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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities (2 DVD Set - WMVHD DVDs) | 
 enlarge | Studio: HDNet
Category: DVD
Buy New: $9.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 87378
Format: Ntsc
Region: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
UPC: 883629031576
EAN: 0883629031576
ASIN: B000H2NHBK
Release Date: July 25, 2006
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Possibilities is an intimate documentary about Herbie Hancock and his in-studio collaborations with a dozen formidable pop recording artists, collaborations that explore the unexpected, like jazz improvisations. The film is also about how Herbie's unique world view shapes a creative environment that encourages artists to step outside the velvet prison of easy expectations. "The hip stuff," Herbie tells Trey Anastasio, in a scene from the film, "is outside the comfort zone." "Possibilities" follows Herbie over a year and a half collaborating with musical icons Carlos Santana, Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox and Paul Simon, young superstars Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and Jonny Lang and newcomers Joss Stone, Raul Midon, Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. The film also puts Herbie's latest work in the context of his extraordinary musical career, and includes rarely seen archival footage of Herbie with the Miles Davis Quintet in 1962; Herbie leading his Headhunters with their hit tune, "Chameleon"; Herbie's classic video for "Rockit"; and never-before-seen duets of Herbie and Wayne Shorter playing for peace in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the atomic explosions.This DVD-R will not play on a standard DVD player. It contains Windows Media Video High Definition (WMVHD) content. View WMVHD content on a Windows PC (3GHz or faster recommended) with Windows Media Player for the true HD experience of 720p and stereo sound.
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 Grand! April 7, 2008
optimistic
It was no surprise when Herbie Handcock's "Possibilities" was nominated for a Grammy, and he won. A top musician for many decades now. His "Joannie Letters" is another prime example of classic excellence.
 Pay Close Attention to this DVD's Format! December 28, 2007
Molly J. Graham (Arcadia, CA USA)
This video is great -- I saw it on a premium channel and that's why I bought it. I gave it two stars just to draw the attention of fellow Amazon purchasers because the description does not draw sufficient attention to the fact that this particular version is intended for a High Definition DVD player. If you don't have a High Def player, then it likely won't play on your machine. (You can probably play it on your PC; it will auto-download certain Active X software.) Unfortunately, I found all of this out after giving the DVD as a Christmas gift. And of course, because the item had been opened, Amazon's return policy precludes a full refund. Also unfortunate. Live & learn. (It's a good video, and I'll be buying a non-High Def version for my brother, to replace this one.) Happy shopping to all. :-)
Inspirational September 5, 2007
Asta Hairston (New York City)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Until I saw this DVD, I thought jazz was supposed "to swing" in the traditional sense. However, watching and listening to Herbie's Possibilities took me to a new level of musical understanding. It demonstrates how the music evolves among those artists-from generation to generation-who refuse to "rest on their laurels, and play it safe!" The musicians in this film "swing" in their own contemporary way, and have an emotional impact on the listener. Isn't that what all great art is suppose to do?
This DVD deals with process. At the beginning, Herbie explains, "I'm looking for people from various genres...I feel who might be interested in exploring the territory that could possibly develop from a collaboration with me...and maybe something totally different might happen." He points out "...the hip stuff is outside the comfort zone."
Nothing is pre-planned. It's all "in the moment," as the music emerges from the collaborative effort of those involved. The artists prove when you work with great musicians, no matter what your status, the experience tends to "bump your performance up a few notches."
A prime example of this is Sting, a Rock star. On this DVD they do a new arrangement of his "Sister Moon." The final product "blows the mind!" It's the phrasing. He gets into some syncopated jazz phrasing I didn't know he was capble of. Again proof that the environment and its participants shape the outcome.
Lisa Hannigan dispels the myth that you "need to live long enough to have the experiences that allow you to do justice to Billie Holiday's `Don't Explain." `Tho she looks like a teenager, Lisa has the gift of intimacy. She pulls it off.
I learn something new each time I listen. If you're a musician, it will inspire you to "reach for the stars!"
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