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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0074646512326 Format: Original recording remastered, Original recording reissued Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony MPN: 65123 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: March 25, 1997 Studio: Sony Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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 Album Details: 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. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Herbie Hancock Brings On The Funk!!!Since its initial release in 1973, Herbie Hancock's "Head Hunters" album has become a fusion jazz classic and rightfully so. Much like his former boss Miles Davis as well as R&B artists like Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock set out to make music that was innovative for its time and pushed the envelope of creativity. Although Herbie had been experimenting with fusing rock, funk and African rhythms with Jazz styles in previous albums like "Sextant" and with his former group Mwandishi, ... Read More Rating: - Great Fusion Jazz Funk!The first song Chameleon is probaly the greatest jazz jam of all time. It's by far fusion jazz, its a jazz jam with elements of psychedellic rock in it and has many other elements of music. Chameleon is also maybe one of the best songs of all time. great album buy it today timeless classic. Rating: - RavishingHerbie Hancock brings virtuosity back into vogue.He redefines the boundaries and has fun doing it....If you are the least interested in the art of jazz, its a good album to own, play it often....You can not listen to Watermelon Man and be the same about structure and context in music again. Kudos to Amazon for bringing great albums ,via downloads to average budgets. Rating: - Brilliant work by Hancock via Miles DavisThis record to me defines the period in which it was made perfectly. The early '70s; afros, dashikis, and funk music storming the mainstream. This seems to be similar to the effect that Davis was reaching for and Hancock knew it. Albeit I find this record better than any of Davis' electrical focused albums. Watermelon Man is my personal favorite track as it takes an old standard and turns it into something incredibly playful and fresh. Sly reminds me of a soundtrack to a Pam Grier film's action ... Read More Rating:  - Still a classic! Worth listening to again!This album was always an underdog favorite of mine. I wouldn't put it on my Top 10 List of all time, but it's a strong classic that you JUST HAVE TO get out and play every so often....maybe more than once!!! When I saw this CD, I had to get it because it had been years since my last listen. It was so sweet to hear it again! Chameleon, the opening tune, is the longest and strongest selection on the album.....pure funk jazz that deserves its classic popular favorite status. Herbie and his supporting ... Read More |
