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1973 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
Released
October 26, 1973 (1973-10-26)
Recorded
September 1973
Studio
Wally Heider and Different Fur (San Francisco)
Genre
Jazz-funk[1]
jazz fusion[2]
Length
41:52
Label
Columbia
Producer
Herbie Hancock
David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Sextant (1973)
Head Hunters (1973)
Dedication (1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[2]
DownBeat
[3]
Tom Hull
B+[4]
Jazzwise
[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
[6]
Pitchfork
10/10[1]
Q
[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
[8]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
[9]
Zagat Survey
[10]
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 San Francisco, California.
The album was a commercial and artistic breakthrough for Hancock, crossing over to funk and rock audiences and bringing jazz-funk fusion to mainstream attention, peaking at number 13 on the Billboard 200. Hancock is featured with woodwind player Bennie Maupin from his previous sextet and new collaborators – bassist Paul Jackson, percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Harvey Mason. The latter group of collaborators, which would go on to be known as The Headhunters, also played on Hancock's subsequent studio album Thrust (1974). All of the musicians (with the exception of Mason) play multiple instruments on the album.
^ abLarson, Jeremy D. (April 5, 2020). "Herbie Hancock: Head Hunters Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
^ abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Head Hunters. AllMusic. Retrieved on January 7, 2010.
^Columnist. "Review: Head Hunters Archived June 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". DownBeat: January 17, 1974.
^"Tom Hull: Grade List: Herbie Hancock". Tom Hull. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^"Herbie Hancock – Headhunters ★★★★★". Jazzwise. July 22, 2019.
^Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 642. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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