Herbie Hancock - The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years
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Artist: Herbie HancockEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Blue Note Records
Soundtracks:
- Watermelon Man
- Driftin'
- Maiden Voyage
- Dolphin Dance
- One Finger Snap
- Cantaloupe Island
- Riot
- Speak Like A Child
- King Cobra
Free Music Notes for The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years
Free Music Review: Stunning
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great introduction to Herbie Hancock as both a gifted Jazz Pianist and as a composer. These nine tracks capture him during his Blue Note period recording under his own name whilst still playing as Pianist for Miles Davis in the famous 1960's band.
Starting with the famous 'Watermelon Man' you might be really surprised here. After Dexter Gordon's brilliant Tenor Sax solo Herbie's solo is a very simple and bluesy - not the cascade of notes you might expect from a virtuoso Pianist. 'Maiden Voyage' is a beautiful track which evokes its title as well as any track I can think of. Its initial apparent simplicity is actually very misleading as the rhythm is rather complicated. On this track George Coleman is on Tenor sax, but the highlight is Freddie Hubbards brilliant Trumpet solo, both lyrical and inventive this is marvellous playing.
There are numerous other wonderful tracks on this CD. 'Dolphin Dance' is a great tune. 'One Finger Snap' contains a wonderful moment (at 4:09) where Herbie Hancock evokes memories of Count Basie in a little Piano riff he plays. The original version of Cantaloupe Island follows this track. Playing this recently I was amazed how slow it is. Again on this track fabulous playing by all the musicians.
The other musicians (I haven't already mentioned) on this album are:
Thad Jones - Flugelhorn
Donald Byrd - Trumpet
Grachan Moncur III - Trombone
Hank Mobley - Tenor Sax
Peter Phillips - Bass Trombone
Jerry Dodgion - Alto Flute
Chuck Israels - Bass
Butch Warren - Bass
Ron Carter - Bass
Billy Higgins - Drums
Tony Williams - Drums
Mikey Roker - Drums
The tracks are taken from the albums 'Takin Off', 'Maiden Voyage', 'Empyrean Isles', 'Speak Like a Child' and 'My Point of View' recorded between 1962 and 1968.
The Best of Herbie Hancock: The Blue Note Years Poster
Mirroring his onetime boss and mentor Miles Davis' own protean output, Herbie Hancock has explored hard-bop, soul-jazz, fusion, funk-rock, soundtracks, hip-hop-inflected pop ("Rockit"), and many permutations in between. His early work for Blue Note, though, offers the best entrie for newcomers. Compiled from five of his albums for the label and covering a period from 1962-1968, this fine sampler includes highlights off his debut, Takin' Off ("Watermelon Man"), the classic Maiden Voyage (the title track and "Dolphin Dance"), and the early electric album Speak Like a Child (the title track and "Riot"). Add to this more indelible cuts like "Cantaloupe Island" and "One Finger Snap," not to mention the presence of numerous '60s jazz legends (Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Thad Jones, Hank Mobley, Billy Higgins, et al.), and you have perfect way to get a taste of some of the best modern jazz.Jazz Music CDs
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