The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock (BET on Jazz)

The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock (BET on Jazz)


Starring:Herbie Hancock
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The ageless keyboardist-composer Herbie Hancock, who's played with everybody from Miles Davis to Quincy Jones, lets loose in a jazzy performance recorded live at Black Entertainment Television's Studio II in Washington, D.C. Backed by a quicksilver combo featuring drummer Teri Lynne Carrington, Hancock and his intricate pianisms dust off well-worn standards like George Gershwin's "Fascinatin' Rhythm," W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," and James P. Johnson's "Blueberry Pie" with new post-bop, world music seasonings. Hancock was a mainstay on the legendary Blue Note record label in the '60s, where he released two of his biggest jazz hits, "Cantaloupe Island" and "Maiden Voyage." Those two tunes are redone in this scintillating set with a welcome melodic freshness that shows that Hancock still has what it takes. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Description
Legendary jazz pianist, composer and innovator Herbie Hancock performs live on "Jazz Central." This concert was recorded live at Black Entertainment Television's Studio II in Washington, D.C. It features Hancock playing his Grammy Award-winning style of jazz with his complex and earthy rhythmic signature. Tracks: Fascinating Rhythm, St. Louis Blues, Cotton Tail, Blueberry Rhyme, The Man I Love, Here Come De Honey Man, Cantaloupe Island, One Finger Snap, Maiden Voyage.
The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock (BET on Jazz)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • HANCOCK TAKES ULTRA-HIP TO A NEW LEVEL!
  • great musicians; boring music - 1.5 stars - do not buy
  • BET JAZZ CHANNEL - HERBIE HANCOCK
  • Who's in the band?
  • a must!
 The Jazz Channel Presents Herbie Hancock (BET on Jazz)
Starring: Herbie Hancock
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005TNF7
Release Date: 2002-01-02

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The ageless keyboardist-composer Herbie Hancock, who's played with everybody from Miles Davis to Quincy Jones, lets loose in a jazzy performance recorded live at Black Entertainment Television's Studio II in Washington, D.C. Backed by a quicksilver combo featuring drummer Teri Lynne Carrington, Hancock and his intricate pianisms dust off well-worn standards like George Gershwin's "Fascinatin' Rhythm," W.C. Handy's "St. Louis Blues," and James P. Johnson's "Blueberry Pie" with new post-bop, world music seasonings. Hancock was a mainstay on the legendary Blue Note record label in the '60s, where he released two of his biggest jazz hits, "Cantaloupe Island" and "Maiden Voyage." Those two tunes are redone in this scintillating set with a welcome melodic freshness that shows that Hancock still has what it takes. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Description

Legendary jazz pianist, composer and innovator Herbie Hancock performs live on "Jazz Central." This concert was recorded live at Black Entertainment Television's Studio II in Washington, D.C. It features Hancock playing his Grammy Award-winning style of jazz with his complex and earthy rhythmic signature. Tracks: Fascinating Rhythm, St. Louis Blues, Cotton Tail, Blueberry Rhyme, The Man I Love, Here Come De Honey Man, Cantaloupe Island, One Finger Snap, Maiden Voyage.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars HANCOCK TAKES ULTRA-HIP TO A NEW LEVEL!.......2005-02-05

Man... I had to pause the show from excitement to rush in an write a review!
Just got the DVD in today, watched & listened to the first three performances (cause these are much more than just "songs") and I am completely blown away!

The level of musical geniousness onstage is mind boggling! From the woman on drums to the wild show-stopping percussionist Herbie Hancock went above and beyond the normal realms of listening to jazz.

You can tell there is some improv throughout the show but it's so tight it might as well have been written and rehearsed a thousand times...these musicians ARE what they play!

Don't pass this one up, jazz lovers and musicians of all instruments need to see and hear what Hancock has cooked up this time around.

Baby, it's gonna be "Your New Cool Thing". Guaranteed.

Now I gotta get back to the show!

2 out of 5 stars great musicians; boring music - 1.5 stars - do not buy.......2004-09-15

This DVD may be good to listen to as a movie soundtrack or to go to sleep by, but watching it is kind of boring. The musicians are great - the music gets a little boring. You can tell the people are trying to get off - nursing their glasses of water - and trying to act enthusiastic. The camera keeps trying to catch some audience interplay and enthusiasm but there is almost none. Music like this is sophisticated and beautiful - but let's be honest - it does not get people off. The most enthusiastic applause came when the set was over.

That is the problem with jazz these days - people are told to hush and contemplate the musical genius of the performers - and then they have to sit silently and watch carefully. This is not conducive to excitement. If we keep presenting jazz in this Smithsonian artifact environment we will keep it way down on the list of preferred music. You may as well be giving a speech on stem cell research. Interesting but boring.

I love jazz but I do not think I will put this beautifully produced and recorded DVD on again. It is too boring. Herbie Hancock, Carter, and Cobham in Switzerland is almost as boring. You can tell the emperor has no clothes - pretend if you want - but you can not fool all the people.

4 out of 5 stars BET JAZZ CHANNEL - HERBIE HANCOCK.......2004-01-24

Credits should be as follows:

Herbie Hancock - Piano
Cyro Baptista - Percussion
Terri Lynne Carrington - Drums
Ira Coleman - Double Bass
Eli Degibri - Sax
Eddie Henderson - Trumpet

I think that's right :) A great DVD with a few mixing problems with the bass and drums at times. But otherwise a no nonsense straight forward concert.

3 out of 5 stars Who's in the band?.......2003-12-04

I really do enjoy this DVD but when comparing to Herbie's other releases certain faults become glaring. First of all the overall sound and video production is no where near as good as Herbie's Future 2 Future Live DVD, then again that is probably the best overall production I have ever seen and heard. In this Jazz Channel DVD the drums are a little muffled and the acoustic bass is almost completely missing from the mix. The band on the whole also seems a little "loose" on the form of a couple of tunes and one gets the impression they haven't been playing as a unit for very long. My last gripe about the DVD is that no where on the back cover or anywhere in the "credits" is there a list of the amazing musicians playing with Herbie. Of course you can find out who the executive producer is but who's playing bass? Who's on the trumpet? The sax? To me that is a list of people who should be at the top of the credits... the people playing the music!

5 out of 5 stars a must!.......2003-08-06

got to see this Concert when it aired&also wanted to have it again.Herbie Hancock just brings so much to the way you hear&feel the richness of a Piano.Herbie Hancock truly has done some incredible things in His Long vast career.this set showcases His Genius&vibe.enjoy.

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