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Herbie Hancock 09/10/2008
Apollo Theatre, New York, NY
| Checksums | TV MASTER The legendary Herbie Hancock is the next stop on Elvis' colorful, eclectic interview/performance 'tour' of the western worlds variegated music scene. A child prodigy, Herbie's career has spanned almost 60 years - from performing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 11 to recording with Sting, Annie Lennox, John Mayer, Christina Aguilera, Paul Simon and Carlos Santana in 2005. And, while perched behind a beautiful grand piano, he discusses all of it - from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix. He also ably demonstrates and illustrates various masterful keyboard styles and techniques. Herbie is then joined by Karriem Riggins and Christian McBride on drums and bass for what the Sundance website describes as "a couple of riveting performances". To top everything off, "Elvis and Herbie join forces to tackle a song from River, the album of Joni Mitchell songs released in 2008 which earned him a Grammy for Album of the Year. Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals Herbie Hancock - keyboards Christian McBride - bass Karriem Riggins - drums Setlist as edited for broadcast: 01. Embraceable You - Herbie Hancock solo 02. Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride & Karriem Riggins 03. Nefertiti - Herbie Hancock solo; snippet only 04. Chan's Song (Never Said) - Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride & Karriem Riggins 05. Rockit - Herbie Hancock plays brief snippets while talking about the song 06. Edith And The Kingpin - EC, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride & Karriem Riggins "Maiden Voyage" was reportedly also performed by Herbie Hancock, but it was not included in the edited broadcast. |
| Media | DVD-R 1 disc |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Ratings | Sound: A |
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· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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