Head Hunters, the 12th studio album by Jazz musician Herbie Hancock is often looked at as the definitive moment in the Jazz-Funk genre. After a series of three avant-garde records, Head Hunters was a pretty dramatic change in sound for Hancock at the time. The record featured Hancock playing all synthesizers/keyboards (he actually scrapped guitar completely), Paul Jackson on bass, Harvey Mason on drums, Bill Summers playing various percussion instruments (he actually blew into a beer bottle to create the sound during the intro of "Watermelon Man"), and Bennie Maupin on sax, clarinet, and flute. The album has been a massive influence in the world of Jazz, Funk, R&B, and Hip-Hop since its release. To this day the record still sounds great, and people who don't even particularly care for Jazz seem drawn to it. Give it a shot:
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