Herbie Hancock ‎– Head Hunters (Vinyl LP)

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Description

*This is a Vinyl LP*

Release Date:  2009

Label:  Music On Vinyl

180 gram audiophile vinyl

Originally released in 1973

 

Track List

Side A

  1. Chameleon
  2. Watermelon Man

Side B

  1. Sly
  2. Vein Melter

 

Credits

Congas, Shekere, Balafon, Agogô, Cabasa, Whistle, Tambourine, Slit Drum, Surdo, Percussion – Bill Summers
Design [Cover Design] – Victor Moscoso
Drums – Harvey Mason
Electric Bass, Marimbula – Paul Jackson
Electric Piano, Clavinet, Synthesizer, Pipe [Pipes] – Herbie Hancock
Producer – David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute – Bennie Maupin

 

Notes

Herbie Hancock is one of the most prolific jazz pianists of the 20th century. A child prodigy, he played with the greats such as Donald Byrd and Miles Davis. As he was a bit of a geek, he enjoyed gadgets & buttons and he was one of the first to embrace and master the electric piano, but he always stayed true to the acoustic sound. In fact, he always bounced back and forth between his electronic and acoustic sound, touching upon almost every development in R&B, Funk and Jazz while retaining an original and distinctive voice.

Head Hunters(1973) was thefirst offering ofHerbie’s new backing band,the Head Hunters. In his own words: “I began to feel that I had been spending so much time exploring the upper atmosphere of music and the more ethereal kind of far-out spacey stuff. Now there was this need to take some more of the earth and to feel a little more tethered; a connection to the earth….I was beginning to feel that we (the sextet) were playing this heavy kind of music, and I was tired of everything being heavy. I wanted to play something lighter.”

This is one of Herbie’s funkiest records andone of the best selling albums in Jazz, due to the fact it appealed to a broad audience – think Hip Hop, Funk, Soul & Jazz Funk fans. With Head Hunters, Hancockclaims astake in Jazzwith hisinfectuous synthesizers and clavinetmelodies on top of a supertight groove, augmented by subtile horn soloing.Classic songs such as “Chameleon” and “Watermelon Man” are living proof of his genius and ability to craft a coherent jazz fusion album.Special mention for drummer Harvey Mason, bassist Paul Jackson andreedist Bernie Maupin (who also contributed to Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew

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