Head Hunters is the twelfth studio album by American pianist, keyboardist and composer Herbie Hancock, released October 26, 1973, on Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place in the evening at Wally Heider Studios and Different Fur Trading Co. in …

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“ 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.

Oct 6, 2021 · Groundbreaking jazz-funk album - one of the best-selling jazz recordings and the first to go platinum. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.

May 12, 2017 · Head Hunters is the twelfth studio album by the American pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, released October 13, 1973, on Columbia Records. Head Hunters is a key release in...

Apr 5, 2020 · He wanted to make a pure funk record. Instead, he made Head Hunters. A year before Hancock plunked out that bassline, his woodwind player, Bennie Maupin, sat among the sold-out crowd at Los...

Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters” charted a new course for a musician who had come to see the entire world as his potential audience. In crafting this recording, Hancock renewed an historic idea while furthering something novel: jazz that audiences could dance to.

Jul 15, 2024 · Head Hunters, the only album this band ever made together, is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. It’s also one of the greatest funk albums of all time. It shaped the course of both genres—and R&B, and eventually hip-hop—breaking down perceived barriers between art music and pop music.

Oct 25, 2023 · Head Hunters is the flagship album among a slew of great Hancock fusion albums. And though no one really tackled fusion quite the way he did, it’s an incredibly influential recording.

Oct 13, 2024 · “Head Hunters” is a trip, taking listeners on a fusion-filled journey with plenty of sights to enjoy, despite its short track listing. Herbie Hancock created a classic album in 1973, and in 51 years, its lost none of its charm.