Quartet (Herbie Hancock album)

Quartet
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1982
Recorded	July 28, 1981 Sony CBS Studios, Shinanomachi, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:25
Label	Columbia
Producer	David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Lite Me Up (1982)Lite Me Up1982 Quartet (1982) Future Shock (1983)Future Shock1983

Quartet is the thirty-fourth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, his first with the V.S.O.P. Quartet without Freddie Hubbard and Wayne Shorter.

Overview

Without Wayne Shorter (who was working with Weather Report and his own solo projects) and Freddie Hubbard, Hancock along with Ron Carter and Tony Williams reunited, and toured with a young Wynton Marsalis. This album was from the tour.

Some of the songs were from the 1965-1968 Miles Davis quintet, while one was from Hancock's own repertoire. The first two tracks on the album "Well You Needn't" and "'Round Midnight" are developed from two jazz standards by Thelonious Monk, 1944. The last one, "I Fall In Love Too Easily", develops from a 1945 Styne and Cahn song.

Track listing

1. "Well You Needn't" (Thelonious Monk) - 6:29
2. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Monk) - 6:41
3. "Clear Ways" (Williams) - 5:00
4. "A Quick Sketch" (Ron Carter) - 16:27
5. "The Eye of the Hurricane" (Hancock) - 8:05
6. "Parade" (Carter) - 7:58
7. "The Sorcerer" (Hancock) - 7:19
8. "Pee Wee" (Williams) - 4:34
9. "I Fall In Love Too Easily" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 5:52

Personnel

Musicians

• Herbie Hancock - Piano
• Ron Carter - Bass
• Wynton Marsalis - Trumpet
• Tony Williams - Drums

Production

• David Rubinson & Friends Inc., Herbie Hancock
• Tomoo Suzuki - Recording Engineer

External links

• Herbie Hancock - Quartet at the Discogs website