{"title":"Herbie Hancock","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"846\"\u003eHerbie Hancock is one of jazz’s most inventive and enduring voices, a pianist and composer whose career spans post-bop, fusion, funk and electronic experimentation. From his early Blue Note albums like \u003cem data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"398\"\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"403\" data-end=\"419\"\u003eEmpyrean Isles\u003c\/em\u003e to groundbreaking work with Miles Davis’s Second Quintet, Hancock continually pushed the boundaries of jazz. His fusion-era classics, including \u003cem data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"578\"\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"591\"\u003eThrust\u003c\/em\u003e, brought jazz-funk to a global audience, while later projects explored everything from hip hop to orchestral composition. Explore our curated selection of Herbie Hancock vinyl — essential Blue Note titles, fusion landmarks, rare pressings and reissues.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-thrust","title":"Herbie Hancock - Thrust (1974 Columbia Reissue LP Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA defining work from Herbie Hancock's jazz-funk era, Thrust delivers a seamless blend of improvisational flair and deep funk grooves. This sought-after US Pitman pressing (PC 32965) from 1974 captures the raw energy of one of Hancock's most electrifying studio albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42447490973755,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_4238.jpg?v=1759018737"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-maiden-voyage-2021-blue-note-classic-vinyl-180g-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage (2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl 180g LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 2021 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series 180g Audiophile Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock's 1965 masterpiece stands as one of Blue Note's most celebrated albums, the pianist\/composer leading an all-star quintet featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist George Coleman, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Tony Williams through five Hancock compositions exploring modal jazz with nautical themes. The title track has become a jazz standard, its evocative melody and sophisticated harmonic movement capturing the feeling of oceanic voyage, while tracks like \"Dolphin Dance\" and \"The Eye Of The Hurricane\" demonstrate Hancock's gift for memorable themes and adventurous improvisation. Released on 24 September 2021 as part of Blue Note's Classic Vinyl Series, this worldwide audiophile reissue was mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio from the original analog tapes and manufactured at Germany's Optimal plant on 180g vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quintet represents mid-1960s jazz at its peak: Hubbard's powerful, lyrical trumpet, Coleman's robust tenor saxophone, and the rhythm section of Carter and Williams (both from Miles Davis' second great quintet alongside Hancock) create ideal conditions for exploring Hancock's modal compositions. His piano work balances harmonic sophistication with rhythmic invention, comping creating textures as interesting as his solo statements. The modal approach allows freer improvisation than bebop's rapid chord changes while maintaining more structure than complete free jazz, Hancock's compositions providing memorable melodies and rich harmonic colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond the famous title track, \"Dolphin Dance\" showcases Hancock's gift for writing complex yet singable melodies, while \"Survival Of The Fittest\" and \"Little One\" explore different facets of modal jazz. \"The Eye Of The Hurricane\" creates atmospheric calm before returning to intensity, demonstrating the nautical theme's conceptual coherence. Mastered by renowned engineer Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio directly from the original analog tapes and pressed at Optimal on 180g vinyl, this Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series edition offers this essential hard bop\/modal landmark in optimal sound quality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42461523673147,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/71AOkbmj4HL._AC_SL1400.jpg?v=1757901856"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-secrets-us-columbia-vinyl-lp-stereo-pitman-pressing","title":"Herbie Hancock - Secrets (US Columbia Vinyl LP Stereo Pitman Pressing)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG (three large scuffs on side 1 but plays fine)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: VG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - Secrets\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - Original US Columbia Pitman Pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eHerbie Hancock's \u003cem\u003eSecrets\u003c\/em\u003e finds the keyboard master fully immersed in the electric jazz-funk sound he pioneered with Headhunters, while pushing into even more synthesizer-heavy and vocoder-laden territory. Released in 1976 on Columbia Records and pressed at their Pitman facility, this album represents Hancock at his most commercially ambitious, blending infectious grooves with the