Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock

Mark Whitfield, Nicholas Payton, Christian McBride | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 1997)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000047FK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This album is amazing., August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock (Audio CD)

Never have I heard such original versions of Hancock's music. This album is all worth the insane version of Chameleon. Also, being a drummer myself, I'd heavily recomend this album for a "music-drums" tape. It allows a lot of space for a drumer to fit in, and you can't NOT have fun with the song "Sly" after, god willing, you figure it out. (9/8, 7/16, 3/4.)

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars May be the best recording I've heard this year!, April 15, 2002

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Todd Ebert (Long Beach California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock (Audio CD)

Wow! I wasn't sure what to expect with such a strange combination
as bass, guitar, and trumpet, but after one listen I was floored!
What an incredible interpretation of Hancock's work! It's one thing to have three of the top jazz musicians in the world playing together, but then to also have them playing with such inspiration, mastery, and cohesion (in a rather unorthodox setting)...what more can a listenter ask for? Drums? Piano? Not needed. Whitfield, McBride, and Payton have all the rhythms and melodies taken care of in a unique and fresh way. Normally I wait 1 year to review a cd, but this was like discovering gold that had already been excavated and polished.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular!, January 7, 2001

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Kimberly Harwell (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock (Audio CD)

I bought this CD for two reasons, Herbie Hanock and Nicholas Payton. Hancock's music has been done a zillion different ways by a zillion diffrent people but Peyton, McBride and Whitfield do Herbie's music proud. Imagine some of Herbie's best compositions unplugged with just a bass, guitar and trumpet. It's like hearing the music again for the first time. Their version of the classic 'Chameleon' is brilliant and is darn near better than the original.