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12/29/2008

John Beasley’s Compelling Tribute to Herbie Hancock

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Letters to Herbie by John Beasley Letters to Herbie, by pianist John Beasley, presents a number of well-known Hebie Hancock songs in a fresh light, with a little help from Christian McBride on bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. I especially love “ 4 A.M.,” with McBride channeling Jaco Pastorius’ original performance, and “Eye of the Hurricane,” but it’s all good! I think it’s also one of the best jazz recordings of 2008.

The CD also contains “Bedtime Voyage,” an interesting combination of Herbie’s “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” and “Maiden Voyage.” The YouTube video below features a version recorded in April 2008 by Beasley with Trevor Ware on bass and Bill Wysaske on drums:

12/24/2008
  • sophistafunk!

    Destination Out presents Herbie Hancock’s Nobu:

    “a burbling slice of bubble funk — the would-be intro for the 70s spy show of our imaginations. Here is Herbie at his most adventurous and forward-thinking (electric edition). Not the full-blown hip-shake of Flood’s ‘Chameleon,’ but a crispier, more upright skitter across the Arpiverse. It is astonishingly undated. Or at least not easily datable.”

    Now to wait for Santa…

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