"Man erschafft andere Farben, indem man die Farben kombiniert, die es schon gibt." Dieses Zitat von Herbie Hancock könnte sein Mantra sein. Derin Chicago geborene Pianist war bereits auf seinem Weg in seinen lebenslangen Prozess musikalischer Innovationen, als er 1962 sein Debu¿talbum "Takin' Off" veröffentlichte. Indem er die Soul-Sounds seiner Heimatstadt mit den kompositorischen Experimenten kombinierte, die er an der Grinnell University begonnen hatte, dazu den Hard-Bop, den sein Mitbewohner Donald Byrd bevorzugte, schaffte Hancock einen neuen Jazz-Sound. Diese "Fusion" alter Klänge mit neuen Ideen (oder war es umgekehrt?) kann man auf den 10 CDs dieser einzigartigen Sammlung von Originalalben erleben, von The Jazz Crusaders u¿ber Les McCann bis Eddie Harris und u¿ber Oscar Brown Jr. bis zu Hugh Masekela. All diese Musiker wu¿rden wahrscheinlich "Amen" zu diesem Zitat des Organisten Larry Young von seinem Debu¿talbum "Groove Street": "Ich möchte vor allem ich selbst sein ... und damit bekommt man den meisten Ärger."

CD1. THE HORACE SILVER QUINTET HORACE-SCOPE - 1. Strollin' (Horace Silver) - 2. Where You At? (H. Silver) - 3. Without You (Don Newey) - 4. Horace-Scope (H. Silver) - 5. Yeah! (H. Silver) - 6. Me And My Baby (H. Silver) -7. Nica's Dream (H. Silver) - HERBIE HANCOCK TAKIN' OFF - 8. Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) - 9. Three Bags Full (H. Hancock) - 10. Empty Pockets (H. Hancock) - 11. The Maze (H. Hancock) - 12. Driftin' (H. Hancock) - 13. Alone And I (H. Hancock) |CD2. 1. Chip Monck (Les McCann) - 2. Fayth, You're... (L. McCann) - 3. Twist Cha Cha (L. McCann) - 4. A Little 3/4 For God & Co. (L. McCann) -5. Maxie's Changes (L. McCann) - 6. (They Call It) Stormy Monday (T-Bone Walker) - 7. God Bless The Child (A. Herzog, Jr., B. Holiday) - 8. See See Rider (Ma Rainey) - 9. Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) - 10. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town (W. Weldon, R. Jacobs) - 11. In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down (D. Raye, L. Carr) -12. 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-Ness If I Do (E. Robbins, P. Grainger) - 13. Lost And Lookin' (J. Alexander, L. Thomas) - 14. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water (Eddie Miller) - 15. Sweet Lover (J. McFarland, Wyche) |CD3. 1. Groove Street (Larry Young) - 2. I Found A New Baby (J. Palmer, S. Williams) - 3. Sweet Lorraine (C. Burwell, M. Parish) - 4. Gettin' Into It (L. Young) - 5. Talkin' 'Bout J. C. (L. Young) - 6. The Geek (Wilton Felder) - 7. M.J.S. Funk (Wayne Henderson) - 8. That's It (Wilton Felder) - 9. Freedom Sound (Joe Sample) - 10. Theme From Exodus (Ernest Gold) - 11. Coon (Wayne Henderson) |CD4. 1. Funky Mama (John Patton) - 2. Love Walked In (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3. Spaceman Twist (Lou Donaldson) - 4. Sow Belly Blues (Lou Donaldson) - 5. That's All (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 6. Nice 'N Greasy (Johnny Acea) - 7. Letter From Home (Keepnews, Mance) - 8. Take The "A" Train (Mignone, Strayhorn) - 9. Billie's Bounce (Jetkins, Parker) - 10. Back In Town (Jefferson, Moody) - 11. Soft And Furry (Jefferson,Griffin) - 12. A Night In Tunisia (Mignone, Gillespie) - 13. Things Are Getting Better (Jefferson, Adderley) - 14. Keep Walkin' (Jefferson, Cobb) - 15. I Feel So Good (Jefferson, Moody) 3'12 16. Bless My Soul (Parker's Mood) (Jefferson, Parker) |CD5. 