My apoligies, I mean Hancock's classic albums on the Blue Note label, engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.
These are straight ahead jazz as opposed to the Funk that came later with his group the Headhunters or the rather stylized music of more recent times.
I think that "The River" may be just what you are looking for. Wayne Shorter's sax work is fantastic on this one as well. But take heed, this is a vocal album with Norah Jones, Corrine Bailey Rae, and others. So if you avoid vocal music this one may not be for you. There are some utube videos from the album that are excellent one with the fantastic enfent terible bass wizard Tal Wilkenfeld that will part your hair.
These are straight ahead jazz as opposed to the Funk that came later with his group the Headhunters or the rather stylized music of more recent times.
I think that "The River" may be just what you are looking for. Wayne Shorter's sax work is fantastic on this one as well. But take heed, this is a vocal album with Norah Jones, Corrine Bailey Rae, and others. So if you avoid vocal music this one may not be for you. There are some utube videos from the album that are excellent one with the fantastic enfent terible bass wizard Tal Wilkenfeld that will part your hair.