Herbie Hancock - The New Standard (Verve By Request Series) - VINYL LP

My Point Of View is pianist/composer Herbie Hancock's remarkable 2nd Blue Note album. The 1963 session has an all-star cast Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Grachan Moncur III, Grant Green, Chuck Israels, Tony Williams. The sheer musicality is breathtaking, with Hancock demonstrating arranging prowess. Contains his truly essential compositions such as InchKing Cobra,Inch InchA Tribute To Someone,Inch and more. Blue Note Tone Poet Series features all-analog, remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging. Album Tracks 1. Blind Man, Blind Man 2. A Tribute to Someone 1. King Cobra 2. The Pleasure Is Mine 3. And What If I Don't

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. On his debut album Takin' Off-recorded and released in 1962-jazz legend Herbie Hancock arrived fully formed at the helm of an impressive quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins. Though rooted firmly in hard bop, the brilliant pianist and composer presented his own strikingly original voice on this 6-song album consisting entirely of his own compositions from the funky hit InchWatermelon ManInch to the timeless ballad InchAlone and I.Inch Album Tracks 1. Watermelon Man (Side A) 2. Three Bags Full (Side A) 3. Empty Pockets (Side A) 4. The Maze (Side B) 5. Driftin' (Side B) 6. Alone and I (Side B)

Hancock started his career with trumpet player Donald Byrd's group. He recorded his first solo album Takin' Off for Blue Note Records in 1962. InchWatermelon ManInch (from Takin' Off) was to provide Mongo Santamaría with a hit single, but more importantly for Hancock, Takin' Off caught the attention of Miles Davis, who was at that time assembling a new band. Hancock was introduced to Davis by the young drummer Tony Williams, a member of the new band.Hancock received considerable attention when, in May 1963, he joined Davis's Second Great Quintet. Davis personally sought out Hancock, whom he saw as one of the most promising talents in jazz. The rhythm section Davis organized was young but effective, comprising bassist Ron Carter, 17-year-old drummer Williams, and Hancock on piano. After George Coleman and Sam Rivers each took a turn at the saxophone spot, the quintet gelled with Wayne Shorter on tenor saxophone. This quintet is often regarded as one of the finest jazz ensembles yet. While in Davis's band, Hancock also found time to record dozens of sessions for the Blue Note tag, both under his own name and as a sideman with other musiciansHancock also recorded several less well-known but still critically acclaimed albums with larger ensembles - My Point of View (1963), Speak Like a Child (1968) and The Prisoner (1969), albums which featured flugelhorn, alto flute and bass trombone in addition to the traditional jazz instrumentation. 1963's Inventions and Dimensions was an album of almost entirely improvised music, teaming Hancock with bassist Paul Chambers and two Latin percussionists, Willie Bobo and Osvaldo InchChihuahuaInch Martinez.During this period, Hancock also composed the score to Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blowup (1966), the first of many film soundtracks he recorded in his career. As well as feature film soundtracks, Hancock recorded a number of musical