HERBIE HANCOCK - THE NEW STANDARD

• herbie hancock: the new standard
      (1996, cd, uk & europe, verve)

Herbie Hancock was in excellent company when he recorded "The New Standard': Michael Brecker on sax, John Scofield on guitar, Dave Holland on bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Don Alias on percussion.
For "The New Standard", the ensemble reworked a number of classic pop and rock tunes.
These are not the expected jazz renditions. This is a band that takes an interesting part of a song (a melody line, a chord sequence, an atmosphere,...) and builds a piece around it.
Very nice.
And, yes, I'm a fan of Michael Brecker and of John Scofield. What a treat.

Here's a live version of "Thieves In The Temple" (Prince):