2010 studio album by Herbie Hancock
The Imagine Project Herbie Hancock released on June 22, 2010.[ 10] John Legend , India Arie , Seal , Dave Matthews , Jeff Beck , Chaka Khan , Tedeschi & Trucks , The Chieftains and Los Lobos .
Background
The album, which was recorded in many locations throughout the world and features collaborations with various artists, was complemented by a documentary about the recording process.[ 11] Konono N°1 , and won the 2011 Grammy Award for "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" (the final year that that award was given). The instruments used on "The Times, They Are A' Changin" combine the West African kora with the Celtic flute, fiddle and Uilleann pipes .[ 12]
Reception
George Varga of JazzTimes [ 13] BBC wrote "Ironically, in 2005 Hancock was elected to the Jazz Hall of Fame, since when the jazz aspects of his music have waned. Although The Imagine Project is entertaining and engaging, its jazz content is limited. Fans will hope that the 70-year-old still has another great jazz album in him – preferably alongside Shorter".[ 14]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic[ 18]
Herbie Hancock – arrangement, keyboards, piano, prepared piano, production, background vocals
Alex Acuña – percussionJohn Alagia – production
Ibrahim Ag Alhabib – background vocals
Abdallah Ag Alhousseyni – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Saïd Ag Ayad – djembe, background vocals
Lawrence Azerrad – design
Danny Barnes – banjo, bass, guitar
Jeff Beck – guitarChris Bolster – assistant engineering
Richard Bravo – percussion
Kofi Burbridge – Hammond B3, vocals
Oteil Burbridge – bass, vocals
Rodrigo Campos – percussion
Denis Caribaux – engineering
Céu – vocalsMatt Chamberlain – drums
Michael Chaves – guitar
The Chieftains – featured artistK.S. Chithra – vocalsVinnie Colaiuta – drums, tambourineKevin Conneff – bodhran
Rodrigo "Funai" Costa – assistant engineering
Curumin – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussionToumani Diabaté – koraYaya Diarra – engineering
Fatoumata Diawara – vocals
Larry Goldings – Hammond B3
Bernie Grundman – masteringRoland Guillotel – engineering
Helik Hadar – engineering, mixing
Elaga Ag Hamid – guitar, background vocals
Jessica Hancock – production coordination, background vocals
Lisa Hannigan – vocalsKen Hertz – arrangement, production
David Hidalgo – vocalsThe Hill-Tones – background vocals
Graham Hope – assistant engineering
Shantau Hudikar – engineering
India.Arie – vocalsAnand Iyer – second engineer
Juanes – arrangement, vocals, productionManu Katché – drumsBhawai Shankar Kathak – pakhawaj drum
Seán Keane – fiddleAlan Kelly – assistant engineering
Chaka Khan – vocalsAbhishek Khandelwal – assistant engineering, Pro-Tools
Douglas Kirkland – photography
Andrew Kitchen – assistant engineering
Larry Klein – bass, keyboards, background vocalsK'naan – vocalsKonono Nº1 – featured artistRhani Krija – percussion
Abdallah Ag Lamida "Intidao" – guitar, background vocals
Eyadou Ag Leche – bass guitar, background vocals
John Legend – vocalsHugo Legrand – assistant engineering
Gustavo Lenza – engineering
Frank Lillis – lyric translation
Lionel Loueke – guitar
Los Lobos – featured artistJim Lowe – engineering
Conrad Lozano – vocals
Lucas Martins – electric bass
Dave Matthews – guitar, vocalsMike Mattison – vocal arrangement, vocals
Ndofusu Mbiyavanga – percussion
Wagner Bigu Meirinho – assistant engineering
Cesar Mejia – engineering
Dani Michelle – wardrobe
Marcus Miller – arrangement, bass, productionBill Mims – assistant engineering
Mawangu Mingiedi – likembe
Alan Mintz – executive production, background vocals
Matt Molloy – flutePaddy Moloney – tin whistle, Uilleann pipesMandy Montiero – groomer
James Morrison – vocalsMelinda Murphy – executive production, production coordination
Áine Ní Ghlinn – lyric translationChris Owens – assistant engineering, Pro-Tools
Dean Parks – guitarSridhar Parthasarthy – mridangam
Louie Pérez – vocals
Cindi Peters – production coordination
P!nk – vocalsMaria Ruvalcaba – background vocals
Jaideep Sahni – translation
Oumou Sangare – vocalsBrian Scheuble – engineering
Eric Schilling – engineering
Seal – vocalsAnoushka Shankar – sitarWayne Shorter – saxophone (soprano)Jaime Sickora – assistant engineering
Patrick Spain – assistant engineering
Satyajit Talwalkar – tabla
Ibrahim Tangara – engineering
Susan Tedeschi – vocalsTinariwen – featured artistBobby Tis – engineering
Fernando Tobon – guitar
Alhassane Ag Touhami – arrangement, guitar, vocals
Derek Trucks – arrangement, guitar, productionVisi Vincent – drums
Marty Wall – engineer
Pete Wallace – keyboards
George Whitty – keyboards, sound design
Tal Wilkenfeld – bassBill Winn – engineering
Richard Woodcraft – engineering
Charts
Certifications
References
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