Fall
Herbie Hancock; Miles Davis Lyrics

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I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast
I fall in love too terribly hard, for love to ever last
My heart should be well schooled, 'cause I've been fooled in the past
And still I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast

I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast
I fall in love too terribly hard, for love to ever last
My heart should be well schooled, 'cause I've been fooled in the past

And still I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast

Overall Meaning

Dear Herbie Hancock,

The song "Fall" by Miles Davis is a melancholic ballad that speaks of a heart that seems to be too eager to fall in love too easily and too fast. The first lines of the song "I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast" set the tone for the theme of the song. The repetition of certain lines adds emphasis to the emotions being expressed. The song speaks to the feeling of being trapped in a pattern of falling in love too easily and then getting hurt because of it.

The line "My heart should be well-schooled, ‘cause I’ve been fooled in the past" speaks to someone who has been hurt before but hasn't learned from the experience. The repetition of the line "And still I fall in love too easily" emphasizes the helplessness of the situation. The song's slow pace and use of minor chords add to the melancholic atmosphere of the song.

Overall, the song "Fall" expresses the conflicting emotions of a vulnerable heart that is too eager to love, too easily and too fast. The theme of the song is a universal one that many people can relate to.

Line by Line Meaning

I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast
I have a tendency to quickly and easily develop feelings of love for someone, without taking the time to truly understand if it's genuine or sustainable.

I fall in love too terribly hard, for love to ever last
My intense and rapid feelings of love often lead to disappointment, as the love is not strong enough to endure the challenges of time and life's uncertainties.

My heart should be well schooled, 'cause I've been fooled in the past
My past experiences of being deceived or hurt in love should have taught me to be more cautious and guarded, but I continue to rush into love blindly.

And still I fall in love too easily, I fall in love too fast
Despite recognizing my pattern of getting hurt in love, I continue to repeat the same mistakes and fall too easily and quickly for someone new.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn

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Comments from YouTube:

Kyle Drexel

5y↑440

Miles took a "bad" chord and made it music - Herbie took that moment and made it wisdom for the rest of us. I salute this, and hope others can keep building on it.

Es Pr

3y↑2

Bull

AlexanderSydneyOz

3y↑6

Yes, if one wants a great example of the oh so cliche "win-win", there it is

Brad Lloyd

Bellissimo

Elizeu Da Silva Souza

"Pura verdade"

Shadrack Chabedi

5y↑230

"Do not fear mistakes. There are none."
- Miles Davis, Miles: The Autobiography

I relied a lot on this quote by Davis to center myself during the days when I struggled with anxiety attacks.

wiremessiah

5y↑11

If you fear mistakes in music, then you will never have the courage to experiment, which is trial and error. Also i have gotten pretty good at covering "mistakes" or more accurately unintended events by repeating them and using them as starting points like miles did. But I doubt Miles even heard it as a mistake

Graham Steele

2y↑2

"There are no accidents."
-Master Oogway

Les Corlett

5y↑303

The man who never made mistakes never made anything.

V Tymes

3y↑3

Love this

James Gilliam

3y↑1

Man that very profound

Frederick831

3y↑1

BEAUTEEEEEEEFUUUULLL.

alexladob

A única vez que errei foi quando achei que tinha cometido um erro.

rv

3y↑77

"Miles didn't heard it as a mistake, he heard it as something that happened, just an event, and so that was part of the reality of what was happening at that moment, and he dealt with it", nice concept there.

JMP 01A2

3y↑86

"There's no bad note, the note next to the one you think is bad, corrects the one in front." - Miles Davis 1988.

Mrs Aye'

3y↑1

I was surprised to hear Hancocks comments, especially as a musician. Everyone knows jazz is about improvisation, no?

Chris Kerr

2y↑23

This is one of the most important and key things to being a musician/playing in a band, being able to follow each other and adapt to what each person is playing.

Esoteric33

7y↑677

“Anything played wrong twice in a row is the beginning of an arrangement.”
~Frank Zappa~

Derek Zoo

@Muhammad Arya Wicaksono THAT SOUNDS TAUTOLOGICAL.

Get Zappéd 1974

3y↑8

Great googly moogly!

Etienne Miemczyk

3y↑5

Thats why I tune my guitar a semitone flat

Squatch Josh

3y↑2

@Etienne Miemczyk Start a Satanic jam band. Not doom metal or anything, just normal jamming but everything very consistently sounds like agonizing garbage.

