Product Identifiers
ProducerDuke Pearson, Teo Macero, George Avakian, Alfred Lion
Record LabelLegacy / Columbia/Legacy
UPC0827969459324
eBay Product ID (ePID)7050180003
Product Key Features
Era1990s, 1960s, 1980s, 1970s
Run Time8404 Sec
InstrumentKeyboard
FeaturesCompilation, Studio Recording
GenreJazz, R&B & Soul, Funk
StylePost-Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Instrument, Fusion
TypeAlbum
ArtistHerbie Hancock
Release TitleEssential Herbie Hancock
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
DistributionSony Music Distribution
Number of Tracks20
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
GuitarWah Wah Watson, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius, Bill Laswell
BassRon Carter, Paul Jackson, Jaco Pastorius, Buster Williams, Bill Laswell, Butch Warren, Alex Al, "Ready" Freddie Washington
Reviews"...ranges from the street-strutting funk of the early `Watermelon Man' through statements succesfully more challenging and complex...", "Hancock is a musