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This eight disc box set, brings together eight legendary performances by the visionary keyboardist / composer from the vital point 8CD in this musical trajectory as he closed the Mwandishi chapter to embark on his Headhunters trip in 1973, to putting together a revised line-up of his ‘Very Special One-Time Performance’ band in 1983. Along the way, Hancock has collaborated with distinguished musicians such as Bennie Maupin, Jaco Pastorius, Joni Mitchell, Wynton Marsalis, Buster Williams, Tony Williams and Carlos Santana. This superb collection of live performances broadcast on Radio and TV, is presented here in superb fidelity, along with background notes and rare images.
Tracklist
JAZZ WORKSHOP, BOSTON, MA, 22ND MARCH 1973 WBCN-FM, SEPTET
Disc One:
1. Hornets
2. You’ll Know When You Get There
PAUL’S MALL, JAZZ WORKSHOP, BOSTON, MA ,13TH NOVEMBER 1973 WBCN-FM, WITH THE HEADHUNTERS
Disc Two:
1. WBCN Intro
2. Sly
3. Butterfly
4. Herbie Speaks > Lost Signal
5. Genesis Promo Spot
6. Watermelon Man
7. Herbie Speaks
8. Chameleon
9. Herbie Speaks > WBCN Outro
OMAHA CIVIC AUDITORIUM MUSIC HALL, OMAHA, NE, 17TH NOVEMBER 1975 KJSO-FM, WITH THE HEADHUNTERS
Disc Three:
1. Watermelon Man
2. Hang Up Your Hang Ups
3. Steppin’ In It
4. Bubbles
5. Shkere
6. Heartbeat
IVANHOE THEATER, CHICAGO, IL, 16TH FEBRUARY 1977 WXRT-FM, WITH JACO PASTORIUS
Disc Four:
1. DJ Introduction
2. Hang Up Your Hang Ups
3. Maiden Voyage
4. It Remains To Be Seen
BREAD & ROSES FESTIVAL, THE GREEK THEATER, BERKELEY, CA, 2ND SEPTEMBER 1978 WBUR-FM, WITH JONI MITCHELL
Disc Five:
1. Furry Sings The Blues
2. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
3. Introduction Of Herbie Hancock
4. A Chair In The Sky
5. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
6. The Wolf That Lives In Lindsey
7. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines
8. The Circle Game
9. Radio Credits
BONUS TRACKS: SOUNDSTAGE, CHICAGO, IL, 1981 PBS-TV, QUARTET
(FEATURING WYNTON MARSALIS, BUSTER WILLIAMS, TONY WILLIAMS)
10. The Sorcerer
11. Sister Cheryl
12. Round Midnight
13. Eye Of The Hurricane
14. Tony Williams Drum Solo
HERBIE HANCOCK AND SANTANA SPECIAL BAND.
LIVE UNDER THE SKY FESTIVAL, DEN-EN COLISEUM, TOKYO, JAPAN 26TH JULY 1981 NHK-RADIO
Disc Six:
1. Watermelon Man > Evil Ways > Watermelon Man
2. ‘Round Midnight
3. Parade
4. Sorceror
5. A Quick Sketch
6. Love Theme From Spartacus
Disc Seven:
1. Swapan Tari
2. Song For My Brother
3. Europa
4. Saturday Night
VSOPII, NHK HALL, TOKYO, JAPAN, 19TH MAY 1983 NHK RADIO
Disc Eight:
1. The Sorcerer
2. Ringo Oiwake
3. Jitterbug Waltz
4. New Song No. 3
5. Ell You Needn’t
6. Arboretum
7. Sister Cheryl