Daily album for August 6, 2026 The New Standard by Herbie Hancock (1996)

Cover art for The New Standard

Genres

  • contemporary jazz
  • hard bop
  • jazz
  • post-bop

The New Standard is the thirty-fifth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1996 on Verve. It consists of jazz renditions of classic and contemporaneous rock and R&B songs. It features an all-star sextet with saxophonist Michael Brecker, guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland, percussionist Don Alias and drummer Jack DeJohnette.

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