The New Standard (album)

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The New Standard
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released 1996
Recorded 1995
Genre Jazz
Label Verve, Mercury
Professional reviews
Herbie Hancock chronology
Dis Is Da Drum
(1994)		 The New Standard
(1995)		 1 + 1
(1997)

The New Standard is the fortieth album by Herbie Hancock. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. The album's title implies that Hancock was nominating these songs as contemporary jazz standards.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "New York Minute" (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Kai Winding)
  2. "Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel)
  3. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
  4. "When Can I See You" (Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds)
  5. "You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright)
  6. "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman)
  7. "Scarborough Fair" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel)
  8. "Thieves in the Temple" (Prince)
  9. "All Apologies" (Kurt Cobain)
  10. "Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" (Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock)

[edit] Personnel