Gershwin's World

Gershwin's World
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1998[1]
RecordedMarch–June, 1998
GenreJazz
Length1:07:08
LabelVerve, Polygram
ProducerRobert Sadin
Herbie Hancock chronology
1+1
(1997)
Gershwin's World
(1998)
Future 2 Future
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz(favorable)[2]
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
Tom HullB[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[6]

Gershwin's World is a thirty-seventh studio album by the American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock.

It contains songs written by George and Ira Gershwin, and their contemporaries. It features several prominent musicians, including Joni Mitchell, Kathleen Battle, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, James Carter, Cyro Baptista, Kenny Garrett, Stanley Clarke, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

  1. ^ "Herbie Hancock : Discography : Gershwin's World". The Verve Music Group. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. ^ Bailey, Michael (2011). "Herbie Hancock | Gershwin's World". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. ^ Newsom, Jim (2011). "Gershwin's World - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. ^ Woodard, Josef (2011). "Gershwin's World Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". Tom Hull. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 644. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.