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junk4dimeji

3y↑12

Honestly, as profound as the lesson is, I think it takes a certain type of intellect to appreciate the fullness of the situation. So, major props to Herbie, and Miles, off course.

Dmm Dmm543

4y↑34

Isn't that what Jazz is all about. Spontaneity, thinking out of the box, taking something standard and embellishing upon it to create a stylized version of the original. Musical resourcefulness baby !

Elphas Bengo

5y↑25

He never gets old. This is a classic video YES but at 80 something he still is strong.

Alain Zadys Seri

4y↑12

People criticized Miles Davis but could not be more accommodating than he was. All musicians of all races speak highly of him. The man was simply a genius, always reinventing himself and his music!

George Neidorf

3y↑1

The music changed but Miles was himself, consistently, throughout his recorded career. His solos on all his recordings sound like him.

ccgarciab

4y↑19

It's so crazy watching the laid back Herbie talking about this reunion of giants, where he of course belonged, and make it sound so intimate and enjoyable for all of them.

Daniel Soares Lima

6y↑11

This was a demonstration of his generosity at that particular moment, I consider this something very important, especially in art. I am grateful to Miles for sharing his music and Herbie for giving such a meaningful statement.

Caos Deterministico

4y↑110

This is pure jazz zen.

Scottinuk

4y↑13

The main thing Mr. Hancock learnt is actually a fantastic lesson for life. Excellent!

hobbes45

2y↑24

In jazz there are no mistakes ; only opportunities.

DAVID MALIK

2y↑1

Nice!

Padomayday

4y↑22

This is what is important for people to know about Jazz. Open minds, open hearts, and understanding.

JIM BRAMBLE

5y↑19

Wow! Not only does that "wrong" chord show what a great musician Miles was, but also the depth of philosophical prospective Herbie was able to glean from it. I wonder if Miles recognized that aspect of his playing. Thanks for the post!

mixolydian2010

8y↑11

Cool. Zappa said a lot of his solos were keeping up with the band and their mistakes rather than playing strictly what was written. He too surrounded himself with artists of different eras who had their own sound and style. I'm starting to think that genius is the ability to make the most of what is available to you now, to see it feel it. Making plans musically or otherwise is a design, a contour, a boundary in some ways. Loosening up and letting go to what happens when your plan meets the rest of the world and other musicians, is what i have learned from Miles and Frank and life and music in general. Cheers for posting the video.

asellape92

8y↑1

I love that man's music. Tons of good songs to listen to

Good Life

3y↑15

This is brilliant and has implications that go way beyond music and extends into life in general.

powerpc127

2y↑38

Wow. I did not expect to gain a tremendous life lesson out of this video, but I sure did. This applies way beyond just playing jazz. There are no mistakes in life, just changes (badum-tish) that you can either adapt to or resent.

Jon Gallardo

Ditto

Konrad Frączek

4y↑15

I recall the tape recorder thing from Miles' book which is one of the best reads I had in my life. I love Herbie, he's such a music scientist with huge heart and soul.

emilianoturazzi

4y↑16

"Miles could make sound right what was wrong" I've always thought that... his recordings are full of such points - even with mistakes of his own. I've always thought it was one of his most amazing qualities

Mikus Musik

3y↑25

A related jazz insight from Miles I heard him say once was "If you play the wrong note, do it again like you meant it". Top tip!

christopher hanna

5y↑13

People throw the word genius around pretty lightly these days, but Both Herbie and Miles were and are special as musicians beyond any normal ability or achievement. Great story...

whynottalklikeapirat

5y↑2

When you revolutionize your field - you are usually, technically considered a genius in the creative sense of the word. Miles did that two or three times ...

Max Cornise

2y↑12

That story about “the wrong chord” and Miles’ running with it is the mark of a mastermind. “There are no mistakes—just opportunities”!

StevenC32

3y↑17

Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Grover Washington jr. are some of the greatest musicians that our country has ever had.

Rolf W

4y↑11

I love hearing it from Herbie Hancock.. how music turns into life lessons!

Igor Amokian

5y↑18

It is alway amazing to hear geniuses discuss situations with other geniuses.
Thanks once again Mr. Hancock....p.s the recent concert at the Hollywood Bowl was awesome.
(2019)

TeflonGoon Esq

4y↑10

I saw Herbie and Wayne Shorter a few years ago in Tokyo and sat about 20 feet from the stage. Watching them live is mesmerizing... it's more than a concert or gig. They were still incredible (and tireless) at 77 and 84 years old.
Esperanza Spalding was on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. It felt like watching history being made.

