Head Hunters

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

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.

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-02-2008; 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...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-31-2008; 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...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-18-2008; Ravishing; Herbie 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...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-07-2008; Brilliant work by Hancock via Miles Davis; This 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....; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-02-2008; 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...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-12-2007; Funk Brilliance; I love Herbie Hancock's jazz material, so I tend to like the 60s Hancock, the Miles period, his work with VSOP, and some of his more recent material which I feel is a return to form.Funk is not up there on my favourites, but its not a...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-28-2006; It's My Own Schmaltz, Darlin'; Here's a great example of an album that has not withstood the test of time, indeed, it's odd to recall how controversial it was when it was released. Herbie Hancock is a monster by any measure, a prodigy who emerged as a major player in...; read full review | report as inappropriate