The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music.
The Headhunters | |
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Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in 1975 | |
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Origin | United States of America |
Genres | Jazz fusion |
Years active | 1973–present |
Labels | Columbia, Verve Forecast, Basin Street, P-Vine, Owl Studios |
Past members |
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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), and Bill Summers (percussion). Their first album, Head Hunters, sold more than one million copies.[2]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US [3] |
US Jazz (Trad) [3] |
US Jazz (Cont) [3] | |||
Head Hunters (Herbie Hancock album) |
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21 | — | — | |
Thrust (Herbie Hancock album) |
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Survival of the Fittest |
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126 | 12 | — | |
Straight from the Gate |
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Return of the Headhunters! (with Herbie Hancock) |
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Evolution Revolution |
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Platinum |
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Speakers in the House |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
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On Top: Live in Europe |
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