VSOP (album)


V.S.O.P. is a 1977 double live album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock, featuring acoustic jazz performances by the V.S.O.P. Quintet, along with jazz fusion/jazz-funk performances by the ‘Mwandishi’ band and The Headhunters.
The concert was advertised as a "Herbie Hancock Retrospective," and Miles Davis, who was several months into his temporary retirement, was advertised as playing with the V.S.O.P. group. According to concert attendees, on the night of the show a handwritten sign was posted on the lobby door announcing that Davis would not be playing, but that Hubbard would be appearing instead.

Track listing

  1. "Piano Introduction" – 4:33
  2. "Maiden Voyage" – 13:18
  3. "Nefertiti" – 5:17
  4. "Introduction of Players/Eye of the Hurricane" – 18:35
  5. "Toys" – 14:00
  6. "Introductions" – 1:47
  7. "You'll Know When You Get There" – 7:00
  8. "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" – 11:54
  9. "Spider" – 10:12
Recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival, New York City Center, New York City, Tuesday, June 29, 1976.
Tracks 1–4 performed by V.S.O.P., Tracks 5–7 performed by Mwandishi, Tracks 8–9 performed by the Headhunters.

Personnel

Musicians

Track 1:
Tracks 2, 3, 4:
Tracks 5, 6, 7:
Tracks 8, 9:

Production