Herbie Hancock

• 5 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Throughout his career, Herbie Hancock has always pushed musical boundaries, exploring a wide variety of jazz idioms while bringing his flair and innovation to every single setting. His Blue Note albums of the 1960’s ranged all the way from post bop to Latin jazz, to straight ahead and free form.

Empyrean Isles, recorded when Hancock was 24 and a new member of the Miles Davis Quintet, features the pianist pushing the envelope of hard bop, creating fresh, new music in the process. In a quartet setting with Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, Hancock shows that he was familiar with both avant-garde jazz and groovin' R&B.

PERSONNEL:

• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Freddie Hubbard - cornet
• Ron Carter - bass
• Anthony Williams - drums

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, June 17, 1964

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. One Finger Snap
• A2. Oliloqui Valley

• SIDE B
• B1. Cantaloupe Island
• B2. The Egg