Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall

Not to be confused with Jazz at Massey Hall.

Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
Live album by Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove
Released	May 2002
Recorded	October 25, 2001
Venue	Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada
Studio	See list Wonderland, Nyack, NY; January 27 & 28, February 1, 3, & 4, 2002 (editing) Avatar Studios, NYC, February 6 & 7, 2002 (mixing) Sterling Sound, NYC, February 15, 2002 (mastering)
Genre	Jazz post-bop
Length	78:22
Label	Verve 314 589 654-2
Producer	Herbie Hancock Michael Brecker Jason Olaine Todd Fraracci
Herbie Hancock chronology
Future 2 Future (2001) Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall (2002) Possibilities (2005)
Michael Brecker chronology
Nearness of You: The Ballad Book (2001) Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall (2002) American Dreams (2002)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Sorcerer"	Herbie Hancock	8:54
2.	"The Poet"	Roy Hargrove	6:35
3.	"So What" / "Impressions"	Miles Davis / John Coltrane	12:51
4.	"Misstery"	Michael Brecker Hancock Hargrove	8:16
5.	"Naima"	Coltrane	7:29
6.	"Transition"	Coltrane	10:26
7.	"My Ship"	Kurt Weill Ira Gershwin	8:40
8.	"D Trane"	Brecker	15:11
Total length:			78:22

Personnel

Musicians

• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
• Roy Hargrove – trumpet, flugelhorn (2, 7)
• John Patitucci – double bass
• Brian Blade – drums

Technical personnel

• Herbie Hancock – executive producer
• Michael Brecker – producer
• Jason Olaine – co-producer
• Todd Fraracci – producer
• Scott Southard – concept management
• Doug Doctor, Rob Griffin – recording engineer
• Anthony Ruotolo – assistant recording engineer
• Frank Finistauri –audio systems engineer
• Jay Newland – mixing
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City, USA
• George Whitty – editing

References

1. Ginell, Richard S. "Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall – Herbie Hancock / Michael Brecker / Roy Hargrove | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
2. "45th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Grammy Awards . Retrieved January 17, 2026.
3. "2003 Grammy Awards". CBS News . February 24, 2003. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 649. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0 . Retrieved January 19, 2026– via Internet Archive.
5. Shoemaker, Bill (June 1, 2002). "Herbie Hancock/Michael Brecker/Roy Hargrove: Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall". JazzTimes . Retrieved January 17, 2026.

External links

• Hancock–Brecker–Hargrove at Verve Records ^{[ dead link ]}