Painist/composer Herbie Hancock: "Inventions and Dimensions"

Tonight's Jazz Feature is the third album in young Herbie Hancock's Blue Note Records era. All of his Blue Note albums are "classics" but this one is lesser known but an important document. It was supposed to be a straight forward piano trio album with Herbie playing well known standards, plus a couple of originals and a couple of 12 bar blues. Herbie had something very different in mind and created some tunes that left open a lot of room for improvisation. They all had interesting properties and enhanced by a solid rhythm section made up of Paul Chambers on bass, Willie Bobo (aka William Correa) on drums and Oswaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez on added percussion. The five Hancock compositions explore a variety of moods and leave a lot of space for exploration. It is a unique document and a credit to Hancock's adventuresome musical spirit. "Inventions and Dimensions" was the album title and in honor of Herbie Hancock's 83rd Birthday on April 12, 2023 we feature his amazing music.