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Originally posted August 10, 2014
Back in 1978, keyboardist Herbie Hancock had hooked up with ace drummer Tony Williams on the Sunlight album and was already dabbling with the vocoder on the track, I Thought It Was You. It was only in 1983 that Hancock hit the mainstream big time with Rockit from the Future Shock album.
But Hancock never gave up jazz and, in 1980, released The Swing Of Delight. Considered a jazz supergroup, the lineup also included Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Ron Carter (bass), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and Tony Williams. Add to that Carlos Santana. As one writer says, it's like having Santana joining the '66 Miles Davis Quintet minus Miles.
Retaining the key players from The Swing Of Delight recording, Hancock and company played an exciting concert in Tokyo in 1981. The show opens in a fiery Latin rock-jazz fashion with Santana spearheading the way - the familiar Watermelon Man segueing into the very familiar Evil Ways, then a lengthy jam by Tony Williams before closing with the Watermelon Man again.
From then on, it's straight-ahead jazz. 'Round Midnight might have a meditative front section but it allowed for some tough playing as the song progressed. Likewise for Wayne Shorter's Love Theme From Spartacus, which featured a distinctive though laidback interplay between Santana and Marsalis. And while Santana's Europa was familiar enough, one certainly wished for a "jazzier" improv than what's on display.
Like any other superteam, the question is the perfect balance versus individual virtuositic display - after all, each star has to have his time in the limelight (of which a good example is the track, Parade). But for many fans (and the appreciative audience here), the mere fact that these great artistes are on the same stage playing with and supporting each other is enough, nevermind that they have all done better work elsewhere.
This is NOT the complete concert!
**According to the memo of a Japanese fan who attend the show, the set list was as follows:
Set 1
1. Sorcerer (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
2. A Quick Sketch (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
3. Spartacus Love Theme (Hancock , Santana, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
4. unknown (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams)
5. Watermelon Man > Evil Ways (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
Set 2
1. Round Midnight (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
2. Parade (Hancock , Santana, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
3. Song For My Brother(Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
4. Europa (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
5. Saturday Nite (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
6. Chameleon (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
So, as you can see, the live broadcast began at Set 1 #5, and inseted the first 4 songs between Set 2 #2 and #3. And unfortunately, the encore "Chameleon" was not on the air.
Originally posted August 10, 2014
Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana & Friends
Dennen Coliseum
Tokyo, Japan
July 26, 1981
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Back in 1978, keyboardist Herbie Hancock had hooked up with ace drummer Tony Williams on the Sunlight album and was already dabbling with the vocoder on the track, I Thought It Was You. It was only in 1983 that Hancock hit the mainstream big time with Rockit from the Future Shock album.
But Hancock never gave up jazz and, in 1980, released The Swing Of Delight. Considered a jazz supergroup, the lineup also included Wayne Shorter (saxophone), Ron Carter (bass), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet) and Tony Williams. Add to that Carlos Santana. As one writer says, it's like having Santana joining the '66 Miles Davis Quintet minus Miles.
Retaining the key players from The Swing Of Delight recording, Hancock and company played an exciting concert in Tokyo in 1981. The show opens in a fiery Latin rock-jazz fashion with Santana spearheading the way - the familiar Watermelon Man segueing into the very familiar Evil Ways, then a lengthy jam by Tony Williams before closing with the Watermelon Man again.
From then on, it's straight-ahead jazz. 'Round Midnight might have a meditative front section but it allowed for some tough playing as the song progressed. Likewise for Wayne Shorter's Love Theme From Spartacus, which featured a distinctive though laidback interplay between Santana and Marsalis. And while Santana's Europa was familiar enough, one certainly wished for a "jazzier" improv than what's on display.
Like any other superteam, the question is the perfect balance versus individual virtuositic display - after all, each star has to have his time in the limelight (of which a good example is the track, Parade). But for many fans (and the appreciative audience here), the mere fact that these great artistes are on the same stage playing with and supporting each other is enough, nevermind that they have all done better work elsewhere.
This is NOT the complete concert!
**According to the memo of a Japanese fan who attend the show, the set list was as follows:
Set 1
1. Sorcerer (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
2. A Quick Sketch (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
3. Spartacus Love Theme (Hancock , Santana, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
4. unknown (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams)
5. Watermelon Man > Evil Ways (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
Set 2
1. Round Midnight (Hancock, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
2. Parade (Hancock , Santana, Marsalis, Carter, Williams)
3. Song For My Brother(Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
4. Europa (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
5. Saturday Nite (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
6. Chameleon (Hancock, Santana, Margen, Williams, Peraza, Rekow, Vilato)
So, as you can see, the live broadcast began at Set 1 #5, and inseted the first 4 songs between Set 2 #2 and #3. And unfortunately, the encore "Chameleon" was not on the air.
CD 1
Watermelon Man >Evil Ways >Watermelon Man
'Round Midnight
Parade
Unknown
A Quick Sketch
Love Theme From Spartacus
CD 2
Unknown
Unknown
Europa
Saturday Night
Lineup:
Herbie Hancock - keyboards
Carlos Santana - guitar
Wynton Marsalis - trumpet
Ron Carter - bass
Tony Williams - drums
Raul Rekow - percussion
Armando Peraza - percussion
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