Snarky Puppy: My Favourite Jazz Moment
Michael League, band leader of Grammy award winning contemporary jazz pioneers Snarky Puppy, shares his favourite moment in the history of Jazz – Herbie Hancock's Driftin'.
Michael League, band leader of Grammy award winning contemporary jazz pioneers Snarky Puppy, shares his favourite moment in the history of recorded Jazz – Herbie Hancock’s Driftin’. The tune features solos from Dexter Gordon on tenor, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Herbie himself on piano and Michael explains why the recording sums up everything he loves about jazz.
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00:00Herbie Hancock
Driftin'
- Takin' Off.
- Blue Note.
- 6.
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