SGF-00668 // HERBIE HANCOCK QUARTET / UMBRIA JAZZ FESTIVAL 1996 : COMPLETE RECORDINGS (2CDR)
Recorded Live at Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy, July 13, 1996
EXCELLENT Soundboard Recording // 109 min
Herbie Hancock - piano
Craig Handy - tenor saxophone
Dave Holland - double bass, electric bass
Gene Jackson - drums
DISC 1
1. MERCY STREET
2. DREAM OF THE ELDERS
3. YOU'VE GOT IT BAD GIRL
4. NORWEGIN WOOD
DISC 2
1. THIEVES IN THE TEMPLE
2. HALF NELSON - JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS
3. CANTALOUPE ISLAND
This is a soundboard live recording featuring a rare quartet led by Herbie Hancock. It captures a performance from the 1996 Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy and is sourced from a radio broadcast. Through remastering, the overall output level has been increased, and the bass—which previously sounded muffled—has been brought out with greater clarity. While some minor recording noise is audible during non-musical segments, it becomes completely unnoticeable once the music begins. The setlist is quite unusual, featuring numerous covers of rock and pop songs by artists such as Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, and Prince. The final track, "Cantaloupe Island," has been added to the collection, having been remastered from a separate broadcast source.