On October 26, 1973, “Columbia” label released “Head Hunters”, the twelfth Herbie Hancock studio album. It was recorded September 1973 at “Wally Heider Studios” and “Different Fur Trading Co.” in San Francisco, and was produced by David Rubinson and Herbie Hancock. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album on number 498 in the list of the “500 Greatest Albums of all Time”
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock: Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey synthesizer, ARP Soloist synthesizer
- Bennie Maupin: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
- Paul Jackson: electric bass guitar, marímbula
- Bill Summers: congas, shekere, balafon, agogô, cabasa, hindewhu, tambourine, log drum, surdo, gankogui, beer bottle
- Harvey Mason: drums
- Victor Moscoso – design
- Waldo Bascom – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock except where noted.
- Chameleon – Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bennie Maupin
- Watermelon Man
- Sly
- Vein Melter
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