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Track Listings

1 Meridianne - A Wood Sylph
2 Aung San Suu Kyi
3 Sonrisa
4 Memory Of Enchantment
5 Visitor From Nowhere
6 Joanna's Theme
7 Diana
8 Visitor From Somewhere
9 Manhattan Lorelei
10 Hale Bopp, Hip-Hop

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On this remarkably intimate session, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter reduce themselves to their purest instrumental voices, Hancock's piano and Shorter's soprano sax. In some way the improvisatory character is a return to their musical roots, eschewing the techno-grooves and layered sounds of their most successful commercial ventures. For Hancock it's a return to the spontaneity of the duets with Chick Corea, while for Shorter it's akin to the recording with Jim Hall and Michel Petrucciani. Either way, it's one of the most arresting dates of their later careers, a work of creative introspection and retrospection, two artists turning to a pivotal partner for inspiration. Whether the music is wistful or unsettling, it's the subtlety--almost the minimalism--that's most startling, a mature knowledge that you can sometimes make the most with the least. --Stuart Broomer

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.96 x 5.59 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Verve
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 9, 2006
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Verve
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000047EW
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Brian S.
    5.0 out of 5 stars A mervelous world of imagination
    Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2017
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    Good CD. Worth many listens. New layers open up to me every time I listen to it. Songs tend to be on the slow side but they are actually a marvelous world of imagination when you hear it over & over.
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  • Calidad de Consumo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Two music masters collaborating on a masterpiece
    Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017
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    Two music masters collaborating on a masterpiece, their collective experience, years of working together on all kind of diverse circumstances, and a friendship based on trust and human respect makes this wonderful work a must ...
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  • finulanu
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not for everyone but far from bad
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2007
    If you ask me, any artist whose forty-first album is one that sounds unlike anything else I've ever heard deserves plenty of recognition. This is duets album with Wayne Shorter on saxes. Now here's the kicker: it's just Herbie and Shorter. It's about as abstract as it gets, due to the lack of a traditional rhythm section (Herbie's more of a soloist, though he also plays the traditional harmonic role). And it's some of the prettiest music Hancock's ever made ("Meridanne"). And his piano technique hasn't diminished one bit ("Aung San Suu Kyi", which also has top-notch playing from Shorter). It's also interesting to hear the two solo simultaneously on "Sonrisa" - either that, or Hancock's harmonies are so complicated they sound like a solo. Plus there are some unexpected changes of tempo, as on "Memory of Enchantment". To be fair, I can see why some people would criticize this: it's sketchy from a songwriting perspective, with little to no melody. And the tracks more or less follow a formula - quiet, atmospheric start ;build-up; gigantic emotional release; return to atmosphere. The formula really takes over on "Visitor from Nowhere" and "Johanna's Theme". But both those tracks have their moments, and the breakage of formula on the brisk "Diana" and the free-jazz experiment near the end of "Visitor from Somewhere". And besides, every track has moments of genius - even "Manhattan Lorelei" has a sweeping piano solo. Well, every song other than the two-minute throwaway "Hale-Bopp, Hip-Hop", which doesn't count because it's like two minutes and everything else is at least five. Good stuff. Now, it's not something you're almost guaranteed to enjoy (unlike, say, Headhunters), but good stuff.
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  • Samuel M. Rector
    5.0 out of 5 stars Two titans
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2020
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    An absolute tour de force. Lovely.
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  • DWAinLA
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wayne and Herbie duo
    Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
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    Wayne and Herbie get back to their introspective Miles roots. This music could have been from some 60's Miles albums - the "Mood" or "Iris" from ESP or something.... I love it. All acoustic, btw.
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  • evnyc
    5.0 out of 5 stars This is beautiful, sensitive music
    Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2019
    These two artists know what they are doing. They are interested in making serious music. I find this album gorgeous and full of emotion. It examines feelings with care and delicacy. There are no errors here--this is fully intentional. It may not be for all tastes, but it's high class music in my opinion.
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  • Mankcam
    4.0 out of 5 stars Isolative yet Intimate
    Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2007
    It's a little hard to define this album. Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter are two of the world's great jazz musicians, establishing themselves in the 1960s, both of them deviating from acoustic 'true' jazz and moved into Funk and Fusion in the 70s/80s. They have resurfaced in recent years with a return to jazz that their earlier fans love, so one would expect this collaboration to be the jazz album of the decade.

