Herbie Hancock

Head Hunters was a pivotal point in Herbie Hancock's career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. Hancock had pushed avant-garde boundaries on his own albums and with Miles Davis, but he had never devoted himself to the groove as he did on Head Hunters. Drawing heavily from Sly Stone, Curtis Mayfield, and James Brown, Hancock developed deeply funky, even gritty, rhythms over which he soloed on electric synthesizers, bringing the instrument to the forefront in jazz.

PERSONNEL:

• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Bennie Maupin - soprano & tenor sax, bass clarinet
• Paul Jackson - electric bass
• Harvey Mason - drums
• Bill Summers - percussion

TRACKS:

• 01. Chameleon
• 02. Watermelon Man
• 03. Sly
• 04. Vein Melter