Album
Fat Albert Rotunda
1969 · Jazz
9 collectors on Gatefold own this
Fat Albert Rotunda is a Jazz album by Herbie Hancock, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 47 pressings tracked, owned by 9 collectors.
About
If nothing else, this album would be forever be known as Herbie Hancock's first record for Warner Bros. after an incandescent run with Blue Note. But 1969’s <i>Fat Albert Rotunda</i> stands as one of the keyboardist’s classics. Joined by a jazz sextet of saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Johnny Coles, trombonist Garnett Brown, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Tootie Heath, Hancock (usually on Fender Rhodes) played a groove-based style of electric jazz that wasn't all that different from what was happening at Stax or on Creed Taylor’s CTI label. The songs were based on tunes Hancock wrote for the Bill Cosby TV cartoon <i>Fat Albert</i>, and there's a light, good-time vibe carried on catchy melodies, top-notch solos, and tight ensemble playing. This is particularly apparent on the funky “Wiggle-Waggle,” “Fat Mama," and the title track. There’s also some nice down-tempo material like the aptly titled “Tell Me a Bedtime Story” and the tender, horn-driven “Jessica.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Wiggle Waggle5:48
- A2Fat Mama3:45
- A3Tell Me A Bedtime Story5:00
- A4Oh! Oh! Here He Comes4:05
Side B
- B1Jessica4:11
- B2Fat Albert Rotunda6:27
- B3Lil' Brother4:25
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- gritty
- groovy
- funky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Albert HeathDRUMS SOLOIST, DRUMS DRUMS, SOLOIST
- Buster WilliamsACOUSTIC BASS, ELECTRIC BASS DOUBLE BASS , BASS DOUBLE BASS , ELECTRIC BASS
- Garnett BrownSOLOIST, TROMBONE TROMBONE TROMBONE, SOLOIST
- Herbie HancockPIANO, ELECTRIC PIANO WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Joe HendersonALTO FLUTE ALTO FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE ALTO FLUTE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOLOIST
- Johnny ColesFLUGELHORN, TRUMPET SOLOIST, TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN TRUMPET, FLUGELHORN
- Arthur ClarkeBARITONE SAXOPHONE
- Benny PowellTROMBONE
- Bernard PurdieDRUMS
- Billy ButlerELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Eric GaleELECTRIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Ernie RoyalTRUMPET
- George DevensPERCUSSION
- Jerry JemmottELECTRIC BASS
- Joe FarrellALTO SAXOPHONE , TENOR SAXOPHONE ALTO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Joe NewmanTRUMPET
- Ray AlongeFRENCH HORN
9 collectors on Gatefold own this · 47 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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