@frogman
Back atcha' on the Herbie Hancock. I have spent little time listening to HH's jazz funk. When it first came out I wrote it off as him cashing in. Amazing how much I knew in my 20s.
Listened to Actual Proof via the link you supplied. Enjoyed it. The music is much more complex and substantial than my younger self thought. Quite a few commented there about Mike Clark's drumming...and rightly so, I think. Quick quick quick and light handed (if that's even possible in a funk setting).
Just recently stumbled onto HH's "VSOP Quintet" on the live double album, VSOP (1977). Was amazed at the performance of Maiden Voyage that opens things. Freddie Hubbard in particular lights it up! in his soloing. But circling back to jazz funk, side 4 contains two HH jazz funk compositions...Hang Up your Hang Ups (from Man-Child) and Spider from Secrets.
Here's Spider from the VSOP Live. Kind of a slow build so patience required. The drummer is James Levi (not Mike Clark). Nice work from Herbie at around the midway point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2J2w9enLZ0
Back atcha' on the Herbie Hancock. I have spent little time listening to HH's jazz funk. When it first came out I wrote it off as him cashing in. Amazing how much I knew in my 20s.
Listened to Actual Proof via the link you supplied. Enjoyed it. The music is much more complex and substantial than my younger self thought. Quite a few commented there about Mike Clark's drumming...and rightly so, I think. Quick quick quick and light handed (if that's even possible in a funk setting).
Just recently stumbled onto HH's "VSOP Quintet" on the live double album, VSOP (1977). Was amazed at the performance of Maiden Voyage that opens things. Freddie Hubbard in particular lights it up! in his soloing. But circling back to jazz funk, side 4 contains two HH jazz funk compositions...Hang Up your Hang Ups (from Man-Child) and Spider from Secrets.
Here's Spider from the VSOP Live. Kind of a slow build so patience required. The drummer is James Levi (not Mike Clark). Nice work from Herbie at around the midway point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2J2w9enLZ0