In December 1969, “Warner Bros” label released “Fat Albert Rotunda”, the eighth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded October, November and December 1969, at Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs” in New Jersey, and was produced by Herbie Hancock. The album music was originally recorded for the TV special “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert”.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano, arrangements, conductor
- Eric Gale – guitar
- Billy Butler — guitar
- Jerry Jemmott – electric bass
- Buster Williams — acoustic and electric bass
- Albert “Tootie” Heath — drums
- Bernard Purdie – drums
- Joe Farrell — alto and tenor saxophone
- Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute
- Art Clarke – baritone saxophone
- Johnny Coles — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Joe Newman, Ernie Royal — trumpet
- Garnett Brown — trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording, engineer
- Ed Trasher – art direction
- Syrell Sapoznick – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock.
- Wiggle-Waggle
- Fat Mama
- Tell Me a Bad Time Story
- Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
- Jessica
- Fat Albert Rotunda
- Lil’ Brother
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