Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
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Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall | ||||
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Released | May 2002 | |||
Recorded | October 25, 2001 | |||
Venue | Massey Hall, Toronto | |||
Genre | Jazz, post-bop | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Producer | Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker, Jason Olaine and Todd Fraracci | |||
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [1] |
Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall (subtitled, Celebrating Miles Davis & John Coltrane) is a live recording by pianist Herbie Hancock, tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker and trumpeter Roy Hargrove. It was recorded on October 25, 2001 in Toronto and was Brecker's eighth and Hancock's forty-fourth album. The band is rounded out by bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade.
It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group in 2003. The track "My Ship" won the Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo that same year. This album was mixed by Jay Newland.
Track listing
- "The Sorcerer" (Herbie Hancock) – 8:53
- "The Poet" (Roy Hargrove) – 6:35
- "So What"/"Impressions" (Miles Davis)/(John Coltrane) – 12:51
- "Misstery" (Michael Brecker, Hancock, Hargrove) – 8:16
- "Naima" (Coltrane) – 7:29
- "Transition" (Coltrane) – 10:26
- "My Ship" (Kurt Weill, Ira Gershwin) – 8:40
- "D Trane" (Brecker) – 15:09
Personnel
Musicians
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn
- John Patitucci – bass
- Brian Blade – drums
Production
- Herbie Hancock – executive producer
- Michael Brecker – producer
- Jason Olaine – producer
- Todd Fraracci – producer
- Scott Southard – concept management
- Doug Doctor – engineer (recording)
- Rob Griffin – engineer (recording)
- Jay Newland – engineer (mixing)
- Greg Calbi– engineer (mastering)
References
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album