harmonic sophistication and improvisational depth that marked all his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThe album opens with \"Doin' It\", a vocoder and talkbox showcase featuring Wah Wah Watson on lead vocals through his \"voice bag\" alongside Ray Parker's funky guitar and backing vocals from a small choir. This track epitomises the album's fusion of funk, soul and jazz sensibilities. \"People Music\" continues the groove before Hancock revisits one of his most beloved compositions, \"Cantaloupe Island\", reimagining the Blue Note classic through a 1970s funk lens with synthesizers and electric keyboards replacing the acoustic quartet of the original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eSide two ventures into more experimental territory. \"Spider\" and \"Swamp Rat\" explore darker, more atmospheric textures, while \"Gentle Thoughts\" offers a moment of reflection. The album closes with \"Sansho Shima\", an evocative piece that hints at Eastern influences. Throughout, the core band of Paul Jackson on bass, James Levi on drums, Ray Parker on guitar, and Bennie Maupin on reeds and Lyricon provides a tight foundation for Hancock's extensive keyboard arsenal, which ranges from Rhodes and clavinet to the then-cutting-edge Oberheim Polyphonic and ARP synthesizers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"\u003eThis original Pitman pressing, identifiable by the faint \"P\" stamp in the dead wax, represents the album with the sound quality Columbia's pressing plants were known for during this era. For fans of Hancock's electric period and 1970s jazz-funk, \u003cem\u003eSecrets\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential document.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42605871824955,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_5044.jpg?v=1762645437"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-head-hunters-1973-japanese-cbs-sony-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters (1973 Japanese CBS\/Sony Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1214\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e None\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eVinyl LP - 1973 Japanese CBS\/Sony Release\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock's commercial and artistic breakthrough, \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e became the best-selling jazz album of all time upon its 1973 release, proving that sophisticated musicianship and funk grooves could coexist without compromise. Recorded at San Francisco's Wally Heider Studios and Different Fur Trading Co., the album features Hancock's quartet—saxophonist Bennie Maupin, bassist Paul Jackson, drummer Harvey Mason, and percussionist Bill Summers, creating four extended compositions that blend African rhythms, funk basslines, synthesizer textures, and jazz improvisation into something unprecedented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleased in Japan by CBS\/Sony in 1973, this pressing captures the album that redefined jazz's possibilities and influenced funk, hip-hop, and electronic music for decades to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 15-minute \"Chameleon\" opens with one of funk's most recognisable basslines, Jackson's electric bass groove anchoring Hancock's synthesiser work, Mason's precise drumming, and Maupin's saxophone explorations. Hancock's reimagining of his own \"Watermelon Man\" (originally recorded in 1962) transforms the hard bop standard into Afro-funk through Summers' beer bottle percussion and the group's collective groove. \"Sly\" pays homage to Sly and the Family Stone's funk innovations, while \"Vein Melter\" closes the album with atmospheric textures built from Hancock's synthesizers and electric piano, Maupin's bass clarinet and alto flute creating meditative soundscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHancock's use of synthesisers (ARP Odyssey and Soloist), electric piano, and clavinet alongside acoustic instruments created sonic textures that sounded simultaneously futuristic and rooted in African-American musical traditions. Summers' percussion arsenal, including African instruments like balafon, agogô, and gankoqui alongside beer bottle and hindewho whistle, added rhythmic complexity and timbral variety.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166495342651,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6903.jpg?v=1778469723"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-empyrean-isles-2023-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (2023 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eEmpyrean Isles\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 2023 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series (180g, Kevin Gray\/Cohearent Audio, Optimal Media GmbH)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock's fourth Blue Note album\u003c\/strong\u003e, recorded on 17 June 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs; a quartet with Freddie Hubbard on cornet, Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums — three of the four members of the Miles Davis Second Great Quintet's rhythm section, with Hubbard as the single horn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour Hancock originals including \"Cantaloupe Island,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e sampled by UK jazz-rap group