The Big Little Store

8y↑12

Miles, a true artist. A famous painter once said; "When i make a mistake, my next thought is, should i repeat this or not."

Chris Mitchell

2y↑17

I heard Vinnie C.,tell a story about playing with Herbie where he was so blown away by a solo part Herbie played, he stopped playing altogether. After the song or gig, Vinnie told Herbie what happened and Herbie said, “I thought sitting out was your contribution to the song at that moment”.
So, it seems Herbie treats his fellow musicians the same way… Class.

Mike Martin

3y↑8

Music is life. Herbie makes a "mistake". Miles rolls with it. Herbie learns a deep lesson about life and music, and passes it down to us mortals. He is Prometheus.

M. P.

4y↑6

This just shows how in tune he was with his band and his environment. Learning that he recorded the soundtrack for the French movie Elevator to the Gallows as he's WATCHING the film just amazes me!!!

George Neidorf

That's a more common occurrence than you would think.

Robert Senecal

3y↑6

I love Herbie Hancock. How can you not? I'm a middling pianist with failing hands, but he just makes me love what I CAN do. His brilliance brings me joy and is never at the expense of my own parameters.

Robert Boone

5y↑19

Yes...this is something I read is Miles' Bio where he said Dizzy and Bird taught him that what determines a bad note during improvising is the very next note(s) you play. Miles said they taught him how to make something magical out of what first was thought to be a mistake. Life lesson for sure!

Daniel Chapman

5y↑13

That was really cool....... I was having a down day before I listened to this. Herbie, you’re a wise man. Every setback is an equal or greater opportunity.

JiveDadson

3y↑14

Reminds me... I was playing a jazz solo on tenor in a little club in San Jose Calif, and I had my tape recorder going. I was solidly in the zone, not knowing or caring what key we were in or the names of the notes I was playing. My horn was scat singer. There was no me. All of a sudden, a note popped out that was not anticipated. I snapped me out of the zone and let out a yelp - a sort of apology. Surprisingly, members of the audience echoed the yelp. They thought it was enthusiasm.. I played on. At solo's end, the crowd went nuts. I never thought about it until just now, but maybe what I played after the yelp made the wrong note right. What I do know is that when I listened to the tape, the phrase ending with the mistake was wonderful, blue, jazzy. The yelp wasn't bad either.

MapleMilk

4y↑13

There's a funny thing about Miles Davis
It seems like every time I hear about him as a person, he seems pretty grumpy and serious and bitter
and then when I hear about people being with him in the studio it's a neigh spiritual experience being with a master class musician such as him
It's like being around the music turns him into a different person
Or maybe everyone appreciated those moments more in retrospect
Whatever the case, this is a pretty interesting interview

Butts

4y↑64

I feel like Herbie Hancock having a life long interest in science is such a wholesome fact

Mark White

4y↑5

sounds more like hes interested in gadgets than science but yeah its fun

Butts

4y↑1

@Mark White k

Chken

4y↑2

@Mark White ight gatekeeper

Pickersgill

3y↑14

So happy I heard Herbie say these words, such a profound insight. Thanks for sharing.

h d

3y↑13

Perfect anecdote to describe what made jazz unique. An adjustment like Miles' can't happen in a classical concert, and no one would care if a wrong note was played in a rock, bluegrass, country, or pop concert (happens a lot, & with no adjustment).

nemo227

I have not been afraid of "wrong" notes since about 1957. I don't even call them wrong notes. I just regard them as notes premature or delayed notes or misplaced notes.

Andy Her

5y↑12

Sure, Miles was genius, but Herbie is genius and kindness. Deep respect.

Thomas Gunther

2y↑19

Miles once said, "There are no wrong notes. If you hold a note long enough eventually it will sound right".

GlimmerOfLight

2y↑8

That reminds me of “The piano ain't got no wrong notes.” [Thelonious Monk]

P. Jane Ayers

Not true at all, but a quippy quote for sure

Thomas Gunther

@P. Jane Ayers Which part do you think is not true? What he said or the quote?

Phoebe S.

2y↑1

@P. Jane Ayers Music tonality is driven by context, you can very easily make a "wrong note" be the introduction of a new key.

B

2y↑2

@Phoebe S. Or even use the clashing of 2 "wrong chords" together as a moment of tension or change.

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Privy Sorrow

5y↑81

I would kill to see the actual live footage of this.

wiremessiah

5y↑8

it's mostly uneventful, just a dissonant chord and Miles playing off it. I highly doubt anyone except Herbie heard it as a mistake

Jason C

3y↑9

It sounds like he’s describing this performance at just over 40min: https://youtu.be/kJq3j4rA0o0
Different tune, but the minute long pause he took that he was talking about is there

Drew Jarrell

3y↑2

@Jason C nah that’s not it. Miles is mad at herbie for comping poorly over his solo and stealing his thunder or something like that

MarconiJazz

3y↑41

I would pay gold to hear this performance when Herbie played the wrong chord and Miles made it right by playing the correct notes with it! anyone can tell me where is possible to find this record? or there is a link around? thanks guys

Jack Dees

3y↑7

Don't have it but I'm responding so this comment does better with the algorithm.

Ezra Shields

3y↑4

would be incredible.

Hand Lock

3y↑2

Please someone find it!

Stephen Newcomb

3y↑2

Same, let me know if you find it!

NgoKhanh

I scrolled down the comments and saw people suggesting that this was when herbie played the wrong chord https://youtu.be/kJq3j4rA0o0 at 40:40

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madagreement

4y↑9

You know the Jazz is good when you smile by just listening to a story such as this one

Gee Male

2y↑17

What a privilege to see an interview with Herbie Hancock

Logan Mohler

5y↑19

This is actually a pretty good life lesson.

John Warner

5y↑8

Miles was a musical genius. I love this story by another great genius. Thanks for sharing this musical insight.

SeventhHarmonic

3y↑8

Just came to this after watching the 1988 interview with Miles where he gives his POV - that there are no bad notes, and the next note can correct the "bad" note. So good. Mind expanding.

gruntrvn

2y↑12

I cannot even imagine what it would be like to be Herbie! I could listen to his Miles Stories for Hours. The Magic he has witnessed, created, and performed, cannot be topped.
To actually be a part of “So WHAT”, on Stage, with the greatest Jazz

Romain Bertrand

3y↑6

Awesome story. As Herbie Hancock says: it's a story about life. I really like Herbie's interviews!

Manuel Camacho

4y↑8

Two geniuses. One as a maestro. The other one as advantaged, studious underling.
Great teaching.Excellent philosophy of life.

Oldskool Funk

4y↑1

Agreed...two geniuses...and Both Maestros...

Don't Panic

6y↑13

this makes a lot of sense to me. ive listened to a lot of jazz, and the greats really knew how to bang out the oddest notes and make it work, even if it takes 10 more notes to fit it in. cheers

This account is pending review

2y↑28

Jazz was invented by musicians who learned to figure their way out of their mistakes.

Michael Amechi

5y↑11

Miles Davis - Trumpet, Herbie Hancock - Piano, Tony Williams - Drums, Ron Carter - Bass and Wayne Shorter - Sax = Sublime Heaven On Earth.

Ron Dimmerman

3y↑13

A very meaningful experience on stage sounds like a metaphor for life. I have been listening to classical and jazz from Herbie for many years, and also play classical guitar as a hobby. Miles Davis is another unique great artist. Thank you Herbie.

Eze KB

4y↑15

There are 150 people that disliked this video. Why? What's wrong with them?
Herbie is nice and a genius and is giving a great piece of advice learned from another genius. And overall he tells it really nice. What's wrong with you that you can't you love it?

OdaKa

4y↑2

Maybe they feel like the world owes them a living deedle deedle deedle deedle dum

D K

4y↑1

Eze KB :I am checking for the 21k! That like the video....151 is negligible

George Neidorf

3y↑1

@Vlad Drakul Oh, btw, I studied and jammed with Musicians who played with Freddy Fortnoy and we all how important that was. And, oh, btw, no one "sabotaged" Bernie, he sold out. Check his bank acct. and home ownership before and after the Clinton/Trump fiasco. Politicians are not heroes, they are arses, "upon whom everyone has sat, except a man." e. e. cummings

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Brenno Calderan

5y↑10

Miles might have been a bad person but we can't deny he was very talented.

Law0086

2y↑14

Playing in a band involves an insane amount of team work. Team work means that you help your fellow musician, even if they made a mistake during your feature.
You'll learn a lot from yourself by making mistakes live. And I mean A LOT!

ben 1981

4y↑297

I came here for a cool Miles David story and I’m leaving feeling better equipped to face life.

V Tymes

3y↑4

Me too 🤓🎯👍

Mick Z

3y↑2

Me three 🎺

Ognjen Garić

3y↑2

Me David

Dylpostino

every preseason, we vikings fans need to collect anything that will help us face life. except an o line, obviously.

ben 1981

@Dylpostino 😂

Ramen Vermicelli

3y↑10

I could listen to Herbie Hancock telling stories all day!