1. Au Privave (Charlie Parker) - 2. Lover Man (Roger Ramirez) - 3. Just Friends (J. Klenner, S. Lewis) - 4. Blues After All (Kenny Burrell) - 5. Mr. Kicks (O. Brown, Jr.) - 6. Hazel's Hips (O. Brown, Jr.) - 7. Excuse Me For Livin' (O. Brown, Jr.) - 8. Lucky Guy (O. Brown, Jr.) - 9. Forbidden Fruit (O. Brown, Jr.) - 10. Opportunity, Please Knock (O. Brown, Jr.) -11. Elegy (Plain Black Boy) (G. Brooks, O. Brown, Jr.) -12. Sam's Life (O. Brown, Jr.) -13. Hymn To Friday (O. Brown, Jr.) - 14. Love Is Like A New Born Child (O. Brown, Jr.) - 15. When Malindy Sings (O. Brown, Jr., P.L. Dunbar) - 16. World Full Of Grey (O. Brown, Jr.) |CD6. 1. Work Song (Nat Adderley) - 2. Dat Dere (Boby Timmons) - 3. Easy Living (L. Robin, R. Rainger) - 4. Del Sasser (Sam Jones) - 5. Jeannine (Duke Pearson) - 6. Soon (G. & I. Gershwin) - 7. Them Dirty Blues (Julian Adderley) - 8. No One (Eddie Harris) - 9. Dancing Bull (E. Harris) - 10. Cuttin' Out (E. Harris) - 11. Down (E. Harris) - 12. Fantastic Waltz (E. Harris) - 13. Just Friends (Klenner, Lewis) - 14. Olifant Gesang (E. Harris) |CD7. 1. Boo's Tune (James Moody) . 2. Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) . 3. Four Five Six (Hank Crawford) . 4. The Story (J. Moody) . 5. Dat Dere (Bobby Timmons, Oscar Brown Jr.) . 6. Misty (Erroll Garner) . 7. Sister Sadie (Horace Silver) - 8. Recuerdo (Chuck Mangione) - 9. Big Foot (Charlie Parker) - 10. I Had The Craziest Dream (Warren, Gordon) - 11. Solar (Miles Davis) - 12. Blues For Saandar (Chuck Mangione) - 13. If Ever I Would Leave You (Lerner, Loewe) - 14. The Little Prince (Chuck Mangione) CD8. 1. Comin' Home Baby (Ben Tucker) - 2. Summertime (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) - 3. It Ain't Necessarily So (George & Ira Gershwin) - 4. Twistin' the Jug (Gene Ammons) - 5. Born to Be Blue (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 6. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) - 7. Moten Swing (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) - 8. Stormy Monday (Bob Crowder, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines) - 9. Down the Line (Gene Ammons) |CD9. 1. Look Out (Stanley Turrentine) - 2. Journey into Melody (Robert Farnon) - 3. Return Engagement (Horace Parlan) - 4. Little Sheri (S. Turrentine) - 5. Tiny Capers (Clifford Brown) - 6. Minor Chant (S. Turrentine) - 7. De Bug (Freddie Roach) - 8. Ahm Miz (F. Roach) - 9. Lujon (Henry Mancini) - 10. Althea Soon (F. Roach) - 11. More Mileage (F. Roach) - 12. Lion Down (F. Roach) |CD10. 1. I've Got A Woman (Ray Charles) - 2. On The Street Where You Live (Lerner, Lowe) - 3. Satin Doll (Duke Ellington) - 4. 'Round Midnight (Thelonious Monk) - 5. All About My Girl (Jimmy McGriff) - 6. M.G. Blues (J. McGriff) - 7. Thats The Way I Feel (J. McGriff) - 8. After Hours (Avery Parrish) - 9. Flying Home (Lionel Hampton) - 10. Sermon (Jimmy Smith) - 11. Satisfying Song (Miriam Makeba) - 12. Merci Bon Die (Frantz Casseus) - 13. House of the Rising Sun (trad) - 14. Sit Down (Lord, I Can't Sit Down) (trad) - 15. He's Gone Away (trad) - 16. Click Song (M. Makeba) 2'18 17. Guinean Song (Makeba, Masekela) - 18. Ox Drivers Song (trad) - 19. Umhome (Makeba, Masekela) - 20. Magwalandini (Makeba, Masekela) - 21. Morning of the Carnival (Theme from Black Orpheus) (Bonfá, Jungnickel) - 22. Wimoweh(Solomon Linda)