The Peacocks

Herbie Hancock · 1986 · Ballade de Jimmy Rowles avec Wayne Shorter au soprano

Context

Track from the soundtrack of Round Midnight by Bertrand Tavernier, produced by Herbie Hancock (Columbia, 1986) and recorded in Épinay-sur-Seine in 1985. The open page notes that the score received the 1986 Academy Award for Best Original Score, an award that remained controversial.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Neoclassicism, Young Lions, Jazz in film and on screen. Among the origins and influences of Neoclassicism, Young Lions: Hard bop, Modal.

By the same artist

• Chan's Song (Never Said) (1986)
• Una Noche con Francis (1986)
• Fair Weather (1986)
• Body and Soul (Herbie Hancock) (1986)
• Bérangère's Nightmare (1986)
• How Long Has This Been Going On? (1986)

Sources

• EN: Round Midnight (soundtrack)

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