Inventions & Dimensions LP fg_Catalog Number_S 45537 and so many guitars later

and so many guitars later

lyrics and moods of much of this record grew from ruminations on the roles

from its “quick draw” cover art to the songs it contains—“Big Iron

is the crazy hybrid of slamming rock drumming and acoustic guitar The Front Bottoms are known for

the cathartic vocals

Inventions & Dimensions LP fg_Catalog Number_S 45537 and so many guitars laterFor his third Blue Note album Inventions & Dimensions (1963), pianist Herbie Hancock began moving away from the modernist hard bop sound that defined his first two albums Takin' Off and My Point Of View. Inspired by explorers like Eric Dolphy and Tony Williams, Hancock went in search of greater musical freedom by composing a set of ingenious originals each with their own unique inner logic that did away with what he considered the established jazz