Perhaps the most ambitious album tribute to George Gershwin on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Gershwin's World earns its title by encompassing jazz versions of key pop songs from his catalogue and a version of his Prelude in C-Sharp Minor. This project was a real triumph with Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea and many more, for the first time on vinyl.

• Universal Play 33 1/3 Series
• Double LP 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
• Cut from Original Masters of Universal music
• Lacquer cut at SST Bruggemann GmbH in Germany
• Pressing from Pallas in Germany
• Deluxe Gatefold Cover
• Black poly-lined inner sleeves
• Released on vinyl for the first time

Herbie Hancock's 42nd album contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Prominent musicians featured include Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and more.

"More than just another in the seemingly endless series of songbooks cranked out by the Verve marketing machine, Gershwin's World could just as easily have been called Hancock's World. His stamp is that strong on these familiar Gershwin vehicles...The breadth and depth of Hancock's artistry as expressed throughout this magnificent collection is absolutely stunning. With Gershwin's World, a celebration of composer's centennial, he has crafted one for the ages." - Jazz Times

"Gershwin's World is a tour de force for Herbie Hancock, transcending genre and label, and ranking among the finest recordings of his lengthy career...Yet with all the fine performances by his guests, Gershwin's World remains Hancock's show, and he plays magnificently throughout. From beautiful to funky, percussive to melodic, improvisational to tightly arranged, Hancock and cohorts take a wondrous journey through the music and world of Gershwin." - Jim Newsom, All Music

Perhaps the most ambitious of album tributes to George Gershwin on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, Gershwin's World earns its title by encompassing not only jazz versions of key pop songs from his catalogue and a version (with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) of his Prelude in C-Sharp Minor but also reminding us of the composer's sources in everything from Ellington, W.C. Handy, and stride pianist James P. Johnson to Ravel. Those four are represented by versions of key pieces that affected Gershwin, in a bid to place his achievement in a context that is often discussed but perhaps too little listened to. This is an album that could have been a massive, pretentious failure; instead, with the likes of Wayne Shorter and a nearly unrecognisably torchy Joni Mitchell on hand, it's as close to a triumph as this type of thing reaches. - Rickey Wright

Track Listing:

LP 1 Side A
1. Overture (Fascinating Rhythm)
2. It Ain't Necessarily So
3. The Man I Love
4. Here Come De Honey Man

LP 1 Side B
1. St. Louis Blues
2. Lullaby

LP 2 Side C
1. Blueberry Rhyme
2. It Ain't Necessarily So (Interlude)
3. Cotton Tail
4. Summertime
5. My Man's Gone Now

LP 2 Side D
1. Prelude in C# Minor
2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G, 2nd Movement
3. Embraceable You

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