Inventions & Dimensions is the third album by Herbie Hancock, recorded on August 30, 1963, for Blue Note Records. It features Hancock with bassist Paul Chambers and percussionists Willie Bobo and Chihuahua Martinez. The album was reissued in the 1970s as Succotash, credited to Hancock and Bobo,[5] but with the sides reversed. Inventions & Dimensions is unusual in prominently featuring Latin percussion whilst not being a Latin jazz album, rather presenting Hancock's further exploration of modal jazz and post-bop idioms.
| Inventions & Dimensions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | August 30, 1963 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | |||
| Genre | Modal Jazz, Post-Bop, Latin Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:49 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84147 | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Succotash cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | (favorable) [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by Herbie Hancock.
Side one
- "Succotash" – 7:40
- "Triangle" – 11:01
Side two
- "Jack Rabbit" – 5:57
- "Mimosa" – 8:38
- "A Jump Ahead" – 6:33
CD reissue bonus track
- "Mimosa" (alternate take) – 10:06
Personnel
edit- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Paul Chambers – bass
- Willie Bobo – drums, timbales
- Osvaldo "Chihuahua" Martinez – percussion (not on track 5)
References
edit- ^ Weinsteein, Norman (2011). "Herbie Hancock | Inventions & Dimensions". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Inventions & Dimensions - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 93. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed January 25, 2011
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