I won a copy of this book through Goodreads First Reads and the copy of the book I received was an ARC.

Much of this book is a history of Jazz and the variation through present day and the history and evolution of Herbie Hancock and his influence on music as a whole. While he was a Jazz artist, he pushed boundaries for almost every genre of music because he was so interested in technology and how technology can help broaden the restrictions of music. He is much like Quincey Jones in that regard.

Herbie Hancock also gets technical in how he learned to improvise in music, which is a standard in Jazz and I thought that it was really interesting and he writes/tells it in a way that makes sense. That way he explains and breaks down who music is created is brilliant and I don't one of anyone else that could do explain it and make it appear easy.

This is also a book about Him and how he has changed and grown, but he doesn't focus too much on it unless it is relevant and proves a point that he is trying to connect with music.

I recommend this book who like history of music, pop culture or memoirs. I used Spotify to listen to the songs when he mentions them in the book and it was interesting to hear the evolution of his music from Jazz Standards to Funk to the inkling of the beginnings of what would be known Hip-Hop.