Maiden Voyage EDNLP1245 a love of playing freely

a love of playing freely

Now that he’s in his sixties and something of an elder statesman of the art form

“It's a particular thing to hear Jeff play solo

Drummer Gard Nilssen’s ECM leader debut follows acclaimed recordings for the label with the Maciej Obara Quartet and with Mathias Eick

is the only existing date pairing the guitarist with celebrated French pianist Martial Solal

Maiden Voyage EDNLP1245 a love of playing freely1965 (reissued 2021). By the time of this recording, Hancock was operating a profitable sideline writing advertising jingles, and the title track of this album apparently began its life as TV ad background music before growing into a modal masterpiece that he cited as his favourite composition. Recorded with Hancock's Miles Davis Quintet colleagues George Coleman (tenor sax), Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums) along with Freddie Hubbard