While he still was in college pianist Herbie Hancock (b. 1940) already was playing with major jazz artists like Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, and Coleman Hawkins. He came to New York in the early 1960s, working with Donald Byrd, Al Grey, and Eric Dolphy, among others, and from 1963 to 1968 was a member of Miles Davis' second great quintet. During that time Hancock also was the leader on a series of influential record dates for the Blue Note label and composed numerous jazz standards. Since then he has pioneered the use of synthesizers in jazz, incorporated funk, soul, and rock elements into his music, and has written many movie scores, winning an Academy Award in 1987 for his work on the film, 'Round Midnight.

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