> Detroit Experiment I was really only feeling a couple > tracks, it seemed pretty cut and dried, like stuff that > has already been done better by Herbie Hancock in the 70s > which is a real pinnacle of music for me. > Herbie is sick!
I am telling you Midnight at Twenty Grand is the cut!! Such a moody detroity soundtrack, I can imagine driving into the city to that one, or looking out a rooftop across the city on a warm night outside. BTW - Totally agree about Herbie... not trying to take anything away from him. But as a proponent of future music (esp. of the detroit flavor) I can't just sit back and say "well that sound has been done better 30 years ago by someone else so why bother." I want people to keep pushing, I want to hear someone who'll in 30 more years have blown Herbie away... hey I know it's far fetched but you know what I mean. Once you have the Herbie moments on vinyl you need, there's plenty of places and trajectories he's launched forward... I want to seek out where those seeds landed and who is taking it forward... on the electronic tip especially. Ayro seems promising... So you jazz fans, how about the top 3-5 "must have" Herbie Hancock LPs or moments ? Commentary encouraged. Peace, Matt MacQueen
