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Herbie Hancock opens with a single chorus on piano, the first of two solos, followed by Wayne Shorter on tenor sax. The waltz feel at 120 BPM over the 64-bar AA' in B lends the solo a distinctive lilting three-beat pulse. Herbie Hancock opens the improvised section with a full-chorus piano solo that navigates the waltz rhythm with characteristic grace, his harmonic choices adding to the piece's unsettling beauty. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Herbie Hancock at 23 to 24 years old. The macabre title evokes the image of dancing cadavers, fitting the album's suite of otherworldly themes, and the music delivers on that unsettling promise through chromatic harmony and an elusive sense of tonal center.
Herbie Hancock was 23 to 24 years old at the time.
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