Herbie Hancock – Gershwin’s World (1998)

1 Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)  
2 It Ain't Necessarily  
3 The Man I Love  
4 Here Come De Honey Man  
5 St. Louis Blues  
6 Lullaby  
7 Blueberry Rhyme P  
8 It Ain't Necessarly So (Interlude)  
9 Cotton Tail  
10 Summertime  
11 My Man's Gone Now  
12 Prelude In C# Minor  
13 Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, Second Movement  
14 Embraceable You

Alex Al - Bass, Bass Instrument
Toby Appel - Viola
Cyro Bapista - Percussion
Kathleen Battle - Soprano, Soprano (Vocal), Vocals
Ronnie Bauch - 	Violin
Martha Caplin - Violin
Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums
James Carter - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
Ron Carter - Bass
Susannah Chapman - Cello
Catherine Cho - Violin
Sarah Clarke - Viola
Stanley Clarke - Bass
Ira Coleman - Bass, Bass Instrument
Chick Corea - Piano
Charles Curtis - Cello
Nicolas Danielson - Violin
Marji Danilow - Bass
Madou Dembelle - Djembe
Matthew Dine - Horn (English)
Massamba Diop - Talking Drum
Karen Dreyfus - Viola
Michael Finn - Bassoon, Principal
Jennifer Frautschi - Violin
Kenny Garrett - Sax (Alto)
Marlon Graves 	- Guitar, Percussion
Brian Greene - Oboe
Bireyma Guiye - Percussion
Herbie Hancock - Arranger, Organ, Piano
Eddie Henderson - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
Cynde Iverson - Bassoon
Gene Jackson - Drums
Joanna Jenner - Violin
Renee Jolles - Violin
Chris Komer - Horn
Bakithi Kumalo - Bass, Bass Instrument
Elizabeth Mann - Flute
Cheik Mbaye - Percussion
Melissa Meel - Cello
Joni Mitchell - Vocals
Katherine Murdock - Viola
Charles Neidich - Clarinet, E Flat Clarinet
Ahling Neu - Viola
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra 	
Donald Palma - 	Bass
Ellen Payne - Violin
Todd Phillips - Violin
Nardo Poy - Viola
William Purvis - Horn
Richard Rood - Violin
Robert Sadin - Drum Programming, Percussion Programming
Eriko Sato - Violin
Wayne Shorter - Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
David Singer - Clarinet
Mina Smith - Cello
Naoko Tanaka - Violin
Clavin Wiersman - Violin
Peter Winograd - Violin
Stevie Wonder 	- Arranger, Harmonica, Vocals
Asmira Woodward-Page - Violin
Eric Wyrick - Violin

Gershwin's World is a tour de force for Herbie Hancock, transcending genre and label, and ranking among the finest recordings of his lengthy career. Released to coincide with the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin's birth, this disc features jazzman Hancock with a classy collection of special guests. The most surprising of Hancock's guest stars is Joni Mitchell, who delivers a gorgeously sensual vocal on "The Man I Love," then provides an airy, worldly take on "Summertime." On these two tracks, she shows she has come a long way from her folksinger beginnings to become a first-class jazz singer in her own right. Stevie Wonder's unmistakable harmonica complements Mitchell's singing on "Summertime" and shares lead instrument space with his own voice on the W.C. Handy classic "St. Louis Blues." Jazzman extraordinaire Wayne Shorter smokes a solo spot on Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail" and carves out some space for his soprano saxophone in the midst of "Summertime." A number of the young lions of jazz are featured on various cuts, and Herbie's old pal Chick Corea joins the leader for a piano duet of James P. Johnson's "Blueberry Rhyme." Gershwin's wonderful, extended "Lullaby" finds Hancock teamed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, as does an attractive arrangement of a "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" by Maurice Ravel, whose jazz influence can be heard on the piece. In addition, one of the most beautiful tracks on the album places star soprano Kathleen Battle's voice at the forefront of Gershwin's own "Prelude in C# Minor." Yet with all the fine performances by his guests, Gershwin's World remains Hancock's show, and he plays magnificently throughout. From beautiful to funky, percussive to melodic, improvisational to tightly arranged, Hancock and cohorts take a wondrous journey through the music and world of Gershwin. ---Jim Newsom, Rovi

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