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Head Hunters has spawned a thousand copies and copyists, but is only strengthened through comparison. One of the most enduring works of the 70s' jazz/funk legacy, and surely one of Herbie Hancock's most enjoyable and infectious recordings, the album was released in the deeply groovy days of 1973, and soon became the best-selling record in jazz history. Loping along on a glorious bed of springy wah-wah and synth bass, the group used all the new technology of the time, and Hancock himself seemed to revel (as he still does) in the latest keyboard sounds available to him. Jazz/funk has never again sounded so exciting and dangerous.
Recorded at Wally Heider Studios and Different Fur Trading Co., San Francisco, California. Includes liner notes by Scott H. Thompson and Herbie Hancock.
Q (2/00, p.100) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...it's among the best 'fusion' records ever made, its funky alliances of twittering Afro-percussion and high-tensile rock spine building into a kind of electric rainforest music of an almost political intensity..." Down Beat (1/17/74) - 5 Stars - Excellent - "...Herbie translates 'communicate directly' pretty much into 'get down.' The warp-drive electronic space flights of CROSSINGS and SEXTANT have given way to a more basic music, harmonically simple and rhythmically earthy....[HEADHUNTERS] speaks its message--loud and clear..." JazzTimes (9/97, p.65) - "...a preeminent example of sophisticated funkology....this is where it all started."
Headhunters is smashing. From start to finish, this album is absolutely superb. It's funkiness ranges from smoothly danceable to low-down dirty. Anyone who considers themself a fan of jazz and funk is lost without knowing Headhunters. Submitted by a reviewer (Campinas, Brazil) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 1 found this helpful.
Headhunters 2001 The music as recorded by Herbie Hancock has had its quality enhanced by the digital processing. Great music, at a great price,
with phenomenal sound. Submitted by a reviewer (Baltimore, Maryland) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 1 of 2 found this helpful.
style of the seventies pop jazz is the name of what it was refered by a college classmate of mines
really enjoys this he's twenty years my
junior a mixture of modern devices new
techniques an the craftmanship of herbie
hancock will have you hooked. Submitted by a reviewer (ann arbor,mi) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
Welcome to the Funk Factory - time to punch in... This band is a well-oiled, over-time workin' factory of funk, and they don't take no lunch breaks...They're too busy manufacturing some of the baddest funk ever (besides, the break room is full of "smooth jazz" posers, drinking milk and talking about themselves).
Harvey Mason lays out the phat grooves throughout, and the bass / drum combo is irresistable. Keys, of course, are awesome, as are the saxophones... Arrangements are simple but creative and catchy.
No import knock-offs here, thank you very much. This is all-American, funk-factory approved, grade-A choice FUNK.
Bottom line: you cannot resist the vicious, funk-a-licius dishes served up on Herbie Hankock's Headhunters, so don't even try.
If you've never heard this album, you're 23 years late for work, so put on your funkin' boots and punch in!
Enjoy. Submitted by the31er (St. Paul, MN) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 2 found this helpful.
most potent album why would you ever give this 4 stars? some might argue not the most essential of his recordings, but this is timeless...maybe the perfect album to get acquainted with...it can't be touched...the funk fury wipes out the horizon and resonates...nothing can withstand it Submitted by a reviewer (the world) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 2 found this helpful.
Headhunters is smashing.
Headhunters 2001
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