{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-headhunters-remastered-remastered-cd","title":"Herbie Hancock - Headhunters (remastered) - (Remastered) - [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeyboardist Herbie Hancock's remarkable career took a surprising turn with this funk album--one of the first jazz albums to be certified gold. Hancock's already-storied career had included an extended tenure with Miles Davis as a member of both the classic quintet of the '60s and the trumpeter's groundbreaking electric dates. As a leader, the pianist had followed a similar course, cutting both outstanding acoustic dates (Maiden Voyage, Empyrean Isles) and experimental electric sessions (Sextant, Crossings). Head Hunters, however, was something different: a stripped-down date featuring reedman Bennie Maupin as the only horn player, and a funk-oriented rhythm section made up of Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, and Bill Summers. Hancock traded in his sophisticated piano performances and complex compositions for simple melodies, slow-burn funk grooves, and light electric keyboard splashes. The results, particularly on the tracks \"Chameleon\" and \"Watermelon Man,\" had a profound impact on other musicians, although critics charged Hancock with playing to the galleries. But the album has stood the test of time--something neither the wealth of Hancock's imitators nor his own subsequent albums in this vein have been able to do. --Fred GoodmanProduct Description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JAZZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47758341603546,"sku":"074646512326","price":11.62,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/7787\/3626\/files\/HEADHUNTERSREMASTERED_a0sgxu.jpg?v=1776189259","url":"https:\/\/shopmusic247.com\/products\/herbie-hancock-headhunters-remastered-remastered-cd","provider":"Shopmusic247","version":"1.0","type":"link"}