Marco Salzano

An impressive tribute by Hancock to the world of Gershwin (and while he was at it, a bit to Ravel) with his usual eclecticism taken to the nth degree, thanks also to a parade of in-form allstars including Jonie Mitchell, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, and Stevie Wonder. The range spans from post-bop (Cottontail) to funky blues (St. Louis Blues), from electronic nu-jazz (Here Come De Honey Man) to world (Overture) to classical revisited (Lullaby, Prelude, and Adagio) with the Orpheus Ensemble.