Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
The Collector

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the 2nd of 4 on this recording, following Wayne Shorter's tenor sax and followed by Reggie Workman on acoustic bass. Set at a bright 271 BPM with a swing feel in E, the solo runs approximately 1:48. The track represents the most harmonically adventurous moment on the album, pointing toward the freer approaches that both Shorter and Hancock would explore in subsequent decades. "The Collector" from Wayne Shorter's 1966 album Adam's Apple is an extended, free-flowing performance that features four soloists exploring Herbie Hancock's composition at a brisk 267 BPM in E minor. Herbie Hancock was 25 to 26 years old at the time of this 1966 recording.

Herbie Hancock was 25 to 26 years old at the time.