Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea [Live] [Original recording remastered]

Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea [Live] [Original recording remastered]

Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea [Live] [Original recording remastered]

ASIN: B000007NAD

Editorial Reviews
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It's unlikely that two major musicians could have more in common than Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Born a year apart, they both got their starts on Blue Note sessions in the early 1960s, worked extensively with Miles Davis (albeit in very different periods), and were among the architects and biggest successes of fusion in the 1970s. Equally distinguished as pianists and composers, they share many of the same influences, both in classical music (Ravel, Debussy, Bartók) and jazz (Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans), and in the late 1970s, both were dividing their time between electric and acoustic projects.

This 1978 duet concert testifies to a remarkable empathy, along with the polish that each brings to any venture. Their two grand pianos seldom collide as they dovetail and overlay runs, rhythms, and chords, clearly enjoying the challenge and creating tremendous energy in the process. "Someday" inevitably invokes Miles, while the chromatic fantasia on Gershwin's "Liza," complete with stride, suggests populist roots in Rhapsody in Blue. "Button Up," an extended improvisation, is a highlight, including rhythmic dialogue between hand-muted strings, while "February Moment" is a relatively rare Hancock foray into solo piano. The most remarkable playing, though, is saved for the end: segued performances of hits--Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Corea's "La Fiesta"--that run to 35 minutes of sustained keyboard invention. --Stuart Broomer

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Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the last Milestones In Jazz Piano From 1970 onward
  • Great Stuff
  • Absolutely outstanding
  • Incredible
  • Wow, I am speechless.
 Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000007NAD
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

  1. Someday My Prince Will Come
  2. Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
  3. Button Up

Tracks:

  1. Introduction Of Herbie Hancock By Chick Corea
  2. February Moment
  3. Maiden Voyage
  4. La Fiesta

Amazon.com

It's unlikely that two major musicians could have more in common than Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock. Born a year apart, they both got their starts on Blue Note sessions in the early 1960s, worked extensively with Miles Davis (albeit in very different periods), and were among the architects and biggest successes of fusion in the 1970s. Equally distinguished as pianists and composers, they share many of the same influences, both in classical music (Ravel, Debussy, Bartók) and jazz (Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans), and in the late 1970s, both were dividing their time between electric and acoustic projects.

This 1978 duet concert testifies to a remarkable empathy, along with the polish that each brings to any venture. Their two grand pianos seldom collide as they dovetail and overlay runs, rhythms, and chords, clearly enjoying the challenge and creating tremendous energy in the process. "Someday" inevitably invokes Miles, while the chromatic fantasia on Gershwin's "Liza," complete with stride, suggests populist roots in Rhapsody in Blue. "Button Up," an extended improvisation, is a highlight, including rhythmic dialogue between hand-muted strings, while "February Moment" is a relatively rare Hancock foray into solo piano. The most remarkable playing, though, is saved for the end: segued performances of hits--Hancock's "Maiden Voyage" and Corea's "La Fiesta"--that run to 35 minutes of sustained keyboard invention. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the last Milestones In Jazz Piano From 1970 onward.......2006-04-21

"Some day My Prince Will Come" is one of the few true innovative Steps In Jazz Piano of the last Thirty years.Whether Solo Or Duo-and whether it was influenced By Miles Version or not.It is compositional in it's structure.And those Bridge-Transition-Turnaround-Sections are so Rhythmically and harmonically brilliant,you have to think that CC & HH worked out much of it.The Whole thing is just so beautifuly wrought.The rest of the album is great,but SDMPWC is the reason to get this.Just Beautifil.Piano Sounds you have never heard or will hear any where else.

5 out of 5 stars Great Stuff.......2004-12-27

Not much more to add after the other reviewers, just wanted to emphasize how great this album is. This is truly a must have for anyone who loves jazz piano. Track 3, "Button Up," on the first disc is simply amazing, with some of the most beautiful exchanges on the recording. (Anyone else notice the person in the audience yelling out "Christmas!" at 13:33 on that track? I can't figure it out...) Also, I would like to add, that anyone who is really intrigued and awed by Herbie's touch on the keys should check him out on a recording of Maurice Ravel's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G (especially the 2nd movement). All in all, with these guys playing together, you cannot possibly go wrong!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely outstanding.......2001-05-11

I'm generally not a fan of solo piano (or even piano duets!) but this album is fantastic. The passion and creativity of the playing makes one of those rare discs that one can listen to over and over and over again without it losing any of its freshness. Particularly breathtaking is "La Fiesta" on the 2nd disc, performed by Herbie Hancock, with its allusions to the Spanish Civil War song "Venga Jaleo." The melodic themes of that song received previous prodigious treatment by John Coltrane on "Ole," another disc I recommend as a must-have.

This disc will also appeal to your friends who say they "don't like jazz" and is a good one to play when they come over.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible.......2001-02-25

this corea/hancock work is sick, and i mean that in the best possible way. i bought this in 1990 and, more than a decade later, have to conclude that it will never cease to bring me enjoyment. it's so incredible that i can't listen to it too often--this album is like a special occasion. their interaction feels seamless, like one mind possessing four hands. like the best jazz, each piece morphs into newer and more offbeat "songs" until, by the end, you're a long way from where you began. i've used this album to introduce at least a dozen people to corea, hancock, and jazz.

5 out of 5 stars Wow, I am speechless........2000-11-30

This is simply amazing. Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock are two of my favorite pianists. They are both technically amazing, and compose pieces that certainly will not be forgotten by future generations. To hear them play together, live, is truly a treat. If you are a music lover you will love this. You should know there is another Chick Corea/Herbie Hancock live duet available. It is only one CD and the sound quality is a little lower, but the solo track by Chick Corea is one of his best. On this CD La Fiesta is excelent and Herbie's solo track, which is uncommon for him, is a treasure. If you love modern jazz, or either of these artists it is a must have.
An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert
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    		An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert
    Herbie Hancock
    Manufacturer: Polydor
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00005GA16
    Release Date: 2002-08-05

    Tracks:

    1. Someday My Prince Will Come
    2. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
    3. Button Up

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction of Herbie Hancock by Chick Corea - Chick Corea
    2. February Moment
    3. Maiden Voyage
    4. Fiesta
    An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert
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      		An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert
      Herbie Hancock
      Manufacturer: Polydor
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      Bebop GeneralBebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000058547
      Release Date: 2000-12-20

      Tracks:

      1. Someday My Prince Will Come
      2. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
      3. Button Up

      Tracks:

      1. Introduction of Herbie Hancock by Chick Corea - Chick Corea
      2. February Moment
      3. Maiden Voyage
      4. Fiesta

      Album Description

      Japanese DSD remastered reissue of the classic jazz album originally released in 1978. Packaged in a limited edition miniature gatefold LP sleeve reproduction of the original artwork. 2000 release.

      Album Details

      Digitally DSD remastered.
      An Evening With...
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        Herbie Hancock
        Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000BRHXLG
        Release Date: 2001-12-11

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