Empyrean Isles

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Empyrean Isles is a 1964 jazz album by pianist Herbie Hancock, celebrated for its innovative post-bop compositions and featuring the classic track "Cantaloupe Island."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz album
post-bop album
studio album
artist Herbie Hancock
chronologyNextTitle Maiden Voyage
chronologyPreviousTitle Inventions and Dimensions
composer Herbie Hancock
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
ensembleType quartet
era 1960s jazz
genre hard bop
jazz
post-bop
hasCoverArt Empyrean Isles album cover
hasCriticalReputation classic post-bop album
hasTrack Cantaloupe Island
Oliloqui Valley
One Finger Snap
The Egg
hasTrackLength Cantaloupe Island – approximately 5 minutes 30 seconds
Oliloqui Valley – approximately 8 minutes 30 seconds
One Finger Snap – approximately 7 minutes 20 seconds
The Egg – approximately 13 minutes
influencedArtist Us3
influencedGenre acid jazz
labelCatalogNumber Blue Note Records
surface form: Blue Note BLP 4175
labelImprint Blue Note Records
surface form: Blue Note
language instrumental
notableTrack Cantaloupe Island
originalFormat LP record
partOf Herbie Hancock
surface form: Herbie Hancock discography
performer Freddie Hubbard
Herbie Hancock
Ron Carter
Tony Williams
performerInstrument Freddie Hubbard – cornet
Herbie Hancock – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Tony Williams – drums
producer Alfred Lion
recordedAt Van Gelder Studio
surface form: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
recordingEngineer Rudy Van Gelder
recordLabel Blue Note Records
releaseYear 1964
style small-group jazz

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Herbie Hancock notableWork Empyrean Isles
Maiden Voyage follows Empyrean Isles
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock notableWork Empyrean Isles
subject surface form: Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island originalAlbum Empyrean Isles