Product Details

• Actors: Christina Aguilera, Trey Anastasio, Brian Eno, Herbie Hancock, Lisa Hannigan
• Directors: Doug Biro, Jon Fine
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Magnolia Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 18, 2006
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000EHQ0BC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #58,764 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Herbie Hancock - Possibilities" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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HERBIE HANCOCK:POSSIBILITIES - DVD Movie

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hancock's life and friends, September 7, 2007

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Thomas E. Davis (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herbie Hancock - Possibilities (DVD)

Herbie Hancock is a man who embraces all kinds of people and experiences, an explorer in many cultural and musical fields (one of the reasons that UNESCO named him their Goodwill Ambassador). This DVD is a good introduction to him and his life, featuring snippets from his early quartet years with legends Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter to his forays into electronic funk with the Headhunters to more recent collaborations.

Some of these 2005 duo sessions are more successful than others, but all are interesting. Hancock performs with great stars like Annie Lennox, Sting, Carlos Santana, and Paul Simon, tries new things with young pop performers like John Mayer, makes international connections with singers like Angelique Kidjo, experiments with composers like Brian Eno, and concludes with a trip to Japan where his spiritual side is revealed. The disc presents many enjoyable and insightful moments in the creative process. If you're into Christina Aguilera and Joss Stone, you may also enjoy enjoy these pairings, but they struck me as rather self-conscious and even forced, particularly Aguilera's vocal pypotechnics.

I should also point out that this video is primarily a making-of documentary. It doesn't present finished, polished work, serving instead as an invitation to listen to Hancock's 2006 duet CD "Possibilities" as well as recordings produced during earlier incarnations. As such, I would say it's more of a DVD to rent or check out from the library than one you need to own, even if you are a big Hancock fan.

FYI, there is available on Amazaon a much cheaper edition of this DVD originally sold at Starbucks. It includes a four-track CD containing rough cuts of several songs. If I were going to buy this film, I'd search for that version.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Artistry, April 18, 2006

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J. Carter (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Herbie Hancock - Possibilities (DVD)

Watch this and be inspired by the awesome Herbie Hancock. The recording sessions are great. The music and the movie flow along like a terrific jazz solo, riffing on all kinds of themes but Herbie brings it together into a whole. Just watching him play on the piano is a treat. If you're not that familiar with this living jazz legend, check this out and you'll admire both the man and his music.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected, July 18, 2006

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James W. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Herbie Hancock - Possibilities (DVD)

I read the only review for this item and ordered it, expecting to see a fantastic display of sound and some of the interaction of these artists with Mr Hancock as they created music, each colaborating to have a unique blend of sounds.
Actually this is only a documentary showing this interaction, and as such is very interesting.
But if you are looking to see an hear the full length videos of these great colaborations you will be disappointed, that is not included in this dvd. Only small samples are there for you to see.
This was a real disapointmet because the quality of video and audio are fantastic.