Volume 54 "maiden Voyage" Guitar Voicings

GRAMMY Award-winning artist and music icon Herbie Hancock unleashed a monumental work in 1965 with Maiden Voyage. The captivating concept album displayed his intuitive talents as a pianist, composer and innovator. The release was a ground-breaking demonstration of lyrical jazz blended with riveting hard bop. This star-studded affair includes music legends Freddie Hubbard, George Coleman, Ron Carter and Anthony Williams. Influenced by his experience with the Miles Davis Quintet, the album featured provocative solos, tonal textures and rich harmonies. Included on the album are the now standards, “Maiden Voyage,” “The Eye of the Hurricane,” and “Dolphin Dance.” In 1999, the album was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame.

Herbie Hancock's "Empyrean Isles" and "Maiden Voyage" on Blu-ray Pure Audio Disc - two of Hancock's most iconic albums, plus unreleased takes. Universal Music Group has gone back to the original master tapes to deliver fully uncompressed, high-resolution versions of many of your favorite albums. 'Empyrean Isles' features the alternate takes from the RVG version as well as unreleased alts of "One Finger Snap", "Oliloquy Valley" and "Cantaloupe Island".

Maiden Voyage is the fifth album led by jazz musician Herbie Hancock, and was recorded by Rudy Van Gelder on March 17, 1965 for Blue Note Records. It was issued as BLP 4195 and BST 84195. It is a concept album aimed at creating an oceanic atmosphere. Many of the track titles refer to marine biology or the sea, and the musicians develop the concept through their use of space and almost tidal dynamics. The album was presented with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999.