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Herbie Hancock delivers two choruses of piano on his own composition "Maiden Voyage," his voicings and melodic choices illuminating the harmonic structure of this landmark piece with crystalline clarity. At 125 BPM over the 32-bar AABA form in D, his solo reveals the compositional thinking behind the piece, each phrase demonstrating an intimate knowledge of the suspended fourth chords and modal landscape that made this composition a cornerstone of jazz education. Following George Coleman and Freddie Hubbard, Hancock's two-chorus statement closes the solo section with the authority of a composer exploring his own creation. The performance, with Ron Carter and Tony Williams, captures the creative peak of one of jazz's most influential rhythm sections.
Herbie Hancock was 24 to 25 years old at the time.
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