# Herbie Hancock appearances as sideman or guest artist

This page lists appearances of American jazz musician Herbie Hancock as a sideman in recordings of other artists (that includes also the year of recordings if the albums were released at least two years later).

## Table of albums

| Album | Year | Artist | Status |
| Royal Flush | 1961 | Donald Byrd | Composer, band member, piano |
| Out of this World | 1961 | Donald Byrd Pepper Adams Quintet | Band member, piano |
| Free Form | 1962 | Donald Byrd | Band member, piano |
| Snap Your Fingers | 1962 | Al Grey | Piano |
| Hub-Tones | 1962 | Freddie Hubbard | Guest artist, piano |
| Domino | 1962 | Roland Kirk | Guest artist, piano |
| A New Perspective | 1963 | Donald Byrd | Guest artist, piano |
| Vertigo | 1963 | Jackie McLean | Guest artist, piano |
| Seven Steps to Heaven | 1963 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| Swamp Seed | 1963 | Jimmy Heath | Piano |
| Una Mas | 1963 | Kenny Dorham | Guest artist, piano |
| Feelin' the Spirit | 1963 | Grant Green | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| No Room for Squares | 1963 | Hank Mobley | Piano |
| In Europe | 1964 | Miles Davis | Main personnel, piano |
| Four & More | 1964 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| It's Time | 1964 | Jackie McLean | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| Some Other Stuff | 1964 | Grachan Moncur III | Guest artist, piano |
| Search for the New Land | 1964 | Lee Morgan | Guest artist, piano |
| All the Things You Are (1963-1964) | 1964 | Sonny Rollins | Guest artist, piano |
| Speak No Evil | 1964 | Wayne Shorter | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| In Memory Of | 1964 | Stanley Turrentine | Piano |
| Life Time | 1964 | Tony Williams | Guest artist, piano |
| Bob Brookmeyer and Friends | 1965 | Bob Brookmeyer | Guest artist, piano |
| Up with Donald Byrd | 1965 | Donald Byrd | Composer, piano |
| My Funny Valentine: Miles Davis in Concert | 1965 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| E.S.P. | 1965 | Miles Davis | Composer, guest artist, piano |
| Components | 1965 | Bobby Hutcherson | Guest artist, organ, piano |
| The Turnaround! | 1965 | Hank Mobley | Guest artist, piano |
| Cornbread | 1965 | Lee Morgan | Guest artist, piano |
| Contours | 1965 | Sam Rivers | Guest artist, piano |
| In the Beginning | 1965 | Woody Shaw | |
| The All Seeing Eye | 1965 | Wayne Shorter | Guest artist, piano |
| Joyride | 1965 | Stanley Turrentine | Guest artist, piano |
| Spring | 1965 | Tony Williams | Guest artist, piano |
| Voices | 1966 | Stan Getz | Piano |
| Happenings | 1966 | Bobby Hutcherson | Composer, guest artist, piano |
| Dirty Dog | 1966 | Kai Winding | Composer, piano |
| Goin' Out of My Head | 1966 | Wes Montgomery | Guest artist, piano |
| California Dreaming | 1966 | Wes Montgomery | Guest artist, piano |
| Jazz for the Jet Set | 1966 | Dave Pike | Composer, organ |
| Out of the Storm | 1966 | Ed Thigpen | piano |
| Adam's Apple | 1966 | Wayne Shorter | Composer, piano |
| Miles Smiles | 1967 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, piano |
| Sorcerer | 1967 | Miles Davis | Composer, guest artist, keyboards, piano |
| A Day in the Life | 1967 | Wes Montgomery | Guest artist, piano |
| Schizophrenia | 1967 | Wayne Shorter | Guest artist, piano |
| Hip Vibrations | 1967 | Cal Tjader | Piano |
| Virgo Vibes | 1967 | Roy Ayers | Guest artist, piano (listed as Ronnie Clark) |
| Stoned Soul Picnic | 1968 | Roy Ayers | Piano |
| Shape of Things to Come | 1968 | George Benson | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| Giblet Gravy | 1968 | George Benson | Guest artist, piano |
| Blues - The Common Ground | 1968 | Kenny Burrell | Guest artist, piano |
| Nefertiti | 1968 | Miles Davis | Composer, guest artist, piano, electric piano |
| Miles in the Sky | 1968 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, piano, electric piano |
| Filles de Kilimanjaro | 1968 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, electric piano |
| What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David | 1968 | Stan Getz | Guest artist, piano |
| Israel | 1968 | J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding | |
| Down Here on the Ground | 1968 | Wes Montgomery | Guest artist, piano |
| Road Song | 1968 | Wes Montgomery | Piano |
| In a Silent Way | 1969 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, electric piano |
| Uptown Conversation | 1969 | Ron Carter | piano, electric piano |
| Summertime | 1969 | Paul Desmond | Piano |
| Daddy Bug | 1969 | Roy Ayers | Piano |
| Aquarius | 1969 | Charlie Byrd | Keyboards |
| Goin' West | 1969 | Grant Green | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1962 |
| Kawaida | 1969 | Albert "Tootie" Heath | Piano |
| Power to the People | 1969 | Joe Henderson | Guest artist, piano, electric piano |
| Stonebone | 1969 | J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding | |
| Courage | 1969 | Milton Nascimento | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| Paper Man | 1969 | Charles Tolliver | Piano |
| Round Trip | 1969 | Phil Woods | Piano |
| The Other Side of Abbey Road | 1970 | George Benson | Guest artist, harpsichord, organ, piano |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | 1970 | Paul Desmond | Electric piano |
| Red Clay | 1970 | Freddie Hubbard | Featured artist, guest artist, piano |
| Betwixt & Between | 1970 | J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding | |
| Gula Matari | 1970 | Quincy Jones | Keyboards |
| Infinite Search | 1970 | Miroslav Vitous | Guest artist, keyboards, electric piano |
| A Tribute to Jack Johnson | 1971 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, keyboards, main personnel, organ |
| Live-Evil | 1971 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, keyboards, electric piano |
| Straight Life | 1971 | Freddie Hubbard | Guest artist, piano |
| First Light | 1971 | Freddie Hubbard | Guest artist, Rhodes |
| He Who Lives in Many Places | 1971 | Terry Plumeri | |
| White Rabbit | 1972 | George Benson | Guest artist, keyboards, electric piano |
| On the Corner | 1972 | Miles Davis | Fender Rhodes, guest artist, keyboards, synthesizer |
| Moon Germs | 1972 | Joe Farrell | Guest artist, piano |
| Penny Arcade | 1973 | Joe Farrell | Piano, electric piano |
| Realization | 1973 | Eddie Henderson | Composer, Keyboards |
| Inside Out | 1973 | Eddie Henderson | Keyboards |
| In Concert | 1973 | Freddie Hubbard with Stanley Turrentine | Composer, guest artist, piano |
| In Concert Volume II | 1973 | Freddie Hubbard with Stanley Turrentine | Composer, guest artist, piano |
| Sunflower | 1973 | Milt Jackson | Guest artist, piano |
| Big Fun | 1974 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, electric piano Recorded in 1969 |
| Get Up with It | 1974 | Miles Davis | Clavinet, guest artist, keyboards |
| Upon This Rock | 1974 | Joe Farrell | |
| Body Heat | 1974 | Quincy Jones | Piano, electric piano, synthesizer |
| The Jewel in the Lotus | 1974 | Bennie Maupin | Main personnel, piano, electric piano, primary artist |
| Native Dancer | 1974 | Wayne Shorter | Composer, guest artist, keyboards, piano |
| Love Me by Name | 1975 | Lesley Gore | Keyboards, primary artist |
| Water Babies | 1976 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, keyboards, piano, electric piano, primary artist, synthesizer, vocals Recorded in 1968 |
| Milton (Raça) | 1976 | Milton Nascimento | Guest artist, piano |
| Jaco Pastorius | 1976 | Jaco Pastorius | Clavinet, composer, Fender Rhodes, guest artist, keyboards, liner notes, piano, electric piano |
| Magical Shepherd | 1976 | Miroslav Vitous | Arp Odyssey, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, electric piano, synthesizer, synthesizer strings |
| Songs in the Key of Life | 1976 | Stevie Wonder | Guest artist, handclapping, keyboards |
| Night Dancing | 1978 | Joe Farrell | Piano, electric piano |
| Sounds...and Stuff Like That!! | 1978 | Quincy Jones | Composer, keyboards, piano, electric piano |
| Mahal | 1978 | Eddie Henderson | Composer, keyboards, electric piano |
| The Procrastinator | 1978 | Lee Morgan | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1967 |
| The Joy of Flying | 1978 | Tony Williams | Guest artist on two tracks, piano, electric piano, Minimoog, Oberheim synthesizer, Prophet 5 |
| 1 + 3 | 1978 | Ron Carter | Piano Live in Japan |
| Chant | 1979 | Donald Byrd | Piano Recorded in 1961 |
| Circle in the Round | 1979 | Miles Davis | Main personnel, piano, electric piano Recorded in 1968 |
| Oblique | 1979 | Bobby Hutcherson | Composer, guest artist, piano Recorded in 1967 |
| Butterfly | 1979 | Kimiko Kasai | Composer, co-producer, main personnel, electric piano, keyboards, clavinet, vocoder |
| Mingus | 1979 | Joni Mitchell | Main personnel, electric piano |
| Step Lightly | 1980 | Blue Mitchell | Piano Recorded in 1963 |
| The Swing of Delight | 1980 | Carlos Santana | Main personnel, keyboards, piano |
| Et Cetera | 1980 | Wayne Shorter | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1965 |
| Inside Story | 1981 | Prince Lasha | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1965 |
| Directions | 1981 | Miles Davis | Piano, electric piano Recorded in 1967 |
| The Dude | 1981 | Quincy Jones | Guest artist, piano, electric piano |
| What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | 1981 | Chaka Khan | Keyboards, Clavitar, Oberheim synthesizer, soloist, bells, breakdown |
| By All Means | 1981 | Alphonse Mouzon | Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals |
| Wynton Marsalis | 1982 | Wynton Marsalis | Composer, producer, primary artist, piano |
| New Gold Dream | 1982 | Simple Minds | Keyboards, soloist, vocals |
| Vocalists (compilation) | 1983 | V.A./Tony Bennett | piano Recorded in 1964 |
| The Other Side of Round Midnight | 1986 | Dexter Gordon | Composer, producer, primary artist, piano |
| Nightwind | 1987 | Mike Lawrence | Guest artist |
| Renaissance | 1987 | Branford Marsalis | Guest artist, piano |
| Don't Try This at Home | 1988 | Michael Brecker | Guest artist, piano |
| Back on the Block | 1989 | Quincy Jones | Keyboards, soloist, synthesizer pads |
| Miltons | 1989 | Milton Nascimento | Guest artist, piano, synthesizer bass |
| Nick of Time | 1989 | Bonnie Raitt | Guest artist, main personnel, piano |
| Charming Snakes | 1990 | Andy Summers | Guest artist, keyboards, piano |
| Parallel Realities | 1990 | Jack DeJohnette | Guest artist, keyboards, piano |
| Quintet U.S.A. | 1990 | Eric Dolphy | Recorded in 1962 |
| Take a Look | 1993 | Natalie Cole | Fender Rhodes, piano |
| Solos and Duets | 1994 | Eliane Elias | Composer, duo partner, piano |
| Angelus | 1994 | Milton Nascimento | Guest artist, piano |
| Live at the Plugged Nickel 1965 | 1995 | Miles Davis | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1965 |
| Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim | 1995 | Joe Henderson | Guest artist, piano |
| A Time Remembered | 1995 | Art Davis | Pianist |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim & Friends | 1996 | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Director, primary artist, keyboards, piano |
| Standards | 1998 | Lee Morgan | Guest artist, piano, unknown contributor role Recorded in 1967 |
| The Illinois Concert | 1999 | Eric Dolphy | Guest artist, piano Recorded in 1963 |
| Sci-Fi | 2000 | Christian McBride | Guest artist, piano on two tracks |
| Nearness of You: The Ballad Book | 2001 | Michael Brecker | Composer, main personnel, piano |
| M$^2$ | 2001 | Marcus Miller | Guest artist, piano |
| Travelogue | 2002 | Joni Mitchell | Guest artist, piano |
| Seasons of a Life | 2006 | Lena Horne | Guest artist, piano |
| Pilgrimage | 2007 | Michael Brecker | Guest artist, piano |
| Virgin Forest | 2007 | Lionel Loueke | Composer, main personnel, piano |
| Impressions | 2012 | Chris Botti | Composer, featured artist, piano |
| You're Dead! | 2014 | Flying Lotus | Guest artist, piano |
| Hidden Figures OST | 2016 | Hans Zimmer, Pharrell Williams and Benjamin Wallfisch | Guest artist, piano solo |
| NOT TiGHT | 2022 | DOMi & JD BECK | Featured artist, piano and vocals |
* For every year (here reported chronologically) the albums are listed alphabetically by the last name of the artist.