The Herbie Hancock Box (2002)

About this title: Given that Blue Note Records has issued a definitive 1960s box set of Hancock's earliest -- and some consider his most seminal -- work, and the literally dozens of best-ofs that have been issued, more by Columbia than by anybody else, this set with its spare futuristic design might at first glance seem like overkill, as in, "do we really need another Herbie Hancock collection, especially a damned box set?" In this case, it's very important to take a second and even third look. For starters, this set is housed in a see-though plastic box, all four CDs clearly visible on spare individual trays. ... read more

Tracks:

1. Introduction to Maiden Voyage [Hancock]
2. Maiden Voyage [Hancock]
3. Para Oriente [Williams]
4. Harvest Time [Hancock]
5. The Sorcerer [Hancock]
6. Diana [Shorter]
7. Finger Painting [Hancock]
8. 'Round Midnight [Monk/Hanighen/Willi]
9. The Eye of the Hurricane [Hancock]
10. Domo [Hancock]
11. Dolphin Dance [Hancock]
12. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) [Gershwin/Gershwin]
13. Eighty-One [Carter/Davis]
14. Milestones [Davis]
15. Stella by Starlight/On Green Dolphin Street [Washington/Young/Ka]
16. Red Clay [Hubbard]
17. Rain Dance [Hancock]
18. Watermelon Man [Hancock]
19. Butterfly [Hancock/Maupin]
20. Death Wish (Main Title) [Hancock]
21. Actual Proof [Hancock]
22. Sun Touch [Hancock]
23. 4 A.M. [Hancock]
24. Come Running to Me [Hancock/Willis]
25. People Music [Hancock/Jackson/Rag]
26. Chameleon [Hancock/Jackson/Mas]
27. Stars in Your Eyes [Capuano/Christopher]
28. Rockit [Hancock/Beinhorn/La]
29. Calypso [Hancock]
30. Satisfied With Love [Hancock/Hancock]
31. Karabali [Hancock/Ponce]
32. Spider [Hancock/Jackson/Rag]
33. Nobu [Hancock]
34. Maiden Voyager/B. Bop [Bonner/Collins/Hanc]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.