Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
Speak No Evil

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Herbie Hancock wraps up the solo sequence with a single chorus on piano, the last of three improvisations. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 143 BPM over the 50-bar AABA in C, the improvisation unfolds with comfortable, easygoing swing. Herbie Hancock contributes a piano chorus that demonstrates his ability to inhabit any harmonic environment with creativity and authority. Recorded for the album Speak No Evil in 1964, the performance captures Herbie Hancock at 23 to 24 years old. Speak No Evil is the title composition from Wayne Shorter's landmark 1964 album, recorded with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Elvin Jones on drums.

Herbie Hancock was 23 to 24 years old at the time.