Us3 for \"Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)\" in 1993, and \"The Egg,\" a 14-minute free improvisation that closes the album on entirely different terms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2023 Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastered from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, pressed at Optimal Media GmbH on 180g vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Herbie Hancock went into Van Gelder Studio on 17 June 1964, he brought three musicians from the Miles Davis rhythm section: Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums. The third Davis band member present was not Miles but Freddie Hubbard — and Hubbard, who played trumpet on virtually every other session of this period, played cornet on this one. The reason for the switch has not been fully documented, but the cornet's warmer, slightly brighter tone is audible across all four tracks. Alfred Lion produced; Rudy Van Gelder engineered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHancock had composed all four pieces over the preceding two years, building a set that moves from the controlled energy of \"One Finger Snap\" through the lush ballad \"Oliloqui Valley\" to \"Cantaloupe Island\" on Side B — a funky 16-bar groove built on a piano vamp that alternates between three minor chords — and finally to \"The Egg,\" which runs to 14 minutes and functions as a free improvisation built on a repeated ostinato figure. \"Cantaloupe Island\" was sampled by the British jazz-rap group Us3 for \"Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)\" from \u003cem\u003eHand on the Torch\u003c\/em\u003e (Blue Note, 1993), which reached the Top 10 in the US and became the most widely heard iteration of Hancock's composition outside the jazz world. Hancock has said he preferred the original 1964 arrangement to his later funk-era versions. The album was his fourth for Blue Note; \u003cem\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e would follow the next year. This 2023 pressing is mastered from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal Media GmbH.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43288414388283,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/910fYQ52a-L._AC_SL1500.jpg?v=1773746589"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-monster-1980-japanese-cbs-sony-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Monster (1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e: EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e: VG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony (25AP 1854, CBS\/Sony Inc.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbie Hancock had been making funk records since \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e in 1973, but by 1980 the technology had overtaken the genre. \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded across three studios in Los Angeles and San Francisco with an arsenal of synthesizers, drum machines and early computer instruments that reads like a museum inventory. The modified Apple II Plus microcomputer that Hancock used was among the first applications of personal computing to commercial music production. The Roland CR-78 drum machine appears throughout. The Clavitar, a keyboard worn like a guitar, let Hancock move around the studio floor while playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Saturday Night\" opens the album with Carlos Santana's guitar over Washington's bass and Mouzon's drums, Hancock layering keyboards across the stereo field. It was Santana and Hancock's first studio collaboration; they went on to record \u003cem\u003eThe Swing of Delight\u003c\/em\u003e together the same year. \"Stars in Your Eyes\" was co-written with Ray Parker Jr. and released as an extended 12-inch single that crossed from the dance charts to pop radio. Gavin Christopher and Greg Walker handle lead vocals across the album's six tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Go for It\" is the hardest-driving piece, Mouzon playing both drums and synth. \"Don't Hold It In\" runs eight minutes with a descending bass figure that Washington holds throughout. \"Making Love,\" co-written by Mouzon and Hancock's wife Jean, is the album's most restrained moment. \"It All Comes Round\" closes the record with the full synthesizer palette deployed over a four-on-the-floor groove that belongs firmly in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1980 Japanese CBS\/Sony pressing (25AP 1854), manufactured by CBS\/Sony Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655694155835,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7301.jpg?v=1781494002"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-speak-like-a-child-1985-japanese-blue-note-vinyl-lp-gatefold","title":"Herbie Hancock - Speak Like A Child (1985 Japanese Blue Note Vinyl LP Gatefold)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVG+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur grading system explained \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eSpeak Like A Child\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP Gatefold - 1985 Japanese Blue Note Reissue (BNJ 71077, Toshiba EMI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe concept is in the instrumentation. Hancock wanted to hear colours, not soloists. He chose three instruments from the lower and middle