J. Cayo

2y↑7

Damn it’s crazy when the universe wants to let you know something. Going thru strange part of my life right now but somehow this video provided comfort! 🙏🏾

Sergio Lobato

4y↑53

i remember when Herbie made the scene with Rockit on MTV in the early 80s and he was described as musical newcomer ! Can you imagine that?!

Jack Coltrane

4y↑2

Lmao 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

Alex Murrin

Dear god hahaha 🤦‍♂️😂

timmmahhhh

4y↑4

I was fifteen when Future Shock came out, still have it on cassette. As I got older and more into jazz mind was blown on the rest of his career. Awkward being born in 1967, much of my first exposure to Beatles songs was in the awful Sargent Pepper movie, talk about a screwed up initial world view.

Sean Craven

3y↑8

This isn't just a great story, it's a valuable artistic lesson. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Blade Runner6997

5y↑41

First time I've heard Herbie Hancock talk. If first impressions are important, he just nailed this first impression with me.

Xavier Jackson

4y↑2

You should check out the six part series of lectures he did a couple of years back. There on YouTube. Really eye opening

Bastian Schick

5y↑6

This quartet was amazing, so rooted, talented, full of energy, spiritual energy and creativity. When listening back to late concerts from around 1967 I get the feeling that they are on another planet, so good and special.

Sam Traygis

4y↑8

True musicians/ artists have such an aura and an open minded way of looking at the world. They are some of the coolest people in the world.

LOIL♡T

4y↑1

JIMI was one of them...

Kimberly J.

2y↑20

“One of the big problems Miles had with me…” tells you a lot about the nature of their relationship. Herbie is very graceful and tactful person.

ghostownaproach

5y↑6

On KSDS Jazz 88.3 FM San Diego, they occasionally play a sound bite of Miles saying there are no "bad" notes because right next to a note you just called bad are notes that can make it sound right. Thank you Herbie for this gem of a story to go with that word from the man himself! I watched the movie Miles Ahead recently and really enjoyed it.

monkeysbum999

True ,but he still hadn,t heard my nan on the piano.

Kenneth Graham

2y↑6

Miles was one of the greatest musician of all time I’ve been listening to Miles since I was in the womb!!! My father listen to all of my life so I understand his greatness!!!

Sonic Remedy

6y↑9

I like how Herbie shows his modesty, such a complete musician, not bogged-down by the burden of arrogance. Miles once said that "there are no 'wrong notes'". Great tale about musicians playing the tune, not trying to instead solo with accompaniment; reacting to the changes for the sake of the flow. Herbie is modest and unsung but theory books have been updated with examples from his playing.

Kong Cutz

4y↑3

MUUUUITO GRATO por ter dividido conosco esse grandioso ensinamento do mestre Herbie Hancock.

THE GADFLY GANG

2y↑29

Herbie is the epitome of cool. Dude is over 80 now, still looks the same and gives off the same vibes

Mick Shagger

This looks like an old interview though...he literally mentions "computers" and "video cameras" as being high tech

That stuff was high tech in the 80s and 90s, computers dont even sell anymore and video cameras went away with VCRs

Garth Webber

2y↑7

That is absolutely profound. Miles was so in the moment that he didn't care about the difference between a deliberate chord and an accidental one. What is, is. Respond to it in that spirit.

mrpentium

3y↑12

I was so impressed when he said that Miles fixed it and then he blew me away when he said it wasn’t even a mistake to miles

Didier Mukendi

4y↑5

I like it when musicians break down music and allow us into their world.
Had we been in the audience that day chances are that we would not have had any idea of what went on.
Another musician that does this well is Wynton Marsalis... I saw him on PBS breaking down Jazz and it was amazing.

William L.

6y↑13

Wow. What an inspiring story/lesson.

Alan Scott

3y↑7

I always get the impression that Herbie Hancock could play in any situation and be awesome. He also seems an extremely cool guy.

Rem Nant

3y↑5

2:53 My dance instructor is just like this when we’re out dancing or when we’re performing. I can screw up and he can magically blend it into the dance as if nothing bad happened. That is the power of a craft master. We call him The Guru.

michael wertzy

5y↑10

I am so fortunate that I was able to be in the audience (front row middle seat balcony) at the Chicago Theater '88. My birthday present to me. 2 1/2 hrs. straight with no actual intermission! Band members took individual breaks and solos! Miles would come and go, mainly come out to play during before and after the soloists and full band! Purely magical !

