More Herbie Hancock
More Jazz Recordings Featuring the Piano
- A Maiden Voyage like you’ve never heard, with solid Double Plus (A++) sound throughout this vintage Blue Note pressing (only the second copy to hit the site in many years)
- Accept no substitutes! Nobody these days knows how to make a record sound as good as this one does
- Both of these sides are remarkably clean, clear, open, and transparent, with jazz energy to spare – thanks, RVG!
- You will hear cleaner, smoother, sweeter upper mids and a more extended top
- 5 stars: “Maiden Voyage…finds Herbie Hancock at a creative peak. In fact, it’s arguably his finest record of the 60s, reaching a perfect balance between accessible, lyrical jazz and chance-taking hard bop.”
We recently finished a big Maiden Voyage shootout and too many copies we played left us cold and bored; this one kept us engaged throughout. It’s got some of the silkiest highs and the breathiest brass we’ve heard for this album. Most of the other copies we played this against didn’t come close to the richness, sweetness, and warmth we heard here.
One Of The Great Blue Notes
This is one of the greatest Blue Note jazz records of all time — 5 big stars in the All Music Guide, which should surprise no one. Freddie Hubbard on this album is nothing short of astonishing.