	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Dec 4, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home Winter Holidays Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Arts and Entertainment

Christian McBride/Nicholas Payton/Mark Whitfield

Fingerpaintings: The Music of Herbie Hancock

Verve

Though many of Hancock's classic compositions were first popularized by quintets and sextets during the 1960s, this trio of jazz virtuosos makes up for any absence of instruments. Bassist McBride, trumpeter Payton, and guitarist Whitfield trade stellar solos, all the while maintaining a tight, cohesive sound. On tracks like “Driftin'” or “The Kiss” (from the film Blow-Up), they create fruitful interplays (especially between McBride and Payton). Several tracks are excessively “funky” and overdone, but on the whole, these three succeed in paying tribute to one of their musical forebears.

J. Andrew Todd

Premium Partner Content

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Christian McBride/Nicholas Payton/Mark Whitfield

Gumbo Nouveau. (Insight on the News)

Infoplease Tools