The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)

Summary

The New Standard is the fortieth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1996 on Verve. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. It features an all-star sextet with saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, percussionist Don Alias and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

The New Standard
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1996
RecordedJune 14–16, 1995
StudioManhattan Center Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length77:15
LabelVerve
ProducerGuy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
The New Standard
(1996)
1+1
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing edit

  1. "New York Minute" (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Jai Winding) - 8:35
  2. "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) - 8:36
  3. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 8:07
  4. "When Can I See You" (Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds) - 6:17
  5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) - 7:15
  6. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman) - 8:00
  7. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) - 8:24
  8. "Thieves in the Temple" (Prince) - 7:33
  9. "All Apologies" (Kurt Cobain) - 5:08
  10. "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" (Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock) - 4:06
  11. "Your Gold Teeth II" (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker) - 5:14

Japan version disk two edit

  1. "You've Got It Bad Girl" - 21:03
  2. "Thieves In The Temple" - 17:42
  3. "Dolphin Dance" - 12:09

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "The New Standard - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". Tom Hull. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.