We played two records today in our Saturday breakfast time. Incidentally, they were made around the same period of time: Herbie Hancock’s Empyrean Isles (1964) and The Beatles’ Revolver (1966). I thought that the latter would pale in comparison to the former, because in the 60’s, jazz was very mature and sophisticated, while rock was just starting to outgrow its teenage music root. But I was wrong. Revolver sounded as rich and exciting as Empyrean Isles. No wonder jazzmen like Miles Davis would soon begin to move closer to rock.