The New Standard (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The New Standard
Type = Studio album
Artist = Herbie Hancock
Released = 1996
Recorded = 1995
Genre = Jazz
Length =
Label = Verve, Mercury
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hzfpxqwhldje link]
Last album = "Dis Is Da Drum"
(1994)
This album = "The New Standard"
(1995)
Next album = "1 + 1"
(1997)

"The New Standard" is the fortieth album by Herbie Hancock. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. The album's title implies that Hancock was nominating these songs as contemporary jazz standards.Fact|date=September 2008

Track listing

#"New York Minute" (Don Henley, Danny Kortchmar, Kai Winding)
#"Mercy Street" (Peter Gabriel)
#"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
#"When Can I See You" (Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds)
#"You've Got It Bad Girl" (Stevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright)
#"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" (Sade Adu, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman)
#"Scarborough Fair" (Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel)
#"Thieves in the Temple" (Prince)
#"All Apologies" (Kurt Cobain)
#"Manhattan (Island of Lights and Love)" (Herbie Hancock, Jean Hancock)

Personnel

* Herbie Hancock - piano
* Michael Brecker - tenor and soprano saxophone
* John Scofield - acoustic and electric guitar, electric sitar
* Dave Holland - acoustic bass
* Jack DeJohnette - drums, electric percussion
* Don Alias - percussion