Herbie Hancock
Head Hunters
hancock already had an acclaimed career before taking a slight detour in the early 70's head hunters however was something different a strippeddown date featuring reedman bennie maupin as the only horn player and a funkoriented 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 slowburn funk grooves and light electric keyboard splashes the results particularly on the tracks 'chameleon' and 'watermelon man' had a profound impact on other musicians a true fusion classic