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Track Listings
| 1. Stitched Up (Feat. John Mayer) |
| 2. Sister Moon (Feat. Sting) |
| 3. Gelo No Montanha (Feat. Trey Anastasio) |
| 4. Hush, Hush, Hush (Feat. Annie Lennox) |
| 5. Don't Explain (Feat. Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan) |
| 6. Safiatou (Feat. Santana & Angelique Kidjo) |
| 7. I Do It For Your Love (Feat. Paul Simon) |
| 8. A Song For You (Feat. Christina Aguilera) |
| 9. When Love Comes To Town (Feat. Jonny Lang and Joss Stone) |
| 10. I Just Called To Say I Love You (Feat. Raul Midon) |
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Possibilities by jazz piano/keyboard legend Herbie Hancock, with songs by Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon, and Leon Russell, is a multigenerational masterpiece. Rock's "it boy" John Mayer leads off the CD with the spare, bouncy opener, "Stitched Up." Brit-born soul girl Joss Stone and bluesman Johnny Long get down on the gutbucket "When Love Comes to Town." Christina Aguilera’s excellent vocals illuminate "A Song for You." Not to be outdone, Annie Lennox delivers an operatic take on Holly Cole’s "Hush, Hush, Hush," while Sting's "Sister Moon" swings with stealthy syncopations. Santana and the Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo provide the world flavor on "Safiotou," and the dreamy "Gelo No Montana," with ex-Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, is the lone instrumental. Hancock’s tight solos and intelligent orchestral synths radiate all of the tracks. Like Frank Sinatra’s Duets and Ray Charles’s Genius Loves Company, Possibilities introduces Hancock to a new and awestruck generation. --Eugene Holley, Jr.
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Cd > Popular Music > JazzCD > POPULAR MUSIC > JAZZ
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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I've always been an admirer of Herbie Hancock and when I saw the preview of this album I was keen to see what was on it. What a wonderful coming together of minds, talents and performances! From Paul Simon to Joss Stone; from Sting to Santana. Every track is unique and incomparable. the Annie Lennox duet 'Hush Hush Hush' is phenomenal. Even Damien Rice comes out of his shell to do justice to the evergreen Don't Explain'. A great wind-down or dinner album and one to impress your guests with. Buy it with ease of mind.
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The album is a bunch of collaborations with some famous (and some not so famous) names of other genres. The result is quite a mix featuring some soft jazzy tracks, some funky, bluesy tracks and more. A couple of my tracks of choice are "Stitched up" with John Mayer, very bluesy with subtle hints of Jazz, and "When love comes to town" with Joss Stone and Johnny Lang. Some of the tracks were a little hard to listen to, but I'm not particularly a Jazz aficionado, so it was to be expected really.
I found enjoyment in the album and still go back to a couple of the tracks every now and then to give them a listen. Worth a check if you want a bit of an introduction to Jazz or you want to broaden your horizons a bit.
The album is a bunch of collaborations with some famous (and some not so famous) names of other genres. The result is quite a mix featuring some soft jazzy tracks, some funky, bluesy tracks and more. A couple of my tracks of choice are "Stitched up" with John Mayer, very bluesy with subtle hints of Jazz, and "When love comes to town" with Joss Stone and Johnny Lang. Some of the tracks were a little hard to listen to, but I'm not particularly a Jazz aficionado, so it was to be expected really.
I found enjoyment in the album and still go back to a couple of the tracks every now and then to give them a listen. Worth a check if you want a bit of an introduction to Jazz or you want to broaden your horizons a bit.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I can't decide what I think of this album. Hancock is a hero of mine, maybe the best jazz pianist ever (certainly the most versatile) and an astoundingly imaginative and innovative musician. So at times on this CD it feels like he is slumming it a bit - I mean Sting has his place but covering one of his own songs on a Hancock album is probably not it. Joss Stone likewise.
I guess it's fair to stay that if you're a fan of Sting, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Damien Rice etc you'll probably like the sophisticated pop-jazz on here. I find these artists unremarkable, and maybe I'm a snob, but I certainly wouldn't want to hear more than a song each of them in collaboration with HH.
The duet with Cristina Aguilera on the other hand was a big surprise - I had no idea she was such a good singer. This is the outstanding track on the album - there is real energy between Aguilera and Hancock, and I would like to hear them do a whole album together. I ask myself why she wastes her exceptional voice on the trashy pop she turns out.
The track with John Mayer is also very good.
So - an intersting curiosity, with some high spots, but not to be compared with Hancock's otheradventures (disco, funk, Gershwin).
I guess it's fair to stay that if you're a fan of Sting, Paul Simon, Annie Lennox, Damien Rice etc you'll probably like the sophisticated pop-jazz on here. I find these artists unremarkable, and maybe I'm a snob, but I certainly wouldn't want to hear more than a song each of them in collaboration with HH.
The duet with Cristina Aguilera on the other hand was a big surprise - I had no idea she was such a good singer. This is the outstanding track on the album - there is real energy between Aguilera and Hancock, and I would like to hear them do a whole album together. I ask myself why she wastes her exceptional voice on the trashy pop she turns out.
The track with John Mayer is also very good.
So - an intersting curiosity, with some high spots, but not to be compared with Hancock's otheradventures (disco, funk, Gershwin).
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