[scottder]

Just had a chance to listen to this CD, it's indredible! Funny, being a child of the 80's I associate Herbie Hancock with some weird electrnic music, not Hard-bop Jazz. I think Maiden Voyage is next on my list. Anything else like this out there?

Scott

 

[jefemeister]

I have the box set "The Complete Blue Note 60s Sessions." It is an awesome set and includes interesting alternate takes. There's one on Ebay right now:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=1056

 

[scottder]

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Originally posted by jefemeister I have the box set "The Complete Blue Note 60s Sessions." It is an awesome set and includes interesting alternate takes. There's one on Ebay right now: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...&category=1056

Damn, that looks nice. Wish I wasn't so short on $$$ right now. Oh well, I'll keep an eye out for it anyway. Thanks

Scott

 

[Magic77]

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Originally posted by scottder Just had a chance to listen to this CD, it's indredible! Funny, being a child of the 80's I associate Herbie Hancock with some weird electrnic music, not Hard-bop Jazz. I think Maiden Voyage is next on my list. Anything else like this out there? Scott

If you like Empyrean Isles, you will surely like Maiden Voyage. Both have the late great Tony Williams on Drums.

 

[scottder]

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Originally posted by Magic77 If you like Empyrean Isles, you will surely like Maiden Voyage. Both have the late great Tony Williams on Drums.

Yeah, I saw this the other day at the local CD shop, should have picked up. Oh well.

How are the other Blue Note albums.

Scott

 

[Magic77]

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Originally posted by scottder Yeah, I saw this the other day at the local CD shop, should have picked up. Oh well. How are the other Blue Note albums. Scott

If you mean by Herbie Hancock, I would suggest also: Point Of View and The Prisoner, which are also from the re-mastered "RVG" recordings.

Herbie also plays on quite a few of the Blue Note RVG's with other artists.

 

[stallion11msu]

Empyrean Isles is generally one of the records I recommend to people who want to get started in jazz. Everyone has heard Cantaloupe Island, but that doesn't detract from the genius of it's groove.

It's much easier to digest that something like A Love Supreme.

 

[scottder]

I am fairly new to Jazz, I also picked up Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" (That's like a law or something when you listen to Jazz....Step 1: Buy "Kind of Blue") and "The Birth of Cool", and I am really enjoying those as well. I like the more uptempo tracks.

Next I pick up some of the John Coltrane classics. So much music, so little time...and money.

edit: Mez Spel Badd

Scott

 

[Magic77]

If you like Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles and Maiden Voyage, I would highly suggest any CD's from the Miles Davis Quintet with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and of course Miles. Here are some suggestions with that lineup:

Miles Smiles
Sorcerer
Nefertiti
E.S.P.
Miles in the Sky
Water Babies
Filles De Kilamanjaro

 

[scottder]

Great! Now if you could me the money to buy all this, that would be great too

Scott

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Originally posted by Magic77 If you like Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles and Maiden Voyage, I would highly suggest any CD's from the Miles Davis Quintet with Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams and of course Miles. Here are some suggestions with that lineup: Miles Smiles Sorcerer Nefertiti E.S.P. Miles in the Sky Water Babies Filles De Kilamanjaro

 

[mojoman]

If you want to spend even more money on Miles

try some of these:

Birth of the Cool
the Relaxin, Workin, Steamin, Cookin albums
Sketches of Spain
Round About Midnight (one of my favs)

Maybe you could sell your blood or something.....

 

[scottder]

I have the Remaster of Birth of the Cool, it's awesome.

I see some of this stuff has been released on SACD too.

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Originally posted by mojoman If you want to spend even more money on Miles try some of these: Birth of the Cool the Relaxin, Workin, Steamin, Cookin albums Sketches of Spain Round About Midnight (one of my favs) Maybe you could sell your blood or something.....

 

[Old Pa]

Of this album and the one that followed it, Maiden Voyage, my preference is with the latter. While both are sweetly recorded classics, the addition of Coleman's sax in Maiden Voyage afforded an ensemble Hancock an ensemble for which he could write in the hard bop vein. Empyrean Isles is more in the free/modal vein. It's hard to say too many good things about Rudy Van Gelder's recording work.

 

[scottder]

I'd love to see these in SACD.

 

[Old Pa]

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Originally posted by scottder I'd love to see these in SACD.

They/re awfully good on one of the recent redbook CD players. I'm using a Arcam FMJ 23T and the Meredian, Wadia, and other units extract more material with good representation and timing than many of us might have thought possible five years ago. Don't write off redbook.