I did this version as a contrast to my first I Loves You Porgy post, which can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKme90czc8o The first Porgy was done in the key of F major. This version was played in G major. I think the overtone series in G m...

This Hancock tune is usually played in a restrained, laid back style, i.e. with a "west coast cool jazz" feel. The brilliant and unusual chord changes give this piece a floating feeling that does away with the usual dynamic arcs of tension and resolution found in more traditi...