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Gershwin's World
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by Kenny Garrett, Alex Al, Bakithi Kumalo, Ira Coleman, and Charles Curtis
Sales Rank: 197543
Price:$18.98
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Album Details
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1. Overture Fascinating Rhythm - Herbie Hancock, Gershwin, George
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2. It Ain't Necessarily So
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3. The Man I Love - Herbie Hancock, Gershwin, George
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4. Here Come De Honey Man
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5. St. Louis Blues - Herbie Hancock, Handy, W.C.
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6. Lullaby - Herbie Hancock, Handy, W.C.
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7. Blueberry Rhyme - Herbie Hancock, Johnson, James [01]
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8. It Ain't Necessarily So Interlude
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9. Cotton Tail - Herbie Hancock, Ellington, Duke
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10. Summertime
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11. My Man's Gone Now
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12. Prelude in C# Minor
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13. 2nd Movement
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14. Embraceable You - Herbie Hancock, Gershwin, George
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Listener Reviews & Comments
I saw Herbie Hancock live for the first time in London in the early 80's, accompanying Winton Marsalis. He blew me away, for the range of his technique and conceptual genius.On this album, he soars on gilded wings, portraying his vision of Gershwin, aided by the stellar cast he has surrounded himself with.The sound of Wayne Shorter's Tenor horn brings back memories of that all -time great band of Miles in the 60's.The amazing vision that Herbie has, which he gathered under Miles, is shown at its fullest here, in the mental and aural concepts he explores.He takes Gershwin's compositions to their limits, expanding them with a subtle intensity which breaks into white flame on tracks like " Summertime", a piece now so common that one would think it impossible to reignite it with new life. But reignite it he does, with Joni's smoky,etheral/erotic vocals and that piano. The incorporation of African percussionists is a master stroke, and underpins the themes with a breathy freshness. It is marvellous to hear Stevie Wonder exploring those cadences which show here where Rap and Hip hop came from. There are no duds here-this is a coming together of all that is finest in American and world music, united in the vision of genius-Gershiwn and Herbie Hancock. If your are not a jazz fan, if you listen to one "jazz" album a year, but if you listen to musci of any sort, listen to this. Majestic,marvellous, this is a master work for all.
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Gershwin's World
by Kenny Garrett, Alex Al, Bakithi Kumalo, Ira Coleman, and Charles Curtis
Price:$18.98
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