Name: Sextant
Brand: Herbie Hancock

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MOVLP522

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Limited edition

Release date

2017-11-01

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Little Amber Fish

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2010-06-21

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Herbie Hancock

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Jazz

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Herbie Hancock is a legendary jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader. With a career spanning over six decades, he has been at the forefront of innovation in jazz music. Known for his unique blend of traditional jazz with elements of funk, soul, and electronic music, Hancock has pushed the boundaries of the genre and influenced countless musicians.
Born on April 12, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois, Hancock began playing piano at a young age and quickly developed his skills. He gained recognition as a member of the Miles Davis Quintet in the 1960s before embarking on a successful solo career.
Hancock's groundbreaking album "Head Hunters" released in 1973 became one of the best-selling jazz albums of all time. Throughout his career, he has received numerous accolades including multiple Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for his film score composition.

sextant is a perfect example of how cd reissues of long out of print records can gain more respect when brought to the broader, modern context. the first recording hancock made for columbia and the last one done with his mwandishi octet, a group deeply under the influence of miles davis' experimentation with electronics and global polyrhythms, sextant was dismissed upon its release as a fusion-absorbed bastardisation of jazz forms and melody-free dead ends. but heard through modern ears seduced by miles' global funk and brian eno's soundscapes, it's a revelation, forecasting a future that may or may not have anything to do with jazz. it starts with a flurry of backbeats amidst a funk bottom, as bassist buster williams and drummer billy hart swing wickedly on midtempo grooves and percussionist buck clarke adds a light layer of speedier rhythms. bennie maupin, eddie henderson and julian priester's horns keep the music at least slightly grounded in the electric jazz idiom. still, the true alchemists in this sonic play are hancock (strapped in a cockpit of keyboards and synthesizers, orchestrating the chaos) and synthesizer technician patrick gleason, whose special effects impregnate these three tracks with a futurism beyond its years.

Sextant

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