But when it came time for the final announcement, album of the year, the award went to 67-year-old jazz legend Herbie Hancock for "River: The Joni Letters," his album of Joni Mitchell interpretations.

Herbie Hancock is an all-time jazz great ... That is his explanation as to why he has not made an album for 15 years. "I get victimised by it, so to speak, but that's life," he chuckles.

CD 1: 1. Watermelon Man; 2. Three Bags Full; 3. Empty Pockets; 4. The Maze; 5. Driftin; 6. Alone And I; 7. Watermelon Man; 8.Three Bags Full; 9. Empty Pockets. CD 2: ...

CD1: Empyrean Isles: One Finger Snap; Oliloqui Valley; Cantaloupe Island; The Egg; One Finger Snap (alternate take); Oliloqui Valley (alternate take). CD2: Maiden Voyage: Maiden Voyage; The Eye Of The ...

Herbie Hancock is an all-time jazz great ... That is his explanation as to why he has not made an album for 15 years. "I get victimised by it, so to speak, but that's life," he chuckles.

See where Beyoncé's first-ever (!!) AOTY winner ranks on our list of the 67 albums to take home the Grammys' top prize. By Andrew Unterberger Listen to the 67 Grammy winners for album of the year ...

Currently at work on a new studio album, Hancock serves as creative chair for jazz for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association and as institute chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz.

Known for his innovative approach to music, his “Head Hunters” album became the first jazz recording ... acoustic and electronic jazz and R&B than Hancock. As Miles Davis said in his autobiography, ...