registers (Thad Jones's flugelhorn, Peter Phillips's bass trombone, Jerry Dodgion's alto flute) and wrote parts that blend and shimmer around the piano rather than stepping forward from it. On the title track, the three horns enter together in a soft, sustained chord that sounds like a single instrument with an impossibly wide tonal range. Hancock solos over and through these textures, his piano the only voice that improvises. \"Toys\" uses the same approach at a faster tempo, the horn voicings thickening behind the melody before pulling back to let the trio breathe. \"Goodbye To Childhood\" closes side B with Hancock and Carter alone for long stretches, the horns entering sparingly and only to add weight at the piece's most open moments. Jones arranged the horn parts (uncredited on the original release), drawing on the same ear for rich, unusual voicings that made his Thad Jones\/Mel Lewis Orchestra one of the most distinctive ensembles of the period. Hancock later said his thinking was shaped by listening to Gil Evans, Oliver Nelson and Jones himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree years had passed since \u003cem\u003eMaiden Voyage\u003c\/em\u003e. Hancock had spent them inside the Miles Davis Quintet with Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, and the influence shows. The harmonies on \u003cem\u003eSpeak Like A Child\u003c\/em\u003e are freer and harder to pin to conventional chord progressions. \"Riot\" (which also appeared on Davis's \u003cem\u003eNefertiti\u003c\/em\u003e) opens the album with the most rhythmically aggressive piece, Mickey Roker pushing the tempo in a physical, driving style. \"First Trip\" is Carter's only composition here, written for his son Ron Jr. \"The Sorcerer\" closes the album with a piece Hancock wrote for Davis and had already recorded with the Davis Quintet the year before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1985 Japanese reissue on Blue Note BNJ 71077, from the Blue Note 4000 Series Original Collection 100, manufactured by Toshiba EMI in a gatefold (Unipack) sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blue Note","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43712003440699,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7547.jpg?v=1782603847"},{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-sextant-1973-japanese-cbs-sony-vinyl-lp","title":"Herbie Hancock - Sextant (1973 Japanese CBS\/Sony Vinyl LP)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVinyl:\u003c\/strong\u003e EX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSleeve: \u003c\/strong\u003eVG+\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHerbie Hancock - \u003cem\u003eSextant\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1973 Japanese CBS\/Sony (SOPL-190, SX-74 Sound Series)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mwandishi band was earning $160 a week, travelling by van between gigs, setting up their own PA and tearing it down after every show. The music they were making had almost no commercial audience in the US, but it sounded like nothing else anyone was recording. \"Rain Dance\" opens with Dr. Patrick Gleeson's ARP 2600 synthesiser sending pulses across the stereo field while Hancock's clavinet (run through a Fender Fuzz-Wah and Echoplex) builds a repeating rhythmic figure underneath. Buck Clarke's congas enter. Billy Hart's drums lock in. Then Henderson's trumpet and Priester's trombones (he plays alto, tenor and bass trombone across the album) add melodic fragments that drift in and out of the texture. Buster Williams plays Fender bass with wah-wah and fuzz, the signal so heavily processed it sounds closer to a synthesiser than a bass guitar. Maupin switches between soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, piccolo flute and, on one track, a kazoo. \"Hidden Shadows\" is the most rhythmically direct piece, the closest thing to a groove on the album. \"Hornets\" takes the entire second side and refuses to resolve. It builds in layers, the density increasing until the instruments merge into a single churning mass, then pulls apart and starts building again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the third album in the Mwandishi trilogy, following \u003cem\u003eMwandishi\u003c\/em\u003e (1971) and \u003cem\u003eCrossings\u003c\/em\u003e (1972) on Warner Bros. It was Hancock's first release for Columbia. Within months, Hancock disbanded the sextet, kept only Benny Maupin, and recorded \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e with an entirely new rhythm section. \u003cem\u003eHead Hunters\u003c\/em\u003e reached number 13 on the Billboard 200 and became the first jazz album to go platinum. Hancock later said he had spent too long \"exploring the upper atmosphere of music\" and needed to reconnect with the earth. The Mwandishi band's dissolution remains one of the sharpest stylistic pivots in jazz history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the 1973 Japanese pressing on CBS\/Sony SOPL-190, from the SX-74 Sound series, released the same year as the US original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CBS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43712063930427,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_7553.jpg?v=1782605462"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/herbie-hancock.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}