Headhunters Herbie Hancock SKU: MOVLP030 Barcode: 886973921814 27.00 £27.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Music On Vinyl Released Date: 12th January 2010 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Add to basket Reserve Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 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 the first offering of Herbie’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 and one 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, Hancock claims a stake in Jazz with his infectuous synthesizers and clavinet melodies 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 and reedist Bernie Maupin (who also contributed to Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew). Artist Herbie Hancock Genre Jazz Label Music On Vinyl Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country Netherlands Track Listings A1 Chameleon (15:41) A2 Watermelon Man (6:28) B1 Sly (10:18) B2 Vein Melter (9:10) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Herbie Hancock View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child (Classic Vinyl) Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note | 180g, 1LP Released 19th April 2024 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Herbie Hancock Speak Like A Child (Classic Vinyl) £26.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Blue Note SKU: 5832032 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Herbie Hancock The New Standard Jazz | Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve | 180g, 2LP Released 11th August 2023 £50.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Herbie Hancock The New Standard £50.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Decca (UMO) / Jazz / Verve SKU: 5540622 Formats: 180g, 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