Hancock, Herbie
Empyrean Isles
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Beautiful 1984 Japanese reissue with Obi & insert. Empyrean Isles, Recorded When Hancock Was 24 And A New Member Of The Miles Davis Quintet, Features The Pianist Pushing At The Boundaries Of Hard Bop, Creating Fresh, New Music. In A Quartet With Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter And Tony Williams, Hancock Shows That He Was Familiar With Both Avant-Garde Jazz And Groovin' R&B. His Four Compositions Include The Original And Most Exciting Version Of "Cantaloupe Island" And The Swingingly Unpredictable "One Finger Snap." Empyrean Isles Brims With The Power And Adventure Of The Best 1960s Jazz, Pushing Ahead Into Uncharted Territory.