On October 20, 1998, “Verve” label released “Gershwin’s World”, the 42nd Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded March – June 1998, and was produced by Robert Sadin.

Personnel:

• Herbie Hancock– piano, organ, arranger, liner notes
• Joni Mitchell– vocals
• Kathleen Battle– soprano, vocals
• Marlon Graves – guitar, mixing, percussion
• Chick Corea– piano
• Stevie Wonder– vocals, harmonica, arranger
• Donald Palma – principal bass
• Stanley Clarke– bass
• Alex Al – bass
• Marji Danilow – bass
• Bakithi Kumalo– bass, guitar
• Ira Coleman – bass, production assistant
• Terri Lyne Carrington– drums, production assistant
• Gene Jackson – drums
• Cyro Baptista– percussion
• Cheik Mbaye – percussion
• Bireyma Guiye – percussion
• Massamba Diop – talking drum
• Kenny Garrett– alto saxophone
• James Carter– soprano and tenor saxophone
• Wayne Shorter– soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
• David Singer – clarinet
• Charles Neidich– clarinet, E flat clarinet
• Eddie Henderson – flugelhorn, trumpet
• Matthew Dine – English horn
• Elizabeth Mann – flute
• Michael Finn – principal bassoon
• Cynde Iverson – bassoon
• Brian Greene – oboe
• William Purvis – principal horn
• Chris Komer – horn
• Madou Dembelle – djembe
• Eriko Sato – principal violin
• Richard Rood – violin
• Ronnie Bauch – violin
• Joanna Jenner – violin
• Catherine Cho – violin
• Martha Caplin – concert master, violin
• Nicolas Danielson – violin
• Jennifer Frautschi – violin
• Ellen Payne – violin
• Todd Phillips – violin
• Renee Jolles – violin
• Clavin Wiersman – violin
• Peter Winograd – violin
• Asmira Woodward-Page – violin
• Eric Wyrick – violin
• Naoko Tanaka – violin
• Sarah Clarke – principal viola
• Karen Dreyfus – viola
• Toby Appel – viola
• Ahling Neu – viola
• Nardo Poy – viola
• Katherine Murdock – viola
• Melissa Meel – cello
• Charles Curtis – cello
• Susannah Chapman – cello
• Mina Smith – cello
• Robert Sadin – arranger, drum programming, liner notes, percussion programming, programming
• David Charles Abell – consultant
• Dave Darlington – engineer
• Rob Eaton – engineer
• Clark Germain – engineer
• Todd Whitelock – engineer
• Steve Genewick – engineer assistant
• Robi Banerji, Thom Cadley, Fred Hedemark, Pete Karam – Ron Martinez, Jason Stasium, Brett Swain, David Swope, Kayo Teramoto – engineer assistant
• Rob Rapley – digital editing, engineer
• Andreas Meyer – digital editing
• Darcy Proper, Bill Airey Smith – digital editing
• Pedro Moreira – assistant
• Doug Sax, Mark Wilder – mastering
• Al Schmitt – surround mix
• Rich Breen – tracking engineer
• Bruce Swedien, Brian Vibberts– mixing
• Istvan Banyai – artwork, illustrations
• Jimmy Katz – photography, session photographer
• James Minchin – cover photo, photography
• Robert Zuckerman – session photographer
• Melinda Murphy – production coordination
• Camille Tominaro, Tom Truslow – production coordination
• Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator

Track listing:

1. Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
2. It Ain’t Necessarily So
3. The Man I Love
4. Here Come De Honey Man
5. Louis Blues
6. Lullaby
7. Blueberry Rhyme
8. It Ain’t Necessarily So Interlude
9. Cotton Tail
10. Summertime
11. My Man’s Gone Now
12. Prelude In C# Minor
13. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
14. Embraceable You