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		List Price: $26.98		Label: Magnolia Salesrank: 23740 Released: April 18, 2006
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		MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Media: DVD

Editorial Review:
Providing a look at the working process of one of jazz's most innovative performers this documentary traces the making of Herbie Hancock's 2005 album POSSIBILITIES. On it the keyboardist collaborates with such unusual suspects as Christina Aguilera Sting Brian Eno Damian Rice and Carlos Santana.System Requirements:Running Time 90 Mins.Format: DVD AUDIO Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS Rating: NR UPC: 876964000086 Manufacturer No: 10008

Description of Herbie Hancock - Possibilities:
The notion of keyboardist Herbie Hancock working with the likes of Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, and Joss Stone is bound to give jazz purists the willies. But Hancock, like fellow Miles Davis piano alumnus Joe Zawinul, long ago stepped way outside jazz's strict parameters, and with Possibilities, a DVD chronicling the making of his 2005 CD of the same name, his refusal to be pigeonholed has produced some surprising, occasionally extraordinary musical moments. Duets with Aguilera (a typically overwrought version of Leon Russell's "Song for You") and Mayer (less a tune than a funky, studio-conceived jam) may not be among them, but several of these collaborations verge on genuine brilliance, more than making up for the missteps. A few involve re-imaginings of a guest artist's own material (Paul Simon's "I Do It for Your Love" and Sting's "Sister Moon" both benefit from thoroughly new arrangements with heavy African and Latin touches); some focus on pop-jazz standards (Irish singers Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan's touching version of "Don't Explain," most closely associated with Billie Holiday), while others feature newer songs, like Annie Lennox's gorgeous rendition of Paula Cole's "Hush Hush Hush." Unlikely partnerships with Brian Eno, Trey Anastacio, and guitarist Jonny Lang (who joins Stone for U2's "When Love Comes to Town"), as well as Carlos Santana with Angelique Kidjo, yield uneven results but are never less than intriguing; there's also some all-too-brief footage of the classic Davis '60s quintet (with Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams), as well as recent film of Hancock and Shorter in Japan. Hancock, of course, is the glue that holds it all together, and despite his insistence that this is a not a jazz record, a certain jazzy element in his improvisations and harmonizations is both unavoidable and welcome. In the end, the Possibilities DVD is essentially a promo for the CD--if you want to hear complete versions of these songs, you'll have to buy the record. If that seems cynical, well hey, it works. --Sam Graham

Herbie Hancock - Possibilities Reviews:
Possibilities DVD and CD
2008-05-27 - I was expecting a complete Music CD- only contained a few of the songs from the DVD. Very disappointed. Overall purchase was OK. Rating 3.5

What a Great Lesson Here
2008-03-23 - I don't care if you're a musician, poet, photographer, painter or wash dishes for a living...We all Learn much more by listening to what makes an artist "thinks" and "shares" of his experiences in life and art. This dvd blew me away, and i found magic scattered all over the place. I LOVED listening just as much to Herbie's thoughts, as i did the music. What a rare pleasure it is, when someone like Hancock opens up the door to what's in that mind and heart, of a true American Icon. I Highly Recommend this Experience. I wish i could have given this amazing project a 100 stars.

Tremendous!
2008-01-08 - It's Herbie, nuff said. Always cutting edge. Always art at the highest level. No cliches, nothing wasted, always swinging. One of the greatest living musicians on the planet!
L.Webb

Hancock's life and friends
2007-09-07 - Herbie Hancock is a man who embraces all kinds of people and experiences, an explorer in many cultural and musical fields. 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 his most recent collaborations.

Some of these sessions are more successful than others, but all are interesting. Hancock performs with great stars like Annie Lennox, Carlos Santana, and Paul Simon, makes international connections with singers like Angelique Kidjo and 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.

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

Get to Know Herbie Hancock
2007-02-11 - As a huge Herbie fan I can say that it was great seeing him work with an interesting cast of charachters in the studio. They are improving together and some great stuff comes out of it. I loved watching the making of Possibilities more than I like the actual album. For me the album is a bit too polished and pop oriented. Plus I don't care for some of the song selections, and I basically got bored with it after a few listens. BUT, to see the making of it was great! I dissagree with another reviewers "perspective" of "tension" in the studio. I found the artists respectfull of each other, and just downright cool.
Then there is the footage of Miles and the 2nd Quintet. I could watch days of just that, but to have it interspersed with Herbie talking about how playing with Miles gave him a template from which to work was fantastic.
I recommend this to all Herbie fans and fans of the interworkings of the studio.
Now I just have to figure out how to get our eleven year old to watch it.