Editing Herbie Hancock (section)

=== 1990s to 2000 ===
[[File:Herbie Hancock-Chameleon Live.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Hancock playing keytar in [[Province of La Spezia|La Spezia, Italy]], July 2008]]
The departure led to a hiatus from recording and the release of several compilations during the first half of the 1990s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=Montie |date=5 March 1991 |title=The Collection review |journal=Q Magazine |volume=55 |pages=91}}</ref> He returned with Carter, Williams, Shorter, and Davis admirer [[Wallace Roney]] to record ''[[A Tribute to Miles]]'', which was released in 1994. The album contained two live recordings and studio recording songs, with Roney playing Davis's part as trumpet player. The album won a Grammy for best group album. Hancock also toured with [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Dave Holland (bassist)|Dave Holland]], and [[Pat Metheny]] in 1990 on their ''[[Parallel Realities]]'' tour which included a performance at the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]] in July 1990, and scored the 1991 comedy film ''[[Livin' Large]]'', which starred [[Terrence C. Carson]].

Hancock's next album, ''[[Dis Is da Drum]]'', released in 1994 is a return to [[acid jazz]]. Also in 1994, he appeared on the [[Red Hot Organization]]'s compilation album ''[[Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool]]''. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African-American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine. In 1995, the release of ''[[The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)|The New Standard]]'' had Hancock and an all-star band that included [[John Scofield]], DeJohnette and [[Michael Brecker]], interpreting pop songs by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[the Beatles]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Peter Gabriel]], and others.

A 1997 duet album with Shorter, ''[[1+1 (Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter album)|1+1]]'', was successful; the song "Aung San Suu Kyi" winning the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. Hancock also achieved great success in 1998 with his album ''[[Gershwin's World]]'', which featured readings of [[George Gershwin|George]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] standards by Hancock and a plethora of guest stars, including Stevie Wonder, [[Joni Mitchell]] and Shorter. Hancock toured the world in support of ''Gershwin's World'' with a sextet featuring [[Cyro Baptista]], [[Terri Lynne Carrington]], [[Ira Coleman]], [[Eli Degibri]], and [[Eddie Henderson (musician)|Eddie Henderson]].