, elevates, transforms, and illumines consciousness. Yo, son, ill tell you everything you wanna know about herbie hancock, says hiphop nick, my swaggering lebanese phishheadturnedjazzboturnedbboyproducer neighbor from down the hall. They play the roots of the chords, bflat and eflat. It features cover versions of many songs that were popular in the years leading up to its production, including. If you like piano, or jazz, or music, or great stories, or life itself, you will love this book.
Heres a version of the bassline that removes all of the notes except the ones on the first beat of each bar. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason and first appeared on the head hunters album 1973 with a run time of 1544. Most listeners can point to 1984s rockit as the soundtrack for breakdancers, but his 1970s experiments in fusion led to an important track in the development of funk. Herbie hancock had a hand in the evolution of grooving hard bop, the avantgarde, crossover jazz funk, arty synth music, movie scores, mainstream acoustic piano, and more. Herbie hancock has been electrifying audiences for decades, and now hes about to do it to readers, too. Herbie hancock is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. Chameleon guitar tab by herbie hancock with free online tab player.
It was composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason who also performed the original 15. Song information for chameleon herbie hancock on allmusic. Rockit album version columbia instant classics usa. Hancock formed the headhunters, keeping only maupin from the sextet and adding bassist paul jackson, percussionist bill summers, and drummer harvey mason. The album was also rereleased in the mid1970s as succotash credited to hancock and willie bobo but with side reversed, therefore. The set leads off with an interesting version of hancocks maiden voyage taken by herbie solo on acoustic piano before the band enters with bennie playing the familiar melody on flute. Chameleon is a jazz standard with a characteristic bass line and set to a funky beat.
Stephen erlewine, in a retrospective summary for allmusic, said, head hunters still sounds fresh and vital three decades after. Herbie hancocks chameleon bassline herbie hancock s chameleon was an instant jazz standard when it was released, on his 1973 album head hunters. Chameleon, a financial thriller novel by richard hains. Before we get to the rhythmic modulations, lets have a short look at harvey. Shop our newest and most popular herbie hancock sheet music such as watermelon man, cantaloupe island and chameleon, or click the button above to browse all herbie hancock sheet music. And the story of that life makes a fascinating book. Chameleon is a jazz standard composed by herbie hancock in collaboration with bennie maupin, paul jackson and harvey mason, all of whom also performed the original 15. The album head hunters 1973 was a hit, crossing over to pop audiences but criticized within his jazz audience. In the 1970s, hancock experimented with jazz fusion, funk. Complete your christian mcbride, nicholas payton, mark whitfield collection.
He shortly thereafter joined the miles davis quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the postbop sound. The set leads off with an interesting version of hancock s maiden voyage taken by herbie solo on acoustic piano before the band enters with bennie playing the familiar melody on flute. Chameleon is a 1974 big band jazz album by canadian jazz trumpeter maynard ferguson. Kevin whitehead, fresh air possibilities is very effective at its paramount task.
Not in the literal sense of the word but in the sense of an evolving, inclusive entity that flows with the waters and rhythms of life, embracing each moment for what it is. Herbie hancock chameleon vein melter releases discogs. Chameleon sheet music for piano, alto saxophone, tenor. Herbie hancock and the headhunters chameleon paste.
This video, via future music magazine, takes a look at recreating hancock s classic chameleon bass sound, using the new korg arp odyssey. In 2003, the album was ranked number 498 in the book version of rolling stone magazines list of the 500 greatest. My time manipulation drum book provides a whole section on. It isnt always looked at as a traditional jazz standard as its more of a funkjam song, however it still has a place in the real book version 2.
Deconstructing the bassline in herbie hancock s chameleon. Herbie hancock will always be one of the most revered and controversial figures in jazz, just as his employermentor miles davis was when he was alive. Transcriptions herbie hancocks chameleon submitted by. The first part is mostly a birds eye view of bebop playing, he talks about bebop scales, 73 resolution, and the 3b9 sound. This twodisc retrospective does a good job of showcasing not only hancock s development but also changes in jazz and popular music. Numerous artists have covered and recorded the tune, and hancock himself has performed chameleon live in a variety of interpretations. Head hunters is the twelfth studio album by the american pianist and composer herbie hancock, released october 26, 1973, on columbia records. From souljazz cuts to risktaking avantgarde explorations, empyrean isles revealed that herbie hancock was a musical chameleon and a jazz icon in the making. Song information for chameleon herbie hancock on allmusic allmusic. Chameleon is a super fun song written by herbie hancock.
Use these notes and chords to play along with chameleon. Head hunters was a pivotal point in herbie hancock s career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. Herbert jeffrey hancock born april 12, 1940 is an american pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, composer and actor. If youre writing a book and want to include lyrics, youre going to need a print license. This is a shortened version of the original recorded version, which has additional sections not included in this chart. Hancock, a nichiren buddhist, began his acceptance speech with a chantjoni.
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