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Empyrean Isles is the fourth album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, recorded in 1964 for Blue Note Records. The album was recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 17, 1964. Pianist Hancock's quartet consisted of Freddie Hubbard on cornet, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums. The four compositions were written by Hancock.

Hancock's four original concepts are loosely based on the myths of the Empyrean Isles, and they are designed to push the limits of the band and of hard bop. Even "Cantaloupe Island," well-known for its funky piano riff, takes chances and doesn't just ride the groove. The Egg," with its minimal melody and extended solo improvisations, is the riskiest number on the record, but it works because each musician spins inventive, challenging solos that defy convention.

On Wednesday, 17 June 1964, pianist Herbie Hancock went into Van Gelder Studio, in New Jersey, to record what became Empyrean Isles, his fourth album for Blue Note Records. Listen to Empyrean Isles right now. By then, at the age of 24, the bespectacled, classically-trained Chicagoan was already a rising star in the jazz world. Hubbard, another young lion signed to Blue Note, was no stranger to Hancock’s music and had graced Takin’ Off with his virtuosic playing. But the concept behind Empyrean Isles was more advanced and exploratory than Hancock’s debut, and allowed its protagonists greater space, flexibility and freedom in regard to improvisation.

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Empyrean Isles Herbie Hancock. Empyrean Isles, recorded when Hancock was 24 and a new member of the Miles Davis Quintet, features the pianist pushing at the boundaries of hard bop, creating fresh, new music. The concept for Gershwin’s World was presented to Hancock by Robert Sadin, who produced album. Herbie Hancock and I discussed this project for more than a year before we started recording," Sadin explains. Gershwin’s World comes from the same man who gave us his stunning 1963 debut as a leader, Takin’ Off, the 1973 platinum-selling jazz-rock milestone Headhunters, the unprecedented Grammy®-winning MTV dance hit "Rockit", the 1986 Academy Award-winning score to the film Round Midnight, and the Grammy®-winning 1996 Verve debut The New Standard.

He recorded his first solo album Takin' Off for Blue Note Records in 1962. Watermelon Man" (from Takin' Off) was to provide Mongo Santamaría with a hit single, but more importantly for Hancock, Takin' Off caught the attention of Miles Davis, who was at that time assembling a new band. Hancock was introduced to Davis by the young drummer Tony Williams, a member of the new band. Hancock toured with Williams and Carter in 1981, recording Herbie Hancock Trio, a five-track live album released only in Japan. A month later, he recorded Quartet with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, released in the US the following year. Hancock, Williams, and Carter toured internationally with Wynton Marsalis and his brother, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, in what was known as "VSOP II". This quintet can be heard on Wynton Marsalis's debut album on Columbia (1981).

Takin’ Off was Hancock’s debut album for Blue Note, a typical hard bop outing with its characteristic two horns and a rhythm section. Home to the bluesy Watermelon Man which made it to the Top 100 of the pop charts, resulting in over-familiarity with the tune, however it sounds as fresh and lively as yesterday pounding from the Blue Note original vinyl, and reawakened my enthusiasm for the tune. I prefer this acoustic piano bopping Hancock to the frizzy-haired funky evil twin who finally managed to escape from the attic in the 1970’s. However this will no doubt invoke howls.

This historic session from '62 was Hancock's first album as a leader. With guest artist Dexter Gordon (with whom Herbie would again team 24 years later on the film 'Round Midnight), trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins, Hancock proved that he could blend artistry and appeal without diminishing either. On this re-release, 3 previously unissued alternate takes have been added.

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