| Heartcore | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kurt Rosenwinkel |
| Cover: | Heartcore_kurt_rosenwinkel.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | August 23, 2003 |
| Recorded: | 2001–2003 |
| Genre: | Jazz, fusion |
| Length: | 67:47 |
| Label: | Verve Records |
| Producer: | Kurt Rosenwinkel, Q-Tip |
| Prev Title: | The Next Step |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Deep Song |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Heartcore is Kurt Rosenwinkel's fifth album as a band leader.[1] The album was fully produced by Rosenwinkel and Q-Tip of popular hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest. The album is a departure musically from Rosenwinkel's previous work, as he contributes keyboard, drums, and voice, at times creating soundscapes completely on his own in his personal studio. Says Rosenwinkel, "There is a place, musically, that’s above the categories. This record – it’s jazz. And it’s much more".[2] While much of the album features varied instrumentation and personnel, a few tracks rely on a live performance aspect, reminding the listener of the connection to the jazz tradition. Rosenwinkel cites the influence of Arnold Schoenberg in the harmonic textural construction on Heartcore.
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