My Man's Gone Now (1998)

Artist: Herbie Hancock

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
11. My Man's Gone Now	Gershwin's World		1:55

(P) 1998 Polydor Inc.

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Release Date: 10/20/1998

Label: Verve Records

UPC: 00731455779721

Buy.com Sku: 200646141

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	GERSHWIN'S WORLD won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group. "St. Louis Blues" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s).
	Personnel: Herbie Hancock (piano, organ); Stevie Wonder (vocals, harmonica); Joni Mitchell, Kathleen Battle (vocals); Bakithi Kumalo (guitar, bass instrument); Marlon Graves (guitar, percussion); Charles Curtis (cello); James Carter , Wayne Shorter (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Kenny Garrett (alto saxophone); Eddie Henderson (trumpet); Chick Corea (piano); Ira Coleman, Alex Al (bass instrument); Terri Lyne Carrington (drums); Massamba Diop (talking drum); Madou Dembelle (djembe); Cyro Baptista, Bireyma Guiye, Cheik Mbaye (percussion); Robert Sadin (programming); Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
	Liner Note Author: Robert Sadin.
	The epitome of a 20th Century musician, Herbie Hancock has always traversed wildly divergent stylistic paths, finding his way easily into jazz, funk, fusion, dance-pop and more. His ability to make valid individual statements in all these genres is part of what makes his compositions and performances so rich. So it doesn't seem at all incongrous for Hancock to interpret the work of George Gershwin, redefining much of the Gershwin canon in the process (with assistance from some world-class compatriots). Hancock's stated aim for GERSHWIN'S WORLD is to get inside the pieces, illustrating their essence rather than knocking off rote versions of these standards. Towards that end, "St. Louis Blues" is transmogrified by the soulful vocals and funky chromatic harmonica of Stevie Wonder; "It Ain't Necessarily So" becomes an ominous, angular jazz vamp, with saxmen James Carter and Kenny Garret trading arch, sly interjections. Another genre-buster, Joni Mitchell, makes a case for a potential career as a jazz vocalist via her performance on "The Man I Love" and "Summertime."

Artist Overview

One of the most open-eared and forward-thinking jazz musicians of his day, Hancock has, more than just about anyone else, consistently tried to broaden the music's horizons by mixing it with the most interesting elements of contemporary pop. Hancock has consistently pushed the envelope, from his earliest days with Miles Davis to his jazz-rock fusion of the early '70s and his early embrace of synthesizers and electronic instruments, his early-'80s experiments with hip-hop and sampling, or more recently, his acoustic piano reinterpretations of songs--the new standards, in his parlance--by everyone from Don Henley to Nirvana.

Artist Influences
Barry Harris (Jazz)
Bud Powell
Cedar Walton
Chris Anderson (Jazz)
Donald Byrd
Earl Hines
Elmo Hope
George Gershwin
Horace Silver
McCoy Tyner
Miles Davis
Oscar Peterson
Thelonious Monk
Tommy Flanagan
Wynton Kelly

Artist Contemporaries
Andrew Hill
Chick Corea
Freddie Hubbard
George Cables
George Duke
Harold Mabern
Jan Hammer
Joanne Brackeen
John Hicks
Keith Jarrett
Kenny Barron
Mal Waldron
Paul Bley
Ramsey Lewis
Richie Beirach

Artist Followers
Bill Charlap
Cyrus Chestnut
Eliane Elias
Fred Hersch
Geri Allen
Guru (Rap)
Kevin Hays
Lyle Mays
Marcus Roberts
Mulgrew Miller
Renee Rosnes
Rodney Kendrick
Tardo Hammer
Tom Coster
US3

Technical Info


	Release Date : 10/20/1998
	Original Release Date : 1998
	Catalog ID : 557 797
	Label : Verve (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00731455779721

Professional Reviews

Entertainment Weekly (10/9/98, p.85)
- "...Herbie Hancock's striking tribute runs deeper and wider than most, clearly revealing Gershwin's cross-stylistic imprint, from jazz to pop to classical...a feat Hancock is familiar with--and adding snippets of Ellingtonia and other seminal jazz references for historical resonance..." - Rating: A-

The Wire (1/99, pp.51-2)
- "...the album works, mainly because old rogue Hancock is copping the latest trends injazz rhythm....Hancock is totally at ease...playing pleasantly clanging chords, his sophisticated timing and dissonance signalling a pert intelligence..."

Rap Pages (5/99, p.146)
- 4 (out of 5)
- "...Hancock has always been one to do what he wants musically....you're liable to find Hancock stretching out in just about every direction you can think of..."

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