Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions (1963) [Jazz][[mp3 320]

Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions

Orig Year: 1964
Audio CD: July 19, 2005
Original Release Date: 2005
Label: Blue Note Records
Quality CBR 320 kbps

Product Description
For his third album, Herbie Hancock chose a very rhythmic setting for his improvised compositions. Supported only by bassist Paul Chambers and percussionists Willie Bobo and Osvaldo Martinez, the pianist creates each tune from scratch and the results are astonishing. ~ Amazon.com

All too often the concept of a Latin jazz album by a musician without a history inside that genre implies bop solos over a heavy-handed polyrhythmic foundation. What makes pianist Herbie Hancock 's Inventions & Dimensions so utterly fresh and challenging, even decades after its original 1963 release, is his willingness to try a number of Latin-sounding gambits without resorting to a Drums of Passion rhythmic backdrop. Anyone who has appreciated Bud Powell 's forays into a kind of proto-Latin improvisation will appreciate Hancock's inventiveness.

The four original compositions by Hancock are far from catchy, more like sketches than his most famous pieces. Yet from these patchy and meandering tunes Hancock works up a completely mesmerizing series of colors and textures and riffs, with mutated montunos dominant in the mix. The two percussionists, Osvaldo Martinez and Willie Bobo , are steady, yet seem to be more along for the ride with Hancock than inspiration for the pianist. The same might be said for bassist Paul Chambers . They all take tasteful solos, but the star of the session is completely Hancock.

Personnel:
Herbie Hancock: piano,
Paul Chambers: bass,
Willie Bobo: drums;
Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez: percussion

Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions Tracks:
01 Succotash
02 Triangle
03 Jack Rabbit
04 Mimosa
05 A Jump Ahead