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Herbie Hancock – Crossings
Herbie Hancock
Crossings
Style: Jazz
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog Number: BS 2617
Released: 1972, 70's
Part two of the Mwandishi trilogy, Crossings further expands on the free jazz group’s sound with the introduction of Patrick Gleeson’s psychedelic electronics. As the only non-black member, Gleeson was at first not accepted by the group but would go on to become an absolutely vital part of the crew and a frequent collaborator on many of the members’ solo albums including Eddie Henderson’s Realization and Julian Priester’s Love, Love on ECM. Gleeson’s synthesizers would also become a big influence for Herbie’s later sound with The Headhunters, switching from Rhodes to Moog. The Mwandishi band has in recent years attained almost mythical status in the jazz world. Be sure to listen to Nate Chinen and Greg Bryant Jazz United podcast dedicated to the group.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Free Jazz / Fusion / Mwandishi / Psychedelic
Tracklist:
A Sleeping Giant
B1 Quasar
B2 Water Torture
Credits:
Artwork – Robert Springett
Bass Trombone, Tenor Trombone, Trombone [Alto Trombone], Percussion – Julian Priester
Congas – Victor Pontoja*
Drums, Percussion – Billy Hart
Electric Bass, Bass, Percussion – Buster Williams
Electric Piano, Piano, Mellotron, Percussion – Herbie Hancock
Engineer [Recording] – Fred Catero
Mixed By [Remix] – David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Jerry Zatkin*
Photography By – Anne Foreman
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
Soprano Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Piccolo Flute, Percussion, Alto Flute – Bennie Maupin
Synthesizer [Moog] – Patrick Gleason*
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Percussion – Eddie Henderson
Voice – Candy Love, Della Horne, Sandra Stevens, Scott Beach, Victoria Domagalski
Written-By – Bennie Maupin (tracks: B1, B2), Herbie Hancock (tracks: A)
