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| recorded = June 17, 1964
| recorded = June 17, 1964
| venue =
| venue =
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]]<br>[[Englewood Cliffs, NJ]]
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio]] ([[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]])
| genre = [[Hard bop]], [[modal jazz]], [[soul jazz]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Hard bop]]|[[modal jazz]]|[[soul jazz]]}}
| length = 35:20
| length = 35:20
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br>BLP 4175
| label = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| producer = [[Alfred Lion]]
| prev_title = [[Inventions & Dimensions]]
| prev_title = [[Inventions & Dimensions]]
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'''''Empyrean Isles''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[jazz]] pianist [[Herbie Hancock]], recorded on June 17, 1964 and released on [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] in November later that year.<ref>{{cite book |last1=DiMartino |first1=Dave |title=Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-46430-3 |page=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB4GDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA273 |access-date=16 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Salzman |first1=Jack |last2=Smith |first2=David L. |last3=West |first3=Cornel |title=Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History |date=1996 |publisher=Macmillan Library Reference |isbn=978-0-02-897365-4 |page=1185 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4QYAAAAIAAJ |access-date=16 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The quartet features trumpeter [[Freddie Hubbard]] and rhythm section [[Ron Carter]] and [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]].
'''''Empyrean Isles''''' is the fourth studio album by American [[jazz]] pianist [[Herbie Hancock]], released on [[Blue Note Records]] in November 1964.<ref>{{cite book |last1=DiMartino |first1=Dave |title=Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set) |date=2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-46430-3 |page=273 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sB4GDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA273 |access-date=16 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Salzman |first1=Jack |last2=Smith |first2=David L. |last3=West |first3=Cornel |title=Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History |date=1996 |publisher=Macmillan Library Reference |isbn=978-0-02-897365-4 |page=1185 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T4QYAAAAIAAJ |access-date=16 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The album features Hancock alongside trumpeter [[Freddie Hubbard]], bassist [[Ron Carter]], and drummer [[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]].


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==Recording and composition==
==Background==
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''Empyrean Isles'' was recorded at [[Van Gelder Studio]] in [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]], on June 17, 1964.<ref name="CD">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles |publisher=Blue Note Records |type=CD liner notes |id=98796}}</ref> [[Freddie Hubbard]] played [[cornet]] rather than his typical trumpet on the session.<ref name="CD" /> The four compositions on the album, including the future [[Jazz standard|standard]] "[[Cantaloupe Island]]", are Hancock originals written over a two-year period.<ref name="AM" />
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=== Recording and composition ===
⚫
The album was recorded at [[Van Gelder Studio]], [[Englewood Cliffs]], New Jersey, on June 17, 1964.<ref name="CD">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles |publisher=Blue Note Records |type=CD liner notes |id=98796}}</ref> [[Freddie Hubbard]] plays [[cornet]] rather than his typical trumpet.<ref name="CD" /> The four compositions are Hancock originals written over a two-year period.<ref name="AM" />

=== The Miles Davis Quintet ===
Six months after recording'' Empyrean Isles'', Herbie, Ron and Tony would record [[E.S.P. (Miles Davis album)|''E.S.P.'']] with [[Miles Davis]], the first of six studio albums by Davis's [[Miles Davis Quintet|Second Great Quintet]].


==Reception==
==Reception==
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| rev5Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=641 }}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |author-link2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=641 }}</ref>
}}
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[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'']] awarded the album four stars.<ref name="Penguin" />
''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz]]'' awarded ''Empyrean Isles'' four out of four stars.<ref name="Penguin" />


AllMusic reviewer [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] called it "a record that officially established Hancock as a major artist in his own right."<ref name="AM" />
[[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] gave the album five out of five stars, calling it "a record that officially established Hancock as a major artist in his own right."<ref name="AM" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Herbie Hancock]] – piano
*[[Herbie Hancock]] – piano
*[[Freddie Hubbard]] – cornet
*[[Freddie Hubbard]] – [[cornet]]
*[[Ron Carter]] – bass
*[[Ron Carter]] – double bass
*[[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] – drums
*[[Tony Williams (drummer)|Tony Williams]] – drums


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* [[Alfred Lion]] – producer
* [[Alfred Lion]] – producer
* [[Rudy Van Gelder]] – recording engineer
* [[Rudy Van Gelder]] – engineer
* [[Reid Miles]] – design
* [[Reid Miles]] – design
* [[Francis Wolff]] – photography
* [[Francis Wolff]] – photography

Latest revision as of 07:20, 23 May 2024

This article is about the 1964 Herbie Hancock album. For the location in Ancient Greek cosmology, see Empyrean.
Empyrean Isles
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
ReleasedNovember 1964[1]
RecordedJune 17, 1964
StudioVan Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey)
Genre
Length35:20
LabelBlue Note
ProducerAlfred Lion
Herbie Hancock chronology
Inventions & Dimensions
(1963) 		Empyrean Isles
(1964) 		Maiden Voyage
(1965)

Empyrean Isles is the fourth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on Blue Note Records in November 1964.[2][3] The album features Hancock alongside trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams.

Recording and composition

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Empyrean Isles was recorded at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on June 17, 1964.[4] Freddie Hubbard played cornet rather than his typical trumpet on the session.[4] The four compositions on the album, including the future standard "Cantaloupe Island", are Hancock originals written over a two-year period.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Jazz Journal[6]
Jazzwise[7]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[8]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[9]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded Empyrean Isles four out of four stars.[9]

AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album five out of five stars, calling it "a record that officially established Hancock as a major artist in his own right."[5]

Track listing

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Original release

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All tracks are written by Herbie Hancock

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."One Finger Snap"7:20
2."Oliloqui Valley"8:28
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Cantaloupe Island"5:32
2."The Egg"14:00
Total length:35:20

1999 CD reissue

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All tracks are written by Herbie Hancock

No.TitleLength
1."One Finger Snap"7:20
2."Oliloqui Valley"8:28
3."Cantaloupe Island"5:32
4."The Egg"14:00
5."One Finger Snap" (alternate take)7:37
6."Oliloqui Valley" (alternate take)10:47

Personnel

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Technical personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Empyrean Isles
Chart (2023) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 67

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Dec 5, 1964
  2. ^ DiMartino, Dave (2016). Music in the 20th Century (3 Vol Set). Routledge. p. 273. ISBN 978-1-317-46430-3. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ Salzman, Jack; Smith, David L.; West, Cornel (1996). Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History. Macmillan Library Reference. p. 1185. ISBN 978-0-02-897365-4. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles (CD liner notes). Blue Note Records. 98796.
  5. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Empyrean Isles - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. ^ Jones, Dave (20 June 2019). "Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles". Jazz Journal. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ Nicholson, Stuart. "Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles". Jazzwise. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 93. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  9. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Herbie Hancock – Empyrean Isles" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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