Released October 1977 Length 70:13 Release date October 1977 Label Columbia Records | Recorded July 1977 Artist V.S.O.P. Producer David Rubinson Genre Jazz | |
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The Quintet
(1977) Tempest in the Colosseum
(1977) Jazz albums VSOP, Herbie Hancock Trio, Third Plane, The Piano, Perfect Machine | ||
Herbie hancock vsop the quintet 01 one of a kind
The Quintet is an album by V.S.O.P. It was compiled from two concert performances: one at the Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, on July 16, 1977; the other at the San Diego Civic Theatre on July 18, 1977. The musicians were Herbie Hancock on keyboards, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Tony Williams on drums, Ron Carter on bass, and Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano saxophones. The recording was originally released in October 1977 as a 2-disc LP by Columbia Records.
Contents
Reception
An excerpt from a review in the January 1978 issue of Down Beat magazine is quoted on the back of the album and describes the performance:
What the audience applauds on this album transcends mere form, technique and instrumentation. They were thrilled by the charisma generated by five masters who listened to one another's inner ears, spoke to each other at multiple levels, and, no matter how dense the musical content, conveyed their messages to the audience with amazing clarity.
Legacy
"Third Plane" became one of Carter's most renowned compositions, while "Jessica" was originally featured on the 1969 Hancock album Fat Albert Rotunda.
Track listing
Side 1
- "One of a Kind" (Hubbard) – 9:27
- "Third Plane" (Carter) – 7:19
Side 2
- "Jessica" (Hancock) – 7:02
- "Lawra" (Williams) – 9:43
Side 3
- "Darts" (Hancock) – 8:54
- "Dolores" (Shorter) – 11:31
Side 4
- "Little Waltz" (Carter) – 9:33
- "Byrdlike" (Hubbard) – 8:05
Personnel
Musicians:Songs
1One of a Kind9:13
2Third Plane7:28
3Jessica7:02