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The follow-up to the breakthrough Headhunters album was virtually as good as its wildly successful predecessor: an earthy, funky, yet often harmonically and rhythmically sophisticated tour de force. There is only one change in the Headhunters lineup -- swapping drummer Harvey Mason for Mike Clark -- and the switch results in grooves that are even more complex. Hancock continues to reach into the rapidly changing high-tech world for new sounds, most notably the metallic sheen of the then-new ARP string synthesizer which was already becoming a staple item on pop and jazz-rock records. Again, there are only four long tracks, three of which ("Palm Grease," "Actual Proof," "Spank-A-Lee") concentrate on the funk, with plenty of Hancock's wah-wah clavinet, synthesizer textures and effects, and electric piano ruminations that still venture beyond the outer limits of post-bop. The change-of-pace is one of Hancock's loveliest electric pieces, "Butterfly," a match for any tune he's written before or since, with shimmering synth textures and Bennie Maupin soaring on soprano (Hancock would re-record it 20 years later on Dis Is Da Drum, but this is the one to hear). This supertight jazz-funk quintet album still sounds invigorating a quarter of a century later.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Producer - Herbie Hancock, Synthesizer - Herbie Hancock, Performer - Bennie Maupin, Flute - Bennie Maupin, Tenor Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Soprano Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Fred Catero, Engineer - Mike Clark, Drums - Paul Jackson, Acoustic Bass - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Bill Summers, Percussion - David Rubinson, Producer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Producer - Herbie Hancock, Lyricist - Herbie Hancock, Synthesizer - Herbie Hancock, Performer - Bennie Maupin, Flute - Bennie Maupin, Tenor Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Soprano Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Mike Clark, Drums - Paul Jackson, Acoustic Bass - Mark Wilder, Mastering Engineer - Seth Foster, Mastering Engineer - Bill Summers, Percussion - David Rubinson, Producer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Keyboards - Herbie Hancock, Performer - Herbie Hancock, Lyricist - Herbie Hancock, Composer - Bennie Maupin, Flute - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Producer not documented on available sources, Producer - Mike Clark, Drums - Paul Jackson, Acoustic Bass - Bill Summers, Percussion
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Herbie Hancock, Composer - Herbie Hancock, Producer - Herbie Hancock, Synthesizer - Herbie Hancock, Performer - Bennie Maupin, Flute - Bennie Maupin, Tenor Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Soprano Saxophone - Bennie Maupin, Bass Clarinet - Fred Catero, Engineer - Mike Clark, Composer - Mike Clark, Drums - Mike Clark, Lyricist - Paul Jackson, Acoustic Bass - Paul Jackson, Composer - Paul Jackson, Lyricist - Tom Ruff, Mastering Engineer - Bill Summers, Percussion - David Rubinson, Producer
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
The follow-up to the breakthrough Headhunters album was virtually as good as its wildly successful predecessor: an earthy, funky, yet often harmonically and rhythmically sophisticated tour de force. There is only one change in the Headhunters lineup -- swapping drummer Harvey Mason for Mike Clark -- and the switch results in grooves that are even more complex. Hancock continues to reach into the rapidly changing high-tech world for new sounds, most notably the metallic sheen of the then-new ARP string synthesizer which was already becoming a staple item on pop and jazz-rock records. Again, there are only four long tracks, three of which ("Palm Grease," "Actual Proof," "Spank-A-Lee") concentrate on the funk, with plenty of Hancock's wah-wah clavinet, synthesizer textures and effects, and electric piano ruminations that still venture beyond the outer limits of post-bop. The change-of-pace is one of Hancock's loveliest electric pieces, "Butterfly," a match for any tune he's written before or since, with shimmering synth textures and Bennie Maupin soaring on soprano (Hancock would re-record it 20 years later on Dis Is Da Drum, but this is the one to hear). This supertight jazz-funk quintet album still sounds invigorating a quarter of a century later.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:43
- Main artists: Herbie Hancock
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia - Legacy
- Genre: Jazz Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock
1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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