MWANDISHI

I met many music fans who know Hancock by his hip-hop or pop-jazz works from last decade and many of them have no idea that some time ago his music was very different.

To be honest, I like his post-bop works from late sixties as well. But Mwandishi Trilogy is his absolute peak of progressive fusion till now. So, with this album newcomers should be afraid not to be killed by rap singing, hip-hop rhythms or Christina Aguilera duet ( that happened in Hancock one of last albums, and believe me, this song was still absolutely the best on all album!), but to be involved in mid-tempo psychedelic meditation with complex jazzy arrangements.

Yes, no mistake, interesting el. piano, very jazzy bass line and drumming plus brass section. Dreamy and just slightly structuresed sound has many free jazz elements as well. And as spices all the air is filled with ambient electronic sound effects!

So, if you don't believe that Hancock could be so progressive, just listen! His two later Trilogy albums are both better balanced and has firmer structure, but this one is great psychedelic free-jazz-fusion work. If you are searching for very unusual jazz fusion work and are not afraid of free structure, loose form and dose of psychedelia, you are welcome!

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