Herbie Hancock - Inventions & Dimensions (1964/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Herbie Hancock was only 23 when he recorded the amazing "Inventions & Dimensions", his third Blue Note album. Although Hancock had already recorded "Takin' Off" and "My Point Of View", he had quickly developed his own innovative style, and was about to become a member of the Miles Davis Quintet. "Inventions and Dimensions" is unlike anything he had previously created.

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.

Tracklist:

01 - Succotash
02 - Triangle
03 - Jack Rabbit
04 - Mimosa
05 - A Jump Ahead

Produced by Alfred Lion. Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
Recorded on August 30, 1963 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.

Musicians:
Herbie Hancock - piano
Paul Chambers - bass
Willie Bobo - drums, timbales
Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez - percussion (except track "5")


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