Herbie Hancock And The "New Standard All Stars" - Live in Europe

1995's The New Standard found him and an all-star band including John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette and Michael Brecker interpreting pop songs by contempory Artists. On first glance this record would not seem to have much promise from a jazz standpoint. Herbie Hancock performs a set of tunes which include numbers from the likes of Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Sade, Paul Simon, Prince, the Beatles ("Norwegian Wood") and Kurt Cobain. However by adding vamps, reharmonizing the chord structures, sometimes quickly discarding the melodies and utilizing an all-star band, Hancock was able to transform the potentially unrewarding music into creative jazz. Hancock, who sticks to acoustic piano, shows that he is still in prime form, taking quite a few fiery solos. With Michael Brecker on tenor and surprisingly effective soprano, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, drummer Jack DeJohnette and percussionist Don Alias (along with an occasional horn or string section that was dubbed in later), the results are often quite hard-swinging and certainly never predictable. Although it is doubtful that any of these songs will ever become a jazz standard, Herbie Hancock has successfully created a memorable set of "new" music.

New York Minute
Mercy Street
Thieves In The Temple
You've Got It Bad Girl
Love is Stronger Than Pride

Herbie Hancock (P.) Michael Brecker (S.) John Scofield (G.) Dave Holland (Ac.B.) Don Alias (Perc.) Jack Dejohnette (Dr.)

SOURCE	FM	SOUND QUALITY	A+	FORMAT	Mp3	BITRATE	256	TRACKS #	5
LOCATION / VENUE		Montreux		Stravinski Hall		DATE		July 14 1997
NOTES:

Pat Metheny & John Scofield - Summertime in Netherland

 

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FM

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A+

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mp3

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128

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6

Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood - Babican funk

Medeski Martin & Wood (or MMW) is a US jazz trio originally formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar.The band received some of their first significant exposure outside of the New York City jazz scene by performing with Phish at their October 14, 1995 concert, which led to the association of the group as a jam band.
In addition, their performance on John Scofield's 1997 album A Go Go helped to further their exposure. The band collaborated further with Scofield again in 2006, releasing the album Out Louder under the name Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood. This was the first album released on MMW's own Indirecto Records. The line up is curently touring Europe and were captured at the London Babican by BBC radio 3.

Setlist

A Go Go
Little Walter Rides Again
Deadzy
Hanuman
Miles Behind

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DAB

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A+

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mp3

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224

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5

Miles Davis - Nimes 1985

Very Nice audience recording – it saturates sometimes -.

Miles Davis - Live in Warshaw 1983

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