Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, Brian Blade/Ge 2004

The 2004 July 4th German performance by the quartet of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Dave Holland, and Brian Blade is now available in official professional shots. There are probably many fans who still vividly remember the four members’ performance at Tokyo Jazz 2004, which took place two months after this performance. Regarding the performance, perhaps because Herbie Hancock has a large presence as in the Japanese performance, the atmosphere is quite different from the Wayne Shorter Quartet etc. even though it is a similar four-piece formation, which is refreshing (by the way, Lionel Loueke did not jump in on this day) ). You can fully enjoy the four players’ play with perfect video and audio quality throughout the film, and wonderful camera work that clearly captures even the smallest details of the play. In particular, even non-fans will be impressed by the close-up shot of Brian Blade’s drumming like a young lion, which seems to be approaching the three greats from the impressive Miles band! Herbie Hancock (piano)Wayne Shorter (tenor & soprano sax)Dave Holland (bass), & Brian Blade (drums) ◆Jazzbaltica, Salzau, Germany, 4th July 2004 1.Sonrisa 2.V 3.Pathways 4.Aung San Suu Kyi 5. Prometheus Unbound 6. Cantaloupe Island