The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)

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The New Standard
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1996
RecordedJune 14–16, 1995
StudioManhattan Center Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length77:15
LabelVerve
ProducerGuy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
The New Standard
(1996)
1+1
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The New Standard is the fortieth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1996 on Verve. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. It features an all-star sextet with saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, percussionist Don Alias and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "New York Minute" (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Jai Winding) - 8:35
  2. "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel) - 8:36
  3. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 8:07
  4. "When Can I See You" (Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds) - 6:17
  5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright) - 7:15
  6. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman) - 8:00
  7. "Scarborough Fair" (Traditional) - 8:24
  8. "Thieves in the Temple" (Prince) - 7:33
  9. "All Apologies" (Kurt Cobain) - 5:08
  10. "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" (Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock) - 4:06
  11. "Your Gold Teeth II" (Donald Fagen, Walter Becker) - 5:14

Japan version disk two[edit]

  1. "You've Got It Bad Girl" - 21:03
  2. "Thieves In The Temple" - 17:42
  3. "Dolphin Dance" - 12:09

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "The New Standard - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". Tom Hull. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.