Crossings (Herbie Hancock album)
| Crossings | ||||
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Warner Bros. | ||||
| Producer | David Rubinson | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [4] |
Crossings is the tenth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1972. It is the second album in his Mwandishi period, which saw him experimenting in electronics and funk with a sextet featuring saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart. The album is the band's first to feature synthesizer player Patrick Gleeson. He was scheduled to "set up his Moog for Hancock to play." However, Hancock was so impressed with Gleeson that he "asked Gleeson not only to do the overdubs on the album but join the group."[5]
Crossings, along with Fat Albert Rotunda and Mwandishi, was reissued in one set as Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings in 1994 and as The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972) in 2014.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sleeping Giant" | Herbie Hancock | 24:38 |
| Total length: | 24:38 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | "Quasar" | Bennie Maupin | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Water Torture" | Maupin | 14:04 |
| Total length: | 21:21 | ||
Personnel
- Herbie Hancock – piano, electric piano, mellotron, percussion
- Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion
- Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, piccolo, percussion
- Julian Priester – tenor and alto trombones, bass, percussion
- Buster Williams – bass guitar, double bass, percussion
- Billy Hart – drums, percussion
With:
- Patrick Gleeson – Moog synthesizer, Mellotron[6]
- Victor Pantoja – congas
- Candy Love, Sandra Stevens, Della Horne, Victoria Domagalski, Scott Beach – voices
References
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Herbie Hancock - Sleeping Giant | |
| Herbie Hancock - Water torture |
- ^ Billboard May 27, 1972
- ^ Allmusic review
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Stuart Nicholson's notes for the 2001 Warner Bros. CD reissue.
- ^ Opperman, Derek (May 27, 2015). "Wearing A Really Different Fur: How Patrick Gleeson introduced the synthesizer to Herbie Hancock and changed jazz in the process". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
