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Tempest in the Colosseum

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Released
  
1977

Length
  
68:50

Release date
  
1977

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
July 23, 1977

Artists
  
Herbie Hancock, V.S.O.P.

Label
  
Sony Music Labels Inc.

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Tempest in the Colosseum (1977)
  
Live Under the Sky (1979)

Producers
  
Henri Renaud, David Rubinson

Jazz albums
  
VSOP, Village Life, Magic Windows, Perfect Machine, Herbie Hancock Trio

Tempest in the Colosseum was recorded on July 23, 1977 in Tokyo's Den-En Colosseum. Musicians in this landmark performance were Herbie Hancock on keyboards, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Tony Williams on drums, Ron Carter on bass, and Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano saxophones. The recording was originally released in late 1977, as a Japan-only release issued on the Columbia label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell awarded the album 4 stars stating "Tempest is a good description, for this CD contains more volatile ensemble playing than its Columbia predecessor; clearly some tighter bonding took place since the trans-Pacific flight".

Track listing

  1. "Eye of the Hurricane" (Hancock) - 16:38
  2. "Diana" (Shorter) - 4:31
  3. "Eighty-One" (Carter) - 13:08
  4. "Maiden Voyage" (Hancock) - 11:55
  5. "Lawra" (Williams) - 8:23
  6. "Red Clay" (Hubbard) - 14:15

Personnel

  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Herbie Hancock – keyboards, piano, synthesizer, vocals
  • Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
  • Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
  • Tony Williams – drums

    • Songs

    1Eye of the Hurricane16:39
    2Diana4:32
    3Eighty-One13:09

    References

    Tempest in the Colosseum Wikipedia
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