Herbie Hancock Trio, Michael Brecker/France 7.11.1987

Harvey’s acoustic side in the late 1980s appeared at the Nice Jazz Festival for the second year in a row, with a regular trio including Buster Williams and Al Foster, and a quartet with Michael Brecker in the regular trio. Performance. This work is a treasure definitive edition packed with great performances of Herbie’s acoustic jazz representative of the late 1980s, which was held for two consecutive years at the world-famous Nice Jazz Festival in France. The highlight performance was on July 11, 1988, the following day, when Harvey, Buster Williams and Al Foster joined the trio, and Michael Brecker joined them as a quartet. Recorded on an amazing super high quality stereo sound board that has been mastered. He uses a lot of technique and flair, including some small tricks, to make a heavy hit…The scary Al Foster plays with a full-fledged 4-beat that has never been heard before in the Miles Davis Band. Al is actually really amazing. It was no coincidence that he took advantage of this opportunity to collaborate with Herbie and was asked by Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and others to establish his status as a 4-beat drummer. Even if you compare it to Tony Williams’ play at Mount Fuji a month later, there is no difference at all. Al, like Tony and Jack DeJohnette, is King Miles’ favorite drummer, and as a skillful omnidirectional drummer ranging from bop, free, jazz-rock, and funk, Al played Miles from the 1970s to the reclusive period to the 80s. He was the backbone of Miles for the longest time as a drummer. He also participated in numerous recordings by Miles and the Jazz Crusaders in the 1960s, and was active in the Herbie Sextet in the 70s, and his unique tone and fearless playing are highly praised by fellow bassists. Buster Williams’ bass is also strong throughout. Of course, with his overwhelming technique and versatile expressiveness, Michael Brecker was the number one saxophone player in both popularity and ability at the time, and his ever-changing and overwhelming playing is always refreshing to listen to. And Harvey, a genius who plays better the better his opponent is, also enjoys the chance encounter that is possible because of these exceptionally talented players. Also, a trio and a quartet are performing two of the same songs, so it might be a good idea to listen to them and compare. Live at Nice Jazz Festival,France July.11th 1987 1. Just One of Those Things 2. Air Dancing 3. I Didn’t Know What Time it Was Herbie Hancock – Piano Buster Williams – Bass Al Foster – Drums Michael Brecker – Tenor Saxphone (The date on the cover is July 10th, but the exact date is July 11th)