Jazz legend Herbie Hancock doesn't care about musical boxes. That was already the case when he collaborated with Miles Davis on his first fusion albums. Later he made forays into hip hop and electro with just as much ease. Nowadays, the keyboard player still likes to work with musicians from all over the world. But musical adventure is no longer the main goal. The Imagine Project aims to point to
… 'the golden path to peace'. An impressive number of big names from pop, rock, soul, jazz and world music contributed to this laudable attempt at a world-fraternizing sound. Often this is done with style quotes: an African choir during John Lennon's title song Imagine, the chorus of Bob Marley's Exodus as the outro of a song by Touareg rockers Tinariwen. The songs (Don't Give Up, A Change Is Gonna Come) seem to have been selected mainly because of the optimistic message they convey. Everything performed with virtuosity and love for detail, sometimes exposing unsuspected sides of participating artists. After all, who would have thought that pop singer Pink would so easily survive in this illustrious company? (MS)more
