ASAD #48 John Mayer with Marcus Miller & Herbie Hancock

"Stitched Up" Live in Ohio 2005

There are superbands, and then there are superbands. This is the latter…

To coincide with the release of “Possibilities” in 2005, Herbie Hancock was somehow able to assemble this cast of legends and take them on the road for some dates in the US.

Check this out for a lineup:

• John Mayer - Guitar

• Marcus Miller - Bass

• Lionel Loueke - Guitar

• Terri Lyne Carrington - Drums

• Munyungo Jackson - Percussion

• Roy Hargrove - Trumpet

• Kenny Garrett - Sax

• Herbie Hancock - Piano

John forgets the words of his song as I guess this is only the second night of the tour, and there’s definitely a “loose” feel to the band overall on the concert. But I love it, and I think it’s one of the few times a group with both real pop and jazz stars has come together and worked.

Mayer is insanely dedicated to the music and doesn’t stick out as the “pop” guy trying to hang with the jazz cats. Marcus is like a glue from both worlds, and when you have two horn players like Kenny and Roy out front, there’s not a lot that can go wrong.

Everyone has huge ears that are never switched off, and as a result I’ve dug listening to this bootleg for years.

Enjoy,

Janek