    I would have loved to hear these two collaborate on a body of work, perhaps Modal in nature, with touches of Funk and Fusion if they could have done so without sounding dated. This is not the sound I heard when I put this disc in rotation, but after I got over my initial expectations I found that this is an intriging album to have in my collection.

    This is quite a moving album, and yes it is jazz; but it is not the free expression jazz, or even modal jazz that I anticipated, but rather a body of material that is almost baroque in nature at times, having more than a passing nod to Classical music.

    I come away with an intersting mood after investing myself in this album, one of isolation yet intimacy. Needless to say, casual listeners may find this album tedious at times, but the astute listeners will find this material very interesting and absorbing.

    I recommend this album for those who fall into the second group, as no doubt this album will end up being a little treasure in your collection.
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  • Los Paranoias
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth repeated listens!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018
    I find this album gorgeous and timeless. If you are open to improvisational, free flowing, impressionist jazz that transcends genre and description, give this a few listens. At first, you might not appreciate the subtleties and 'sound pictures,' but give it a few more listens and you'll be mesmerized by the sheer beauty of two master players in 'conversation.' This is now one of my favorite jazz albums and I dare say it's a timeless classic. Love it.
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  • Gareth Smyth
    4.0 out of 5 stars Two old friends
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2003
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    Like a conversation between two friends who have known each other for a long time, 1+1 is by turn joyful and mournful, looking back at their shared happiness and shared feelings of loss. A very intimate and beautiful record, telling stories and remembering past days. From the time of the 1960s Miles quintet, Mssrs Hancock and Shorter have been at the forefront of experimentation and innovation in "jazz", without ever losing their awareness of the importance of lyricism in musical expression. Some of the playing makes the air on the neck prickle. Very natural and very special record.
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  • vlc
    5.0 out of 5 stars tu chiamale se vuoi emozioni
    Reviewed in Italy on September 3, 2014
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    Per i due musicisti in questione credo non ci siano proprio bisogno di presentazioni. Membri del secondo "grande quintetto" di Miles Davis negli anni '60, amici nella vita, hanno lasciato al mondo della musica un corpus di meraviglie sonore vastissimo. E ancora continuano a darci dentro. Il loro concerto in duo di ques'anno ad Umbria Jazz è stata un'esperienza indimenticabile. Instancabili innnovatori, mai adagiatisi nella sicurezza di uno stile acquisito, questi due signori hanno lasciato fluire le emozioni in modo totale per questo "1+1". Basato in larga parte su improvvisazioni con l'aggiunta di qualche tema "scritto", questo disco a tratti intimista, a tratti gioioso, a tratti riflessivo è di una qualità cristallina. Bello da togliere il fiato, se mi si concede il luogo comune. Consigliato a chiunque.
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  • christophe iltis
    4.0 out of 5 stars Transaction correcte.
    Reviewed in France on August 12, 2020
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    Transaction correcte. Occasion. Conforme à la description.
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  • Peanut butter
    5.0 out of 5 stars Jazz
    Reviewed in Italy on February 29, 2020
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    Due artisti 👨‍🎨 che non tramontano mai , solo per veri appassionati
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  • Armin Hennig
    3.0 out of 5 stars Zu viele Pastelltöne
    Reviewed in Germany on September 7, 2015
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    Drei Sterne heißt hier nicht schlecht, keines der Stücke ist für sich schlecht, in einem abwechslungsreicheren Kontext würde z. B. Sonrisa fünf Sterne bekommen, jedes für sich wäre im entsprechenden Rahmen mit lebhafteren oder flotteren, von rhythmus geprägten Nachbarkompositionen
    ein ylrisches Juwel, es gibt auch spannende Binnenkontraste, aber über eine volle Stunde ähneln sich die 10 Stücke zu sehr in der Stimmung, auch wenn sich mit Hale-bopp, hip-hop ein kurzer munterer Kehraus von allzu vielen lyrischen Pastelltönen abhebt.
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