Herbie Hancock's Birth Card: The 9 of Diamonds

In the record

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. The birth-card coordinate for April 12 is the 9 of Diamonds — a calendar position, not a forecast of Herbie Hancock's 2008 Album of the Year — River: The Joni Letters.

Album of the Year record

• 2008 Album of the Year — River: The Joni Letters (Herbie Hancock)

Herbie Hancock is on the 2008 Album of the Year list for River: The Joni Letters, billed as Herbie Hancock at ceremony 50 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/2008/). Herbie Hancock (Q105875, Wikipedia “Herbie Hancock”) appears here as primary billed as Herbie Hancock. The billed act string on those wins is Herbie Hancock. Albums in this pack for Herbie Hancock: 2008 River: The Joni Letters. Birth date 1940-04-12 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Herbie Hancock, verified against Wikidata P569 1940-04-12 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Herbie Hancock. It only names the calendar coordinate for April 12 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Herbie Hancock.

The 9 of Diamonds coordinate

Herbie Hancock was born April 12, 1940 (1940-04-12). Month 4 and day 12 give solar value 35, which is the 9 of Diamonds (The Universal Provider). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1940 is unused, so Herbie Hancock's 1940 birth year does not move the card. The 9 of Diamonds does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Herbie Hancock. Quoted system copy for the 9 of Diamonds, not a biography of Herbie Hancock: You give in a way you can sustain, and you let someone give back. You think about resources in terms of universal good and human need. You want to provide for humanity. Your vision is about abundance for all.

Live 9 of Diamonds meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Herbert Jeffrey Hancock 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 a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters.

Herbie Hancock in the public record

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 a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the post-bop sound. In the 1970s, he experimented with jazz fusion, funk, and electro styles using a wide array of synthesizers and electronics. It was during this time that he released one of his best-known and most influential albums, Head Hunters. Hancock's best-known compositions include "Cantaloupe Island", "Watermelon Man", "Maiden Voyage", and "Chameleon", all of which are jazz standards. During the 1980s, he had a hit single with the electronic instrumental "Rockit", a collaboration with bassist/producer Bill Laswell. Hancock has won an Academy Award and 14 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for his 2007 album River: The Joni Letters, a tribute to his friend Joni Mitchell. In 2024, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph ranked Hancock as the greatest keyboard player of all time.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Herbie Hancock (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 9♦, 5♦, Q♦, K♣, 8♠, 2♠, 7♠, 2♣, J♦, 4♥, 4♦, 8♥, 6♣, 6♠, Q♥, 10♣. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast a Grammy.

Also on the record

1. In 2025, he received the Polar Music Prize.
2. Since 2012, Hancock has served as a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he teaches at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.
3. He is also the chairman of the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz (known as the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz until 2019).

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• Bono — 1988 Album of the Year — The Joshua Tree; 2006 Album of the Year — How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
• Michael Shrieve — 2000 Album of the Year — Supernatural
• Quincy Jones — 1991 Album of the Year — Back on the Block
• Steve Porcaro — 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV

FAQ

What is Herbie Hancock's birth card?

The 9 of Diamonds. April 12 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Herbie Hancock's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do Herbie Hancock's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1940-04-12 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Herbie Hancock, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Herbie Hancock is primary billed as Herbie Hancock. The Album of the Year line is 2008 Album of the Year — River: The Joni Letters. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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