Man-Child
| Man-Child | ||||
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Village Recorders, Los Angeles; Funky Features, San Francisco; Crystal Studios, Los Angeles | ||||
| Genre | Jazz-funk, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 45:17 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [3] |
Man-Child is the fifteenth studio album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. The record was released on August 22, 1975 by Columbia Records. It was the final studio album to feature The Headhunters, and a number of guest musicians including saxophonist Wayne Shorter, a full brass section, three different guitarists (including DeWayne McKnight), and Stevie Wonder on harmonica.
Overview
It is arguably one of his most
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. The riffs are fast-paced and energetic with repeating patterns that combine with multiple voices (i.e. horns, piano, bass, synthesizer, guitar, and drums and percussion). The horn section in "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" plays repeated riffs in unison that alternate with and are answered by electric piano, synthesizer, and electric guitar in brief periods of call and response.
Paul Jackson, Bill Summers, Harvey Mason, Bennie Maupin, and Mike Clark (who replaced Harvey Mason post-1974) formed the core of the group the Headhunters with which Hancock had toured and recorded for the previous three years. This was their final album as a group.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" | Herbie Hancock, Melvin Ragin, Paul Jackson | 7:29 |
| 2. | "Sun Touch" | Hancock | 5:12 |
| 3. | "The Traitor" | Hancock, Ragin, Louis Johnson, Wayne Shorter | 9:38 |
| Total length: | 22:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "Bubbles" | Hancock, Ragin | 9:03 |
| 5. | "Steppin' in It" | Hancock | 8:42 |
| 6. | "Heartbeat" | Hancock, Ragin, Jackson | 5:16 |
| Total length: | 23:06 | ||
Personnel
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Pro Soloist, ARP 2600, and ARP String Ensemble synthesizers, Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer
- Bud Brisbois – trumpet
- Jay DaVersa – trumpet
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Dick Hyde – tuba, bass trombone
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- saxello, bass clarinet, bass and alto flutes
- Jim Horn – saxophones and flutes
- Ernie Watts – saxophones and flutes
- Dewayne McKnight, David T. Walker– guitar
- voice bag, Maestro Universal Synthesizer System, Maestro Sample and Hold Unit
- Henry E. Davis – bass guitar
- Paul Jackson – bass guitar
- Louis Johnson – bass guitar
- Mike Clark– drums
- James Gadson – drums
- Harvey Mason – drums
- Stevie Wonder – harmonica
- Bill Summers – percussion
References
- ^ Newsom, Jim (2011). "Man-Child - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
