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One Finger Snap

from Rites of Ascension by Nick Maclean Quartet

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One Finger Snap, like Cantaloupe Island, first appeared on Hancock's 1964 release, Empyrean Isles, which interestingly features the same relatively uncommon instrumentation, trumpet quartet with rhythm section and no reed player. The explosive opening 4-bar statement is actually the only part of the now-universally-accepted melody that Hancock wrote, the remaining 16 having been improvised by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. Already being an infamously difficult tune - due in large part to the speed at which it is performed, Maclean and the quartet play the piece slightly faster than the original (!) giving the track a ferocious, take-no-prisoners attitude. Maclean takes the first solo, engaging in some dancing rhythmic interplay with drummer Tyler Goertzen, while bassist Jesse Dietschi lays out a firm, driving foundation. Brownman takes over with a fiery, Hubbard-esque excursion before passing the baton to Goertzen, whose concluding statements are both virtuosic and melodic.

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from Rites of Ascension, released October 31, 2017
Composed by Herbie Hancock
Solo order: piano, trumpet, drums

Nick Maclean - piano
Brownman Ali - trumpet
Jesse Dietschi - bass
Tyler Goertzen - drums

recorded by Jeremy Darby and Julian Decorte at Canterbury Studios
mixed by Josh Bowman at Bowman Sound
mastered by Nick Blagona at Psychotropic Studios
produced by Brownman Ali

cover art by Dean Shu

liner notes by Dave Restivo

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Nick Maclean Quartet Toronto, Ontario

This contemplative and often thrilling quartet's explorations of modern, original repertoire delivers jazz between the two poles of thoughtful introspection and powerhouse conveyance, taking influences from Herbie Hancock's primordial 1960's Blue Note era recordings featuring Freddie Hubbard, while simultaneously paying apt tribute to some of the greatest improvisers in jazz history. ... more

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