★RVG錄音大師瑰寶再生,爵士大師Herbie Hancock神級作品的標竿之作
★企鵝爵士評鑑Penguin Guide to Jazz將這張專輯列爵士核心收藏的不可或缺極品,獲得了四星高評,All Music稱這張專輯為“Herbie Hancock在 60 年代中最好的佳作,在抒情、親近人心的爵士樂和勇於嘗試的Post-Bop之間達到了完美的平衡”....
★BLUE NOTE CLASSIC VINYL SERIES-FOLLOWING THE RECEPTION OF BLUE NOTE RECORDS’ ACCLAIMED BLUE NOTE 80 VINYL REISSUE SERIES, THE LABEL ANNOUNCES A CONTINUATION OF ITS ALL-ANALOG 180g VINYL PRESSINGS OF CLASSIC TITLES MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY AND PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★ALL-ANALOG 180g PRESSINGS ★MASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES BY KEVIN GRAY ★PRESSED AT OPTIMAL
★Even by the high-water marks set by Herbie Hancock’s tremendous 1960s Blue Note output, 1965’s Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist’s career. Hancock is joined here by his Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and George Coleman on tenor saxophone.
★The quintet embarks on an oceanic exploration of five original Hancock compositions, several of which have since become enduring standards of the jazz lexicon including the title track, “Eye of the Hurricane,” and “Dolphin Dance.”
★This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.
處女航Maiden Voyage是爵士大師Herbie Hancock神級作品的標竿之作,由錄音大師RVG(Rudy Van Gelder)為Blue Note Records 所錄製。誠如標題的建構概念作為“海豚舞”的主要靈感來源,這是一張意圖描示完美的海洋氛圍的自然投射之。許多的曲目名稱都源自於海洋這個迷人的圖騰,該專輯於 1999 年獲得葛萊美名人堂的榮耀定位。企鵝爵士評鑑Penguin Guide to Jazz將這張專輯列爵士核心收藏的不可或缺極品,獲得了四星高評,稱這張專輯為“來自一個只有 24 歲的音樂家的巨大成就”。全音樂All Music (五星最高評)的斯蒂芬•托馬斯•埃勒溫(Stephen Thomas Erlewine )將這張專輯描述為“應當說是Herbie Hancock在 60 年代中最好的佳作,在抒情、親近人心的爵士樂和勇於嘗試的Post-Bop之間達到了完美的平衡”…
鋼琴巨人賀比˙漢考克出道以來一向站在爵士樂壇最前端,以其出眾琴技及新穎構思不斷地自我挑戰及大膽實驗,在後咆勃、調式、融合及當代爵士等樂風中睥睨群雄,故被譽為七零年代以降最頂尖的爵士鋼琴宗師之一,更因跨足電子音樂或電影配樂而成為當今最鋒芒四射的全方位音樂人;以演奏古典鋼琴出身的鋼琴手赫比‧漢考克,自幼即因天賦異稟而被視為音樂神童,在11歲之際即與芝加哥交響樂團合作演奏莫札特鋼琴協奏曲,於20歲時則獲小號手唐諾‧拜爾德邀約參與樂團演出而正式踏入爵士樂壇。他於1962年領銜錄製「起飛」五重奏專輯初試啼聲,以精純咆勃為根柢並巧妙揉合靈魂樂音韻而佳評如潮,更因此獲小號巨匠邁爾‧戴維斯青睞而自1963年起擔任其五重奏成員達5年之久因而精進了音樂概念、強化了創作能力及粹鍊了演奏技巧致奠定日後揮舞大旗的深厚基礎及躍升開創新局的崢嶸頭角...
【LP曲目】
1.Maiden Voyage (Side A)
2.The Eye Of The Hurricane (Side A)
3.Little One (Side A)
4.Survival Of The Fittest (Side B)
5.Dolphin Dance (Side B)