Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
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Artist: Herbie HancockBrand: HANCOCK,HERBIE
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-03-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Chameleon
- Watermelon Man
- Sly
- Vein Melter
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Free Music Review: Fusion in 5.1!
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a great surround mix! The sound is tight, clean, and punchy! This one benefits from the 5.1 mix. I waited for awhile to get this one, it was worth the wait. The keyboard layers in Chameleon are awesome! The overall blend of the album is incredible- solid rhythm grooves with crisp, clear keyboards, sax, synth, and percussion. A must have for anyone who appreciates a wide range of music!
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Limited Millennium Edition. Packed in a Heavy Weight Card Wallet that Faithfully Recreates the Original Vinyl Sleeve, Right Down to the Inner Bag. The Wallet Comes in a Plastic Cover.Keyboardist Herbie Hancock's remarkable career took a surprising turn with this funk album--one of the first jazz albums to be certified gold. Hancock's already-storied career had included an extended tenure with Miles Davis as a member of both the classic quintet of the '60s and the trumpeter's groundbreaking electric dates. As a leader, the pianist had followed a similar course, cutting both outstanding acoustic dates (Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles) and experimental electric sessions (Sextant, Crossings).
Head Hunters, however, was something different: a stripped-down date featuring reedman Bennie Maupin as the only horn player, and a funk-oriented rhythm section made up of Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, and Bill Summers. Hancock traded in his sophisticated piano performances and complex compositions for simple melodies, slow-burn funk grooves, and light electric keyboard splashes. The results, particularly on the tracks "Chameleon" and "Watermelon Man," had a profound impact on other musicians, although critics charged Hancock with playing to the galleries. But the album has stood the test of time--something neither the wealth of Hancock's imitators nor his own subsequent albums in this vein have been able to do. --Fred Goodman
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