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- Date Released: August 26, 1974
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Copyright: 1974 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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They Say...
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.
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Palm Grease
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10:37 |
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Actual Proof
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9:40 |
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Butterfly
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11:17 |
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Spank-A-Lee
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7:12 |
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04 Total Tracks, 38:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Bob Belden - Reissue Producer // Herbie Hancock - Synthesizer // Herbie Hancock - Synthesizer // Herbie Hancock - Keyboards // Herbie Hancock - Keyboards // Herbie Hancock - Piano (Electric) // Herbie Hancock - Piano (Electric) // Herbie Hancock - Vocals // Herbie Hancock - Vocals // Herbie Hancock - Clavinet // Herbie Hancock - Clavinet // Herbie Hancock - Producer // Herbie Hancock - Producer // Herbie Hancock - Main Performer // Herbie Hancock - Main Performer // Herbie Hancock - Arp // Herbie Hancock - Arp // Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes // Herbie Hancock - Fender Rhodes // Herbie Hancock - Arp 2600 // Herbie Hancock - Arp 2600 // Herbie Hancock - Arp Odyssey // Herbie Hancock - Arp Odyssey // Herbie Hancock - Arp Strings // Herbie Hancock - Arp Strings // Bennie Maupin - Percussion // Bennie Maupin - Clarinet (Bass) // Bennie Maupin - Flute (Alto) // Bennie Maupin - Saxophone // Bennie Maupin - Sax (Soprano) // Bennie Maupin - Sax (Tenor) // Bennie Maupin - Wind // Bennie Maupin - Saxello // Mike Clark - Drums // Mike Clark - Drums // Mike Clark - Liner Notes // Mike Clark - Liner Notes // Bill Summers - Percussion // Steven Berkowitz - A&R // Dane Butcher - Engineer // Fred Catero - Engineer // Paul Jackson - Bass // Paul Jackson - Bass (Electric) // David Rubinson - Producer // Oren Waters - Vocals // Tom "Curly" Ruff - Digital Remastering // Don Hunstein - Photography // Seth Rothstein - Project Director // Howard Fritzson - Art Direction // Howard Fritzson - Reissue Art Director // Randall Martin - Reissue Design // John Vieira - Engineer // The Headhunters - Group // Patti Matheny - Artist Coordination // Rob Springett - Cover Art
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Performers
Mike Clark played Drums // Paul Jackson played Double Bass // Bennie Maupin played Flute // Bill Summers played Percussion -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Flute //
- Percussion //
- Drums //
- Keyboards //
- Double Bass
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