[Review] Herbie Hancock: Monster (1980)
A king masquerading as a Duke, as Herbie gets his funk on, this time with some help from Santana.
Category: Herbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock: Sound-System (1984)
Think this shocking sequel is immaterial? Then maybe you never had the stomach for the future. Not launching another “Rockit” into the airwaves…
Herbie Hancock: Takin’ Off (1963)
Double H comes out swinging on his first solo set with a pair of horns (Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon) that any head would…
“Metal Beat” (1984)
Another case of my napping during the revolution, as “Rockit” and “Close (To The Edit)” changed the way people looked at music and…
Wayne Shorter: Joy Ryder (1988)
You know, these Wayne Shorter albums are more trouble than they’re worth. The tantalizing traces of Weather Report hold my attention initially, but…
Chick Corea: The Mad Hatter (1978)
I’m a sucker for program music, even when the pretense to a program is pretty flimsy, as it is here. Without the concept…