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:
- Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
- It Ain’t Necessarily So
- The Man I Love
- Here Come De Honey Man
- Louis Blues
- Lullaby
- Blueberry Rhyme
- It Ain’t Necessarily So Interlude
- Cotton Tail
- Summertime
- My Man’s Gone Now
- Prelude In C# Minor
- Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In G, 2nd Movement
- Embraceable You
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