Gershwin’s World

Jazz · 1998 · 14 tracks

Gershwin’s World

A lush, star-studded reimagining of the American songbook. Hancock blends West African rhythms, chamber strings, and bluesy grit into a cinematic jazz tapestry.

It's like a high-end gallery tour of American music led by the coolest guy in the room.

A sophisticated and deeply reverent journey through the shadows and highlights of the American songbook.

Gershwin’s World · vs · Herbie Hancock

Raspy+3.3σ

The vocals lean far further into raspy than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)

0:55

02

It Ain’t Necessarily So

4:47

03

The Man I Love

5:57

04

Here Come de Honey Man

3:59

05

St. Louis Blues

5:50

06

Lullaby

11:03

07

Blueberry Rhyme

3:31

08

It Ain’t Necessarily So (interlude)

1:25

09

Cotton Tail

4:44

10

Summertime

4:41

11

My Man’s Gone Now

1:56

12

Prelude in C# minor

4:46

13

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G, 2nd Movement

9:12

14

Embraceable You

4:38

Moments Worth Waiting For

The haunting interplay between Stevie Wonder's harmonica and Hancock's piano on St. Louis Blues.

Joni Mitchell's smoky, unconventional phrasing transforming The Man I Love into a late-night confession.

The eleven-minute sprawl of Lullaby where the boundaries between classical composition and jazz improvisation dissolve completely.

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