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The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)

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Released
  
March 5, 1996

The New Standard (1996)
  
1 + 1 (1997)

Release date
  
1995

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
77:15

Artist
  
Herbie Hancock

Label
  
Verve Records

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Recorded
  
1995 Manhattan Center Studios, New York

Producer
  
Guy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock

Awards
  
Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album

Similar
  
Herbie Hancock albums, Jazz albums

Herbie hancock all stars the new standards live


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.

Contents

Track listing

  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)" (Lennon, McCartney) - 8:07
  4. "When Can I See You" (Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds) - 6:17
  5. "You've Got It Bad, Girl" (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

Personnel

  • Herbie Hancock - piano
  • Michael Brecker - tenor and soprano saxophone
  • John Scofield - acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
  • Dave Holland - acoustic bass
  • Jack DeJohnette - drums, electric percussion
  • Don Alias - percussion

    • Songs

    1New York Minute8:36
    2Mercy Street8:38
    3Norwegian Wood8:07

    References

    The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album) Wikipedia
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