Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters : Live in Omaha (Bootleg 1975)

This brother has been doing his thing for a long time. His recent success at the Grammy’s with the album "River: The Joni Letters" had me revisiting his collection. I stumbled across a live session I did not know I had. This is from 1975 and features the Headhunter lineup we first herd on his album "Thrust" from the previous year. Mike Clark and Paul Jackson have to be one of the tightest rhythm sections in the history of music. For an example check what they did for the hippy crooner Shawn Phillips when they laid down the tracks for his albums "Rumplestiltskin's Resolve" and "Spaced". On this rare live recording you can feel the heat. The album starts off with the classic Watermelon Man and continues with tracks from Man-Child.

This concert is a "Slow Burner": sit back and enjoy

Herbie Hancock and Headhunters
Music Hall
Omaha, NB
11/17/75

Herbie: keyboards
Paul Jackson: bass
Mike Clark: drums
Blackbyrd Mcknight: guitar
Bill Summers: percussion
Bennie Maupin: Reeds & Lyricon

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