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Empyrean Isles from 1964 is the best of Hancock's Blue Note albums and an outstanding example of modal jazz But beyond that, it's simply one of the finest pure jazz albums ever made, right up there with Kind of Blue and Love Supreme What helps makes it so great is not just the phenomenal musicians and the flawless performance, but... -
Fat Albert Rotunda is the venture into jazz-funk by keyboardist Herbie Hancock The record is centered around the music Hancock wrote the Fat Albert cartoon show It's one of the records which appeared in the period between his landmark album Maiden Voyage of 1965 and his 1973 classic Head Hunters Fat Albert Rotunda is a unique item...
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Mwandishi is one of Herbie Hancock's first departures from his traditional jazz sounds The album which was recorded in a single session on New Year's Eve is a much more spacier effort compared to his earlier works, created by Hancock's us of electronic effects devices His sextet is the most progressive ensemble he played with and...
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The cover of Thrust reveals a lot of the album Herbie's sitting comfortablyin his spaceship controlled by a synth froman alien world, reachingto the clouds and beyond Well, that's what his stature was in 1974 - one of the seminal renewers of Jazz by incorporating new electric instruments like theARP synthesizer Thrust is the...
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Secrets (1976) is a Jazz-Funk fusion album by acclaimed keyboard player Herbie Hancock Following up on his previous album Man-Child, the album again features Paul Jackson on bass, and reedist Bennie Maupin continued to provide most of the solos alongside Hancock Man-Child had seen the addition of electric guitar to Hancock's...
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Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock’s tremendous 1960s Blue Note output, 1965’s Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist’s career Hancock is joined here by his Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on...
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In the 1970s, Herbie Hancock’s "Crossings" was to be found on every IKEA record shelf in the student pads of jazz-fusion fans The cover, with its psychedelic touch, also contributed significantly to its popularity – although it was unclear where the crossing was going to take us … Nevertheless, the excellent trumpeter Eddie...
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180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing Tracks: A1 Rain Dance (9:16) A2 Hidden Shadows (10:13) B1 Hornets...
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After his early avant-garde years with Blue Note Records, Herbie Hancock achieved much success with pop music fans by gradually turning towards a mixture of Afro-American styles in which he combined soul, jazz and funk Having composed the soundtrack to Bill Cosby’s animated children’s show "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" and...
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2021 repress "Vinyl previously issued only in Japan For Black Friday, Get On Down offers a complete replica of the Japanese release including a full color insert and deluxe obi strip This 1977 studio recording finds Herbie Hancock embracing his jazz roots The straight forward trio setting puts Hancock's piano front and center...
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My Point of View is pianist & composer Herbie Hancock’s remarkably assured second album for Blue Note Featuring a program of Hancock compositions, this session from 1963 has a wondrous all-star cast: Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Grant Green on guitar, Chuck Israels...
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Recorded and released in 1969, Herbie Hancock’s last Blue Note album The Prisoner is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece A moving tribute to Dr Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles, Hubert Laws, Garnett Brown, Buster...
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