Herbie Hancock releases ‘Gershwin’s World’ his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder and Wayne Shorter (1998)
Herbie Hancock‘s ‘Gershwin’s World’ is his forty-second album recorded with Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, etc and released on October 20, 1998 by Verve.
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1 . Fascinating Rhythm (w/ Cyro, BET Jazz)
2 . The Man I Love (w/ Trijntje Oosterhuis)
3 . St. Louis Blues (w/ Terri Lyne Carrington, Live)
4 . St. Louis Blues (w/ Jools Holland)
5 . Hana (w/ Joni Mitchell)
6 . Summertime (w/ Giorgia, Live)
Track Listing : 1.Overture (Fascinating Rhythm) (George Gershwin) – 00:54 . 2.It Ain’T Necessarily So (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 04:44 . 3.The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 05:57 . 4.Here Come De Honey Man (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 03:58 . 5.St. Louis Blues (W.C. Handy) – 05:50 . 6.Lullaby (George Gershwin, W.C. Handy) – 11:04 . 7.Blueberry Rhyme (James P. Johnson) – 03:31 . 8.It Ain’T Necessarily So (Interlude) (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 01:25 . 9.Cotton Tail (Duke Ellington) – 04:43 . 10.Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 04:40 . 11.My Man’S Gone Now (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) – 01:55 . 12.Prelude In C Sharp Minor (George Gershwin, Sergey Rachmaninov) – 04:45 . 13.Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2Nd Movement (Maurice Ravel) – 09:11 . 14.Embraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 04:38
Istvan Banyai
Musicians : Herbie Hancock – Organ, Piano . Stevie Wonder – Harmonica, Vocals . Joni Mitchell – Vocals . Chick Corea – Piano . Kenny Garrett – Sax (Alto) . James Carter – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) . Wayne Shorter – Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor) . Kathleen Battle – Soprano, Vocals . Robert Sadin – Drum Programming, Percussion Programming . Marlon Graves – Guitar, Percussion . Ron Carter – Bass . Stanley Clarke – Bass . Marji Danilow – Bass . Bakithi Kumalo – Bass, Guitar . Alex Al – Bass . Ira Coleman – Bass . Donald Palma – Bass . Madou Dembelle – Djembe . Gene Jackson – Drums . Terri Lyne Carrington – Drums . Eddie Henderson – Flugelhorn, Trumpet . Elizabeth Mann – Flute . Cyro Baptista – Percussion . Bireyma Guiye – Percussion . Cheik Mbaye – Percussion . Massamba Diop – Talking Drum . Orpheus Chamber Orchestra – Orchestra . Chris Komer – Horn . Matthew Dine – Horn (English) . William Purvis – Horn . Brian Greene – Oboe . Cynde Iverson – Bassoon . Michael Finn – Bassoon . Susannah Chapman – Cello . Melissa Meel – Cello . Mina Smith – Cello . Charles Curtis – Cello . David Singer – Clarinet . Charles Neidich – Clarinet, E Flat Clarinet . Toby Appel – Viola . Karen Dreyfus – Viola . Katherine Murdock – Viola . Ahling Neu – Viola . Nardo Poy – Viola . Sarah Clarke – Viola . Eriko Sato – Violin . Martha Caplin – Concert Master, Violin . Ronnie Bauch – Violin . Catherine Cho – Violin . Nicolas Danielson – Violin . Jennifer Frautschi – Violin . Joanna Jenner – Violin . Renee Jolles – Violin . Ellen Payne – Violin . Todd Phillips – Violin . Richard Rood – Violin . Naoko Tanaka – Violin . Clavin Wiersman – Violin . Peter Winograd – Violin . Asmira Woodward-Page – Violin . Eric Wyrick – Violin
Jimmy Katz Production : Produced By Herbie Hancock, David Passick . Robi Banerji – Assistant Engineer . Thom Cadley – Assistant Engineer . Fred Hedemark – Assistant Engineer . Pete Karam – Assistant Engineer . Ron Martinez – Assistant Engineer . Jason Stasium – Assistant Engineer . Brett Swain – Assistant Engineer . David Swope – Assistant Engineer . Kayo Teramoto – Assistant Engineer . Marlon Graves – Mixing . Rob Eaton – Engineer . Clark Germain – Engineer . Todd Whitelock – Engineer . Rob Rapley – Engineer . Dave Darlington – Engineer . Doug Sax – Mastering . Mark Wilder – Mastering . Bruce Swedien – Mixing . Brian Vibberts – Mixing
Package : Robert Sadin – Liner Notes . Herbie Hancock – Liner Notes . Istvan Banyai 
– Artwork, Illustrations . Robert Zukerman – Photography . Jimmy Katz 
– Photography . James Minchin – Photography . Robert Zuckerman – Photography
Recorded March – June, 1998.
Released On October 20, 1998 By Verve.
(Source Herbie Hancock – Gershwin’s World | The Official Site)
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JazzTimes
The breadth and depth of Hancock’s artistry as expressed throughout this magnificent collection is absolutely stunning. With Gershwin’s World, a celebration of composer’s centennial, he has crafted one for the ages. […]
allmusic
Yet with all the fine performances by his guests, Gershwin’s World remains Hancock’s showand he plays magnificently throughout. From beautiful to funky, percussive to melodic, improvisational to tightly arranged, […]
All About Jazz
Mitchell’s “The Man I Love” and “Summertime” couple her superbly again with Wayne Shorter, who plays some of the most pragmatic soprano saxophone around. […]
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