TakingNone

michael wertzy what I’d give to have been in that crowd

MrCeora

3y↑33

Herbie just described a master musician.
Reminds me of Monk who said "the piano ain't got no wrong notes..."

Agustin Saenz Anile

Where did you hear or read that? I'm curious! Thanks for the quote

Claes Gilered

Monk - " bad performance tonight. I played the wrong wrong notes".

Pablo Antunes

5y↑11

Much more than just a comment about Miles Davis, this is a moment of wisdom of Herbie Hancock. So happy for listen his story.

vKarl71

6y↑10

Miles didn't just say "There are no mistakes." He lived it.

Anton Fenech

4y↑4

Quite amazing, I've always loved the saying 'It's not what happens in life, it's how you deal with it'.

Giraffe Tamer

3y↑4

what a beautiful lesson to learn from something that happened in probably less than five seconds. Herbie is a wise man.

Thomas

4y↑25

a legend talking about another legend

David Baron Stevens

3y↑2

One of the most important lessons for a jazz musician, and by extension, for all people

What may appear to be wrong may just be a chance to be creative

Haven't seen this in a while. The quality is so good

José Miguel Pallares Díaz

3y↑4

Miles Davis estaba impresionado por el virtuosismo de John McLaughlin. Pero en particular en una canción le dijo a JMcL: “toca la guitarra como un aprendiz novato, como si no supieras tocar”
Porque lo consideró específicamente más adecuado para esa canción particular (contado por JMcL , ENTREVISTA EN BUENOS AIRES, 70S).

Josh Nesmith

9y↑58

I love how the story ended up having nothing to do with the tape recorder haha. Anyway, great words Herbie.

Brewsk Litovsk

9y↑2

vyse75 -- Yeah, that's true; anyway, I wonder what happened to that tape?

Ralph Detko

6y↑2

+Brewsk Litovsk I think you mean "tapes". Herbie taped everything in those days according to his autobiography. I'm sure he treasures them to this day. This interview looks like early-mid 80s so Miles was still alive. Joe Zawinul worked with a cassette recorder to record his improvisations and transcribe his tunes from those. At his death there were over 600 tapes, which went to his son. Maybe some day those and Herbie's will be available.

Quinn

@Ralph Detko The last thing I want if for Herbie, another jazz great, to pass away. So I can't help feeling guilty that I am excited for those tapes to be released haha....

Talha Vocoding

2y↑7

Herbie is always open to technological developments like, when the vocoders was first available especially the Sennheiser Vocoder that Kraftwerk Daft Punk and many other artists used. He saw a ad and bought 2 of it and in the same year he released his album Sunlight which is just brilliant, later he tried to use it on live performences but it detuned a lot. Now thanks to herbie we have Daft Punk.

Joe Cool (Pop Up Records) #VTLoops

5y↑10

So awesome! I've seen evidence for this with rythm... On electric bass I've been able to fix rhythmic mistakes(events) on the other Instruments, by rushing or slowing my next couple of beats. I've seen a drummer do it to fix my bad bass notes rhythmically after I've already played them. I cant imagine being able to do it harmonically like Miles Davis. Awesome interview, thanks for the Koan!

rapha Ha

4y↑1

I'm not at the level of musicianship yet where I could do something like that myself, but I've had other people helping me like that when I went a little off the rails in a solo or something for example when I was trying to play a quintuplet hemiola but didn't quite hit it

brez9091

5y↑6

What a great story. So glad Herbie is here to tell positive tales, about these older legends, with whom he got to play. And they were lucky to have him, as the bridge over generational divergence.
I would love to hear him reflect on working with Grant Green.
Thank you, Mr Hancock.

CBWAVY

4y↑2

Just saved this to my favorites. I needed to hear this profound message. Not surprised it came by way of two of my favorite musicians.

Juan Manuel Cortes Ducaud

4y↑5

Its so incredible and fascinating story as the life. This is inspirational 100 percent! Thanks Herbie and off course Miles!

connosaurus

6y↑14

Came here for a Miles story, stayed for a life lesson.

Rodney Ramos Martins

4y↑3

Maravilhosa história. Miles e Herbie, dois grandes gênios.

A. Miller

2y↑27

Powerful lesson from a brilliant man!

jBone

2y↑14

After he said “I’ve got so many stories I could tell about Myles Davis,” he smiles for a sec, as if he knows a lot of stuff that wouldn’t be appropriate to share lol

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