HERBIE HANCOCK / NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL 2026 (1CDR)

Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards, vocoder, keytar
Terence Blanchard - trumpet, keyboards
Lionel Loueke - guitar, vocals
James Genus - electric bass
Jaylen Petinaud - drums

1. WATERMELON MAN
2. ACTUAL PROOF
3. FOOTPRINTS
4. BUTTERFLY
5. HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS / SPIDER / ROCKIT
6. CHAMELEON

This release features a remastered recording of Herbie Hancock’s set as the closing act of the Newport Jazz Festival, sourced from an audience recording. While described as a "good" audience recording, the source material was actually somewhat problematic—plagued by boomy low frequencies that prevented the input level from being raised effectively. Through remastering, these issues have been corrected, elevating the audio quality to a truly "good" standard. With a setlist that serves as the definitive selection of Herbie’s electric-era material, this is a must-listen.