The Headhunters | |
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 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 | |
The Headhunters was an Americanjazz fusion band formed byHerbie Hancock in 1973. The group fusedjazz,funk, androck music.
Hancock 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]
| Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions[3] | ||
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| US | US Jazz (Trad) | US Jazz (Cont) | |||
| 1973 | Head Hunters (Herbie Hancock album) | Columbia | 21 | — | — |
| 1974 | Thrust (Herbie Hancock album) | Columbia | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Flood (live album withHerbie Hancock) | CBS/Sony | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Man-Child (Herbie Hancock album) | Columbia | — | — | — |
| 1975 | Survival of the Fittest | Arista | 126 | 12 | — |
| 1977 | Straight from the Gate | Arista | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Return of the Headhunters!(withHerbie Hancock) | Verve | — | — | 9 |
| 2003 | Evolution Revolution | Basin Street | — | — | — |
| 2008 | On Top: Live From Europe | BHM Productions | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Platinum | Owl Studios | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Speakers In The House | Ropeadope | — | — | — |
| 2023 | Live from Brooklyn Bowl | Ropeadope | — | — | — |
| 2024 | The Stunt Man | Ropeadope | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
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