Herbie Hancock – Mwandishi (1971/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 45:04 minutes | 1,80 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino – Warner Records
Mwandishi is one of the first albums on which Herbie Hancock departs from the traditional jazz idioms and pursues a new original style that would generate a wider audience appeal, most notably manifested in his 1973 album Head Hunters. Mwandishi was produced by David Rubinson.
“With the formation of his great electric sextet, Herbie Hancock’s music took off into outer and inner space, starting with the landmark Mwandishi album recorded in a single session on New Year’s Eve. Ever the gadgeteer, Herbie plays with electronic effects devices — reverb units, stereo tremelo, and Echoplex — which all lead his music into spacier, open-ended directions very much influenced by Miles Davis’ electric experiments, rendering it from post-bop conventions. There are just three tracks: the insistent 15/4-meter Afro-electric-funk workout ‘Ostinato (Suite for Angela),’ the inquisitive ‘You’ll Know When You Get There’ with its ethereal Hancock voicings, and trombonist Julian Priester’s ‘Silent Way’-influenced ‘Wandering Spirit Song,’ which eventually dips into tumultuous free form. Eddie Henderson emerges as a major trumpet soloist here, probing, jabbing, soliloquizing; Bennie Maupin comes over from Lee Morgan’s group to add his ominous bass clarinet and thoughtful alto flute; and Buster Williams’ bass and Billy Hart’s flexible drums propel the rhythm section. Santana’s José Chepitó Areas and Leon ‘Ndugu’ Chancler also add funky percussive reinforcement to ‘Ostinato,’ along with guitarist Ron Montrose. The group’s collective empathy is remarkable, and Hancock had only begun to probe the outer limits with this extraordinary music.” —Richard S. Ginell, AllMusic
Tracklist:
01. Herbie Hancock – Ostinato (Suite For Angela) (13:11)
02. Herbie Hancock – You’ll Know When You Get There (10:23)
03. Herbie Hancock – Wandering Spirit Song (21:29)
