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Recorded after the funky fusion of Head Hunters, Thrust, Sextant, and other electric albums, and before the dawn of "Rockit" and more commercially viable and hip-hop-oriented material, Herbie Hancock took time out in 1978 to touch base again with his piano. Recorded completely solo, this set was issued only in Japan as the truly awful Feets, Don't Fail Me Now was issued stateside. A curious set, the first half of the album features Hancock playing jazz standards in truly elegant and restrained fashion. His treatments of "My Funny Valentine," "Green Dolphin Street," and "Someday My Prince Will Come" -- all tracks he performed as part of the Miles Davis Quintet -- are elongated, morphed, and beautifully woven together as a suite. The latter half of the recording is comprised of four tracks, "Harvest Time," "Sonrisa," "Manhattan Island," and "Blue Otani," all of which are originals. These pieces are concerned with Hancock's preoccupation with the piano as a solo instrument. They are composed as formalist treatments that are extrapolated upon at several different junctures, or "turning points," within them. They embody notions of classical music à la Anton Webern, blues, Erroll Garner's lyrical phrasing, and Bill Evans' harmonic sensibilities. They are, in sum, inseparable from one another and are usually performed as a suite. This is a stunning triumph for Hancock, and it's too bad that the album has never been issued in the U.S., as it would undoubtedly be a popular addition to his vast catalog. About the closest one can come are the tracks from here included in The Herbie Hancock Box. Maybe someday.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - Bronislaw Kaper, Composer - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Ned Washington, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - Frank Churchill, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Larry Morey, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Piano - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Jean Hancock, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - H. Hancock, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Producer - H. Hancock, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - David Rubinson, Recording Engineer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer, Recording Engineer - H. Hancock, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer, Recording Engineer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer, Recording Engineer - Bronislaw Kaper, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Ned Washington, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Composer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer, Recording Engineer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Jean Hancock, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Piano - David Rubinson, Producer, Recording Engineer - Frank Churchill, Composer - Fred Catero, Recording Engineer - Larry Morey, Composer - Tomoo Suzuki, Recording Engineer - Bryan Bell, Recording Engineer
(P) 2004 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Recorded after the funky fusion of Head Hunters, Thrust, Sextant, and other electric albums, and before the dawn of "Rockit" and more commercially viable and hip-hop-oriented material, Herbie Hancock took time out in 1978 to touch base again with his piano. Recorded completely solo, this set was issued only in Japan as the truly awful Feets, Don't Fail Me Now was issued stateside. A curious set, the first half of the album features Hancock playing jazz standards in truly elegant and restrained fashion. His treatments of "My Funny Valentine," "Green Dolphin Street," and "Someday My Prince Will Come" -- all tracks he performed as part of the Miles Davis Quintet -- are elongated, morphed, and beautifully woven together as a suite. The latter half of the recording is comprised of four tracks, "Harvest Time," "Sonrisa," "Manhattan Island," and "Blue Otani," all of which are originals. These pieces are concerned with Hancock's preoccupation with the piano as a solo instrument. They are composed as formalist treatments that are extrapolated upon at several different junctures, or "turning points," within them. They embody notions of classical music à la Anton Webern, blues, Erroll Garner's lyrical phrasing, and Bill Evans' harmonic sensibilities. They are, in sum, inseparable from one another and are usually performed as a suite. This is a stunning triumph for Hancock, and it's too bad that the album has never been issued in the U.S., as it would undoubtedly be a popular addition to his vast catalog. About the closest one can come are the tracks from here included in The Herbie Hancock Box. Maybe someday.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:06
- Main artists: Herbie Hancock
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz
(P) 1979 David Rubinson & Friends, Inc. under exclusive license to Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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