{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-empyrean-isles-blue-note-classic-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock: Empyrean Isles (180g) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Note Classic Series 180g pressing of Herbie's 1964 classic.\u003c\/i\u003e The fourth studio album from the maestro himself with a TIGHT roster showing up for possibly one of the purest jazz albums in existence. \u003cstrong\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Freddie+Hubbard\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Hubbard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on cornet, \u003cstrong\u003eAnthony Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e on drums, and of course \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Herbie+Hancock\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e on piano duties. Written and arranged by HH, the album was produced to sound more improvised than ensemble melodies. The album also features two of his most famous cuts \"One Finger Snap\" and \"Cantaloupe Island\", the latter being famously sampled by US3 in the early 90s. Four cuts in total with more swing than Babe Ruth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eall-analog remaster cut from the original tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efeaturing Herbie Hancock (p), Freddie Hubbard (t), Ron Carter (b), Anthony Williams (d)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Blue Note Records 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Gene Jacket 1\/2015\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Herbie Hancock","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":40249485066330,"sku":"fr-4902","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/herbiehancock-empyreanisles-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1759289323","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/herbie-hancock-empyrean-isles-blue-note-classic-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}