Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock (Remastered) Lenny White, Buster Williams, George Colligan, Steve Wilson

• 1 Cantaloupe Island 07:33
• 2 Fat Albert Rotunda 06:01
• 3 Butterfly 06:15
• 4 Fingerpainting 06:07
• 5 Chameleon 09:44
• 6 Rockit 05:34
• 7 Watermelon Man 07:37
• 8 Maiden Voyage 07:01
• Total Runtime 55:52

Info zu Hancock Island: The Music of Herbie Hancock (Remastered)

Kurz nachdem die Jazz-Legende Herbie Hancock im Februar 2008 für The Joni Letters den Grammy für das Album des Jahres erhalten hatte, begann eine stellare, swingende Vierer-Crew ein einwöchiges Engagement im Iridium in Midtown Manhattan, wo sie sich daran machte, klassische Hancock-Kompositionen zu interpretieren. Der Auftritt war ein voller Erfolg, und das Quartett - die Veteranen Lenny White am Schlagzeug und Buster Williams am Bass sowie die jungen Löwen George Colligan am Klavier und Steve Wilson am Saxophon - ging anschließend ins Studio, um ihre bemerkenswerte Chemie und ihre genialen Interpretationen der bekannten Herbie-Songs für Chesky Records zu dokumentieren.

George Colligan, Fender Rhodes, musikalische Leitung
Steve Wilson, Altsaxophon, Sopransaxophon
Buster Williams, Bass
Lenny White, Schlagzeug

Digitally remastered

Lenny White
is still best-known for being part of Chick Corea's Return To Forever in the 1970's. White was self-taught on drums and he largely started his career on top, playing regularly with Jackie McLean (1968) and recording "Bitches Brew" with Miles Davis in 1969.

White was soon working with some of the who's who of jazz including Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw, Gato Barbieri, Gil Evans, Stanley Clarke and Stan Getz among others. As a member of Return To Forever during 1973-76, White gained a strong reputation as one of the top fusion drummers, but he was always versatile enough to play in many settings.

After the breakup of RTF, Lenny White headed several fusion projects but none of the recordings (for Nemperor and Elektra) have dated well at all, emphasizing commercial funk. However his work with the Echoes Of An Era and Griffith Park all-star groups were been more successful and he has been a valuable sideman for a wide variety of projects.

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