Jazz icon Herbie Hancock remembers takin’ off with Miles Davis
Open this photo in gallery:Herbie Hancock, the 86-year-old jazz keyboardist, plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26.SuppliedShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWith Herbie Hancock’s illustrious history as a bandleader, it’s hard to think of the jazz icon as a disciple. But in 1963, after the release of his debut album, Takin’ Off (which included the hit single Watermelon Man), a young Hancock joined Miles Davis’s quintet and for five years was something of a mentee. The 86-year-old keyboardist, who plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26, spoke from his home in Los Angeles about working with Davis − the jazz god, and the teacher.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:Herbie Hancock, the 86-year-old jazz keyboardist, plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26.SuppliedShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWith Herbie Hancock’s illustrious h
- ▪But in 1963, after the release of his debut album, Takin’ Off (which included the hit single Watermelon Man), a young Hancock joined Miles Davis’s quintet and for five years was something of a mentee.
- ▪The 86-year-old keyboardist, who plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26, spoke from his home in Los Angeles about working with Davis − the jazz god, and the teacher.
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| Publication time | Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 |
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Open this photo in gallery:Herbie Hancock, the 86-year-old jazz keyboardist, plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26.SuppliedShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountWith Herbie Hancock’s illustrious history as a bandleader, it’s hard to think of the jazz icon as a disciple. But in 1963, after the release of his debut album, Takin’ Off (which included the hit single Watermelon Man), a young Hancock joined Miles Davis’s quintet and for five years was something of a mentee. The 86-year-old keyboardist, who plays Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 26, spoke from his home in Los Angeles about working with Davis − the jazz god, and the teacher.
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