The New Standard (Herbie Hancock album)

The New Standard
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1996
RecordedJune 14–16, 1995
StudioManhattan Center Studios, New York
GenreJazz
Length77:15
LabelVerve
ProducerGuy Eckstine, Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
Dis Is da Drum
(1994)
The New Standard
(1996)
1+1
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Tom HullB[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

The New Standard is the thirty-fifth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1996 on Verve. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. It features an all-star sextet with saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, percussionist Don Alias and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

  1. ^ Yanow, Scott (2011). "The New Standard - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". Tom Hull. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.