Tag: herbie hancock

Johnnie Taylor, Wanted: One Soul Singer, 1967 on Stax

Taylor replaced Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers before becoming a solo artist, and went on to have a big it in the mid-seventies with “Disco Lady” (1976)….

Herbie Hancock, Quartet, 1982 on Columbia

Hancock with Ron Carter on Bass, Tony Williams on Drums, and Wynton Marsalis on Trumpet – recorded in 1981 at CBS Sony Studios in Tokyo. Great versions of…

Paul Desmond, Summertime, 1969 on A&M / CTI.

Paul Desmond, Summertime, 1969 on A&M / CTI. Desmond wrote “Take Five” and played with the Dave Brubeck Quartet as well as Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker. CtI…

Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters, 1973 on Columbia.

Herbie Hancock, Head Hunters, 1973 on Columbia. (My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please Story of Herbie Hancock anthology) What can you say about Head Hunters? One…

Herbie Hancock, The Piano, 1979 on CBS/Sony.

Herbie Hancock, The Piano, 1979 on CBS/Sony. Only released in Japan in 1979, and then on CD in the US in 2004. My copy is from the @vinylmeplease…

V.S.O.P. The Quintet, Live Under the Sky, 1979 on CBs/Sony.

V.S.O.P. The Quintet, Live Under the Sky, 1979 on CBs/Sony. Released in Japan in 1979 but recorded digitally (Sony’s “Master Source Digital Recording” process). Anthony Williams, Freddie Hubbard,…

Herbie Hancock, Future Shock, 1983 on Columbia.

Herbie Hancock, Future Shock, 1983 on Columbia. Platinum selling LP, with Rockit on constant MTV rotation back in the day. When I heard it back then I had…

Herbie Hancock, Takin’ Off, 1962 on Blue Note.

Herbie Hancock, Takin’ Off, 1962 on Blue Note. Another from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology of Herbie Hancock With Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins…

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, 1965 on Blue Note

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage, 1965 on Blue Note. (BlP 4195). Beautiful rainy day music for the weekend. My copy is from the Vinyl Me, Please anthology Story of…

Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve.

Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters, 2007 on Verve. Beautiful album with Dave Holland,  Wayne Shorter,  Vinnie Colaiuta and Lionel Loueke, and guests Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae,…

Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, 1+1, 1997 on Verve

Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, 1+1, 1997 on Verve Previously only available on CD, but now part of the Vinyl Me, Please anthology The Story of Herbie Hancock. Hancock…