Best Herbie Hancock (As Leader) Album Poll of 1960s/70s/80s era.

thrust is incredibly poppin. actual fucking proof

There’s really nothing else like that track

mr. hands is the best one

The line up on that record is insane.

features ron carter and jaco lol

Sheila E!

for me, "sound system" is the one. i went to it looking for breakdance sounds in 1984 and it split my tiny brain wide open. "metal beat" still sounds absolutely mentalist

Mr. Hands is phenomenal

Sextant was my introduction and remains my favorite, but I dig all the '70s albums that placed well in the poll.

Herbie is making his now (apparently) annual trip to the Kennedy Center this June. Of course I will be there.

Tempted to do a "best of the rest" poll for the ones that got zero votes. Of the ones I know, I'd probably pick either Inventions and Dimensions, Fat Albert Rotunda, or Flood.

I got heavily into Eddie Henderson's mid-70s solo albums last year, which are a fine companion to the Mwandishi stuff - same band even!

I wrote a piece about VSOP last year.

Flood is an insane set that goes OFF!!!!! So good

Inventions and Dimensions

severely underrated album - really interesting lineup

Tempted to do a "best of the rest" poll for the ones that got zero votes. Of the ones I know, I'd probably pick either Inventions and Dimensions, Fat Albert Rotunda, or Flood.

I've been tempted to do a poll of his best "sell out" tracks (intended in a positive way; I adore his disco/dance/funk/break stuff)

the disco records are all soooo dope. i think i love lite me up the most

Those Eddie Henderson records are dope. I'll stan for *Realization* all day long. More Dr Patrick all the time.

“mr. hands” is cool. aside from the amazing cover art works well with london-style “jazz dance” records (ie the uptempo latin inflected stuff with trad instruments)

i lean heavily on “spiraling prism” and “calypso” when i play it out

sorry to jump around here+i'm positive someone has brought it up before now BUT-

if you want even more super hot 70s headhunters/hancock/miles adjacent action, bennie maupin's slow traffic to the right from 1977 is about as good as they get. funky, spacey, mellow, but mad.

probably old news, putting here for posterity mostly. highly recommended either way.

I've been listening to that Maupin record recently, since his debut is maybe my favourite ECM record. I like it better than the funk-era Hancock I've heard, and it walks an interesting line between being tasteful and gently exploratory, and also trying to sell some records in the context of late 70s fusion.