Herbie Hancock "Mwandishi" - Baker's Keyboard Lounge, Detroit, MI 10-08-1972 (SBD)

Herbie Hancock "Mwandishi"
Baker's Keyboard Lounge
Detroit, MI
October 8, 1972
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 Sleeping Giant Part 1 (14:18)
02 Sleeping Giant Part 2 (7:26)
03 Sleeping Giant Part 3 (7:14)
04 Sleeping Giant Part 4 (13:00)
05 Sleeping Giant Part 5 (14:14)

Total Time: 56min 15sec

Lineup:
Herbie Hancock "Mwandishi" - Fender Rhodes, Percussion
Bennie Maupin "Mwile" - Reeds, Percussion
Eddie Henderson "Mganga" - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion
Julian Priester "Pepo" - Trombones, Percussion
Buster Williams "Mchezaji" - Double Bass, Electric Bass, Percussion
Billy Hart "Jabali" - Drums, Percussion
Patrick Gleeson - ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Percussion

Herbie Hancock's trio of albums released between 1971-1973 were released in what was called his Mwandishi Period and the band is often referred to as Mwandish. It is a Swahili name Herbie sometimes used during this era. The music is Experimental Jazz with lots of improvisation on a theme. The performance here is a 56 minute version of a song that ran 24 minutes on the studio album. Herbie moved on to the more Funk Jazz of The Headhunters era because he felt not enough people understood avant-garde music. All my fellow Jazz fans don't miss this one!

 

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