The Piano (Herbie Hancock album)

The Piano
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released 1979
Recorded October 25–26, 1978
Studio CBS Studios, Tokyo
Genre Jazz
Length 31:31 (original LP)
52:10 (CD reissue)
Label Columbia
CRCS 7052
Producer David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology

An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
(1978)		 The Piano
(1979)		 Feets, Don't Fail Me Now
(1979)
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The Piano is the twenty-sixth album by Herbie Hancock.

About the Album

Like with Directstep one year before, this album was recorded in Japan. It was one of Hancock's most successful albums in Japan, perhaps because it was entirely solo piano. Hancock tackles Jazz standards such as My Funny Valentine, On Green Dolphin Street and Someday My Prince Will Come while also composing/performing four original songs.

This album was initially released in Japan, but made a release to the United States, 25 years after its initial release. In 2004, the album was released in the USA with bonus tracks, making it the only one of his Japanese releases available in the USA.

Track listing

  1. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 7:42
  2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) - 3:20
  3. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" (Frank Churchill, Larry Morey) - 4:36
  4. "Harvest Time" (Hancock) - 4:48
  5. "Sonrisa" (Hancock) - 3:44
  6. "Manhattan Island" (Hancock) - 3:56
  7. "Blue Otani" (Hancock) - 3:25

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "My Funny Valentine" (Alternate) - 6:07
  2. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Alternate) - 4:04
  3. "Someday My Prince Will Come" (Alternate) - 5:18
  4. "Harvest Time" (Alternate) - 5:10

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References

  1. ↑ Jurek, Thom. The Piano (Herbie Hancock album) at AllMusic