
Herbie Hancock: Wiggle-Waggle and Fat Albert Rotunda [1969]
ripped from the cryptically-titled Fat Albert Rotunda
"Wiggle-Waggle": Very hip 8-bar "blues" chord progression on this.
"Fat Albert Rotunda": Great free jazz stylings from Joe Henderson and shamanistic percussion from (?).
This is also the album that contains the classic Fat Mama.
The players:
Herbie Hancock - piano, electric piano
Joe Henderson - alto flute, tenor sax
Johnny Coles - trumpet, fluegel horn
Garnet Brown - trombone
Tootie Heath - drums
Buster Williams - acoustic bass, electric bass
[guitarist and percussionist uncredited, at least on my copy]
all selections written, arranged and conducted by Herbie Hancock
recorded at Van Gelder Recording Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
2 comments:
Very underrated album from Herbie. The players are all top-notch.
I think the percussion is Billy Hart. Great music on your blog!
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