The Headhuntersare an Americanjazz fusionband formed byHerbie Hancockin 1973. The group fusedjazz,funk,androck music.
The Headhunters | |
|---|---|
 Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in 1975 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | United States of America |
| Genres | Jazz fusion |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Labels | Columbia,Verve Forecast,Basin Street,P-Vine,Owl Studios |
| Past members | |
History and band name
editHancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band,Mwandishi,and wanted to make a band with a stronger funk component.[1]He chose the name of the group, "Headhunters", while doing Buddhist chanting.[1]The name pleased him because it made a triple reference to the jungle, to intellectual concerns, and to sexual activity.[1]
In 1973, the band comprised Hancock (keyboards),Bennie Maupin(saxophone, clarinet),Harvey Mason(drums),Paul Jackson(bass), andBill Summers(percussion). Their first album,Head Hunters,sold more than one million copies.[2]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Jazz (Trad) [3] |
US Jazz (Cont) [3] | |||
| Head Hunters (Herbie Hancockalbum) |
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21 | — | — | |
| Thrust (Herbie Hancockalbum) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Flood (live album withHerbie Hancock) |
— | — | — | ||
| Man-Child (Herbie Hancockalbum) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Survival of the Fittest |
|
126 | 12 | — | |
| Straight from the Gate |
|
— | — | — | |
| Return of the Headhunters! (withHerbie Hancock) |
|
— | — | 9 | |
| Evolution Revolution |
|
— | — | — | |
| Platinum |
|
— | — | — | |
| Speakers in the House |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| On Top: Live in Europe |
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Chronology
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References
edit- ^abcShteamer, Hank (2020-04-12)."Flashback: Herbie Hancock Scores a Jazz-Funk Smash With 'Head Hunters'".Rolling Stone.Retrieved2020-12-26.
- ^Henderson, Alex."The Headhunters | Biography & History | AllMusic".AllMusic.Retrieved6 September2016.
- ^abcPeak chart positions for albums and singles charting on the United States charts:
- "The Headhunters – Artist US chart history".Allmusic.RetrievedAugust 1,2012.
- "Survival of the Fittest – US chart history".Allmusic.RetrievedAugust 1,2012.
External links
edit- The Headhunters on AllMusic
- The Headhunters on discogs
- "The Headhunters".NNDB.
- Pond, Steven F. (2005).Head Hunters: the Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album / by Steven F. Pond.University of Michigan Press.ISBN9780472034482.