The Quintet (album)

The Quintet
Live album by
V.S.O.P.
ReleasedOctober 1977
RecordedJuly 16–18, 1977
GenreJazz
Length70:13
LabelColumbia
ProducerDavid Rubinson, Jeffrey Cohen
V.S.O.P. chronology
Herbie Hancock Trio
(1977) 		The Quintet
(1977) 		Tempest in the Colosseum
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

The Quintet is an album by V.S.O.P. It was compiled from two concert performances: one at the Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, on July 16, 1977; the other at the San Diego Civic Theatre on July 18, 1977. The quintet were keyboardist Herbie Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, drummer Tony Williams, bassist Ron Carter and saxophonist Wayne Shorter (on tenor and soprano). The album was originally released in October 1977 as a 2-disc LP by Columbia Records.

  1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "V.S.O.P.: The Quintet". allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. U.S.: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.