New Standard

Herbie Hancock, Herbie Hancock / Michael Brecker / Roy Hargrove | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 5, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 5, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve Records
• ASIN: B000004712
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,717 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overlooked Jazz Masterpiece, February 22, 2006

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Lars Tackmann (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Standard (Audio CD)

This is by far one of Hancock's best recordings (at least since the Headhunters, Thrust, Manchild days). He captures a strange haunting sound in the twilight between Jazz, Pop and Rock. When I come home from a long day there is nothing better than mixing a gin and tonic and putting on Herbie's fantastic version of "Norwegian Wood". The musicians seams to be completely in tune on this record, not just showing off talent but really putting there soul into it.

If you dig Miles Davis on "In a Silent Way" or Coltrane in "My Favorite Things" then you are going to love this fantastic record. Tracks like "Mercy Street", "When Can I See You", "Manhattan" and "Love is Stronger Than Pride" are made of the good stuff, they are played with depth and skill in that rare way that makes a classic. In short this record can be put next to any great Jazz masterpiece.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and funky, September 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: New Standard (Audio CD)

I can't understand why everyone doesn't buy this CD. The band is great (Scofield, Alias, Dejohnette, Brecker, Holland), the tunes are great (Norwegian Wood, Thieves In The Temple, Scarborough Fair, etc.), what else is there? Some jazz purists would say that it is not really jazz, but what is jazz? Does jazz always have to be AABA or 12-bar blues, quarter=200, key of B-flat, with swung eighth notes? If so, then no, this album is not jazz. Personally, my definition of jazz is anything that grooves and has lots of space for improvisation. This record more than fits both those qualifications. Buy this record if you like fresh music that feels good and has some substance.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Jazz, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: New Standard (Audio CD)

This CD has rapidly become one of my favorites. Herbie and company succeed masterfully at fulfilling the "standard" potential of these popular tunes. Very well arranged and performed, and the solos are outstanding!