Label: Honey Pie Records
Mwandishi: one of the most influential combos in the history of electric jazz. This is Herbie Hancock’s creature caught live at the Juan-les-Pins Jazz Festival in France on July 21st, 1971. A highly progressive form of modern jazz based on the mix of different elements. Some sort of Afro-electric-funk sound journey where waves of multiple pulsating sounds develop in a continuous alternation between tension and release. A marvelous band for which live performances often show more than studio recordings. Personnel: H. Hancock – piano and Fender Rhodes; Bennie Maupin – saxes, bass clarinet and flute; Eddie Henderson – trumpet; Julian Priester – trombone; Buster Williams – bass; Billy Hart – drums.