Herbie Hancock
Inventions & Dimensions (LP)
FormatLPLabelBlue NoteGenreJazz & Improvisation
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For his third Blue Note album Inventions & Dimensions (1963), pianist Herbie Hancock began moving away from the modernist hard bop sound that defined his first two albums Takin’ Off and My Point Of View. Inspired by explorers like Eric Dolphy and Tony Williams, Hancock went in search of greater musical freedom by composing a set of ingenious originals each with their own unique inner logic that did away with what he considered the established jazz “assumptions” of the time. Hancock also pared the instrumentation down to feature his piano with Paul Chambers’ bass and a nuanced rhythmic bed laid down by percussionists Willie Bobo and Osvaldo “Chihuahua” Martinez. On the album’s unforgettable cover the designer Reid Miles lets Francis Wolff’s imposing photo of Hancock on an NYC street do all the talking.
Release notes
Title is 'Inventions & Dimensions' on the front cover, and 'Inventions And Dimensions' on spine, back cover and Labels. Comes with a plain white lined inner sleeve with tapered corners. From back cover Originally released in 1964 by Blue Note Records © 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc. Made in the EU. Some copies came with a 'Made in Germany' sticker on the back shrinkwrap
| A1 | Succotash | ||
| A2 | Triangle | ||
| B1 | Jack Rabbit | ||
| B2 | Mimosa | ||
| B3 | A Jump Ahead |
- Paul Chambers
- Bass
- Osvaldo "Chihuahau" Martinez
- Congas, Bongos
- Reid Miles
- Design [Cover Design]
- Willie Bobo
- Drums, Timbales
- KPG
- Lacquer Cut By, Mastered By [LP Mastering]
- Nat Hentoff
- Liner Notes
- Francis Wolff
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Herbie Hancock
- Piano
- Rudy Van Gelder
- Recorded By
