''Possibilities'' is the thirty-ninth studio album by American

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

pianist

Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. He started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. Hancock soon joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of ...

, released on August 30, 2005, by

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and Vector Recordings.

Background

The album features a variety of guest musicians such as

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 ...

and

John Mayer John Clayton Mayer ( ; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-liv ...

. It earned Hancock two nominations at the 2006 Grammy Awards: Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for " A Song for You" (featuring

Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...

) and

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for "Gelo na Montanha" (featuring Anastasio). A motion picture entitled ''Herbie Hancock: Possibilities'', released on DVD-Video on April 18, 2006, depicts the recording of this album in many different discussions and performances with the collaborating artists. The DVD-Video also includes a demo CD with four of the 10 songs on the album.

Track listing

CD Notes: * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer DVD-Video (2006) # Introduction # Christina Aguilera "A Song for You" # Opening Credits/John Mayer "Stitched Up" # Raul Midón "I Just Called to Say I Love You" # Trey Anastasio "Gelo na Montanha (Ice On The Mountain)" # Damian Rice & Lisa Hannigan "Don't Explain" # Carlos Santana & Angélique Kidjo "Safiatou" # Wayne Shorter #

Paul Simon "I Do It for Your Love"

# Brian Eno # Annie Lennox "Hush, Hush, Hush" # Jonny Lang & Joss Stone "When Love Comes to Town" # Sting "Sister Moon" # Hiroshima, Japan # Nagasaki, Japan # End Credits

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References

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