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Herbie Hancock
Inventions & Dimensions

Blue Note

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“For his third album, Inventions and Dimensions, Herbie Hancock changed course dramatically. Instead of recording another multifaceted album like My Point of View, he explored a Latin-inflected variation of post-bop with a small quartet. Hancock is the main harmonic focus of the music — his three colleagues are bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Willie Bobo, and percussionist Osvaldo “Chihuahua” Martinez, who plays conga and bongo. It is true that the music is rhythm-intensive, but that doesn’t mean it’s dance music.

Hancock has created an improvisational atmosphere where the rhythms are fluid and the chords, harmonies, and melodies are unexpected. On every song but one, the melodies and chords were improvised, with Hancock’s harmonic ideas arising from the rhythms during the recording. The result is risky, unpredictable music that is intensely cerebral and quite satisfying. Inventions and Dimensions displays his willingness to experiment and illustrates that his playing is reaching new, idiosyncratic heights. Listening to this, the subsequent developments of Miles Davis’ invitation to join his quartet and the challenging Empyrean Isles come as no surprise.” – Allmusic

Label: Blue Note – 0802772, UMe – 0802772, Blue Note – 00602508027727, UMe – 00602508027727, Blue Note – 84147, Blue Note – ST-84147, Blue Note – BST 84147
Series: Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country: USA & Europe
Released:
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Modal, Free Improvisation