Herbie Hancock – Empyrean Isles LP 1971 BlueNote BST84175 RM RVG Tony Williams
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Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles LP 1971 Blue Note BST84175 RM Rudy Van Gelder Tony Williams Freddie Hubbard Ron Carter
Essential Jazz a perfect recording with a great group
Recorded on June 17, 1964. VAN GELDER' & 'STEREO' stamped in all caps in runout
Empyrean Isles is the fourth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on Blue Note Records in November 1964. The album features Hancock alongside trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams.
Empyrean Isles was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 17, 1964. Freddie Hubbard played cornet rather than his typical trumpet on the session. The four compositions on the album, including the future standard "Cantaloupe Island", are Hancock originals written over a two-year period.
Even if you've never listened to "Empyrean Isles" before, you already know the track "Cantaloupe Island" off of this album, which together with its follow-up "Maiden Voyage", comprises the pinnacle of Hancock's acoustic 60s output. Listening to this set, it's almost hard to comprehend that it was recorded over fifty years ago, as it is still regularly being sampled and used in films, tv shows and commercials to this day, which is a testament to just how forward thinking this album was, and how fresh and contemporary it still sounds even today. An absolutely essential, core selection for every jazz fan's collection.
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