Album

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

1973 · Jazz

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Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Head Hunters is a Jazz album by Herbie Hancock, originally released in 1973. On Gatefold: 156 pressings tracked, owned by 111 collectors.

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While keyboardist Herbie Hancock had gone electric with Miles Davis, and in his outward-looking solo projects before <i>Head Hunters</i>, nothing he’d done previously packed such a deep funk groove. It's particularly evident on the rump-bumpin’ “Chameleon,” and there's more than a subtle nod to Sly Stone on "Sly." The tribal-electric version of “Watermelon Man” reveals just how far the band was willing to go—and Hancock's use of cutting-edge synthesizer technology made it all the more funky.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Chameleon15:41
  2. A2Watermelon Man6:29

Side B

  1. B1Sly10:18
  2. B2Vein Melter9:10

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Jazz Fusion
  • bassheavy
  • groovy
  • club

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Bennie MaupinALTO FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, SAXOPHONE ALTO FLUTE, BASS FLUTE, SAXELLO, SOPRANINO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE MUSICIAN , SOPRANO SAXOPHONE, TENOR SAXOPHONE, SAXELLO, BASS CLARINET, ALTO FLUTE
  • Bill SummersAGOGÔ, CABASA, CONGAS, PERCUSSION , SLIT DRUM , SHEKERE, SURDO, TAMBOURINE, VOCALS , BALAFON AGOGÔ, CABASA, CONGAS, PERCUSSION, SLIT DRUM, SHEKERE, SURDO, TAMBOURINE, VOCALS, BALAFON CONGAS, SHEKERE, AGOGÔ, CABASA, WHISTLE , TAMBOURINE, SLIT DRUM , SURDO, BELLS , PERCUSSION , BALAFON, DRUMS, INSTRUMENTS, SHAKER
  • Harvey MasonDRUMS DRUMS , ARRANGED BY DRUMS, ARRANGED BY
  • Herbie HancockCLAVINET , ELECTRIC PIANO , PIPE , SYNTHESIZER CLAVINET , ELECTRIC PIANO , PIPE, SYNTHESIZER ELECTRIC PIANO , CLAVINET , SYNTHESIZER , PIPE
  • Oren WatersVOCALS
  • Paul JacksonELECTRIC BASS, MARIMBULA ELECTRIC BASS, MARIMBULA, BASS, MARIMBA MARIMBULA, ELECTRIC BASS
  • Paul Jackson Jr.ELECTRIC BASS, MARIMBULA
  • The Herbie Hancock Group
  • Mike ClarkDRUMS

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