Maiden Voyage EDNLP1245 Now that he’s in his

Now that he’s in his sixties and something of an elder statesman of the art form

is the only existing date pairing the guitarist with celebrated French pianist Martial Solal

Salute to the Sun: Live at Hallé St Peter’s documents a very special concert recorded at the iconic Manchester venue during lockdown

It was important to me to go deeper and address not just tradition and culture

The quartet date was made by the French company Blue Star

Maiden Voyage EDNLP1245 Now that he’s in his1965 (reissued 2021). By the time of this recording, Hancock was operating a profitable sideline writing advertising jingles, and the title track of this album apparently began its life as TV ad background music before growing into a modal masterpiece that he cited as his favourite composition. Recorded with Hancock's Miles Davis Quintet colleagues George Coleman (tenor sax), Ron Carter (bass) and Tony Williams (drums) along with Freddie Hubbard