View basket “The Bill Evans Album” has been added to your basket. Empyrean Isles: Blue Note Classic Vinyl Herbie Hancock SKU: 4859562 Barcode: 0602448595621 24.00 £24.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Released Date: 17th March 2023 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany The Classic Vinyl Reissue Series is the continuation of Blue Note’s acclaimed Blue Note 80 Vinyl Reissue Series, which was created in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Blue Note Records in 2019. The series presents affordable, high-quality reissues in standard packaging that are mastered by Kevin Gray of Cohearent Audio and manufactured on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media in Germany. The pressings are all-analog whenever an analog source is available, with Gray mastering directly from the original master tapes. Blue Note Records has recorded the legends of Jazz and has traced the entire evolution of the music from the early days of Boogie Woogie, Hot Jazz and Swing, through the innovations of Bebop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Avant-Garde, and 70s Fusion, and into the vibrant sounds of Jazz’s many modern-day incarnations. The Classic Vinyl Series is curated by Don Was and Cem Kurosman and is broad in its scope. The series reissues the best-known Blue Note classics from the 1950s and 60s, but also goes deeper, exploring the many different eras and styles of the legendary label’s eight-decade history with the aim of telling their story and fully representing the Blue Note motto: The Finest In Jazz Since 1939. Herbie Hancock debuted on Blue Note in 1962 and quickly established himself as both a remarkable pianist and a brilliant composer with three excellent albums – Takin’ Off, My Point Of View, and Inventions & Dimensions – before making what is widely considered to be his first masterpiece: Empyrean Isles. Recorded in 1964, the album seemed to distill the full breadth of Hancock’s artistry into a sweeping 35-minute musical journey. Joining Hancock on the voyage were three of his closest collaborators: trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and Hancock’s Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums. Each of the four distinctive original pieces Hancock composed for the date occupies its own unique space. The quartet launches into the album opener “One Finger Snap” which consists of a single opening line that leads directly into blistering improvisations by Hubbard and Hancock. The first side concludes with the beguiling “Oliloquy Valley” which conjures a mysterious and mystical vibe. The flipside leads off with one of Hancock’s most enduring themes, “Cantaloupe Island,” with its undulating groove and unforgettable melody, before moving into a more exploratory realm with “The Egg,” an expansive 14-minute epic that flirts with the avant-garde and gives ample space for the musicians to let their imaginations run wild. Musicians: Herbie Hancock, piano Freddie Hubbard, cornet Ron Carter, bass Anthony Williams, drums Features: • Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series • All analog 180g vinyl LP • Mastered by Kevin Gray directly from the original master tapes • Manufactured at Optimal in Germany • Standard packaging Artist Herbie Hancock Genre Jazz Label Blue Note Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings One Finger Snap Oliloqui Valley Cantaloupe Island The Egg Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Herbie Hancock View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child (Classic Vinyl) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 19th April 2024 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child (Classic Vinyl) £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5832032 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock The New Standard Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 180g, 2LP Released 11th August 2023 £50.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Herbie Hancock The New Standard £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5540622 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 11th August 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off (XRCD) Jazz | Audio Wave Music | CD Released 17th February 2023 £42.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off (XRCD) £42.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Audio Wave Music SKU: AWMXR0017 Formats: CD Released Date: 17th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 24th September 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 3593196 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 24th September 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock The Herbie Hancock Trio Jazz | Get On Down | 1LP Released 30th April 2021 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock The Herbie Hancock Trio £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Get On Down SKU: GET51342LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock The Prisoner Jazz | Blue Note Tone Poet | 180g, 1LP Released 27th March 2020 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock The Prisoner £33.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note Tone Poet SKU: 847068 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Directstep (Black Friday RSD) Jazz Dance / Fusion | Get On Down | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd December 2019 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Directstep (Black Friday RSD) £29.00 Genre: Jazz Dance / Fusion Label: Get On Down SKU: GET51332-LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off Jazz | Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 10th May 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Takin’ Off £20.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Blue Note SKU: 7742399 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th May 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Dedication Jazz | RSD2019 | 1LP Released 13th April 2019 £29.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Dedication £29.00 Genre: Jazz Label: RSD2019 SKU: GET51282LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 13th April 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Headhunters Jazz | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 7th July 2017 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Herbie Hancock Headhunters £65.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPJ084-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 7th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Herbie Hancock Start again More from Jazz Nearly New View Product Quick View Norah Jones Not Too Late (Classic Records) Jazz | Classic Records | 1LP, 200g, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd April 2024 £35.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Norah Jones Not Too Late (Classic Records) £35.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Classic Records SKU: nn283818 Formats: 1LP, 200g, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Stanton Moore With You In Mind Jazz | Cool Green | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 21st July 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Stanton Moore With You In Mind £19.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Cool Green SKU: 0819873015260 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dexter Goldberg feat. 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