Empyrean Isles is an album by jazz musician Herbie Hancock, recorded July 17, 1964 for Blue Note Records. Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ...

Track Listing

1. One Finger Snap

2. Olilioqui Valley

3. Cantaloupe Island

4. The Egg

The album was reissued in 1999 with alternate takes of "One Finger Snap" and "Olilioqui Valley." 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

Personnel

Herbie Hancock, piano. Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... A grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument, widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. ...

Freddie Hubbard, cornet. Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7, 1938, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) is an American jazz trumpeter. ... Bâ™­ cornet The cornet is a brass instrument that closely resembles the trumpet. ...

Ron Carter, bass. Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan, USA) is a jazz bassist. ... Bass may refer to: Look up bass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Tony Williams, drums. Tony Williams (December 12, 1945 - February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ...

Trivia

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In 1993 the group US3 sampled "Cataloupe Island" for their song "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)," which is the biggest selling record of all time for Blue Note Records. 1993 (MCMXCIII in Roman) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... US3 was a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1991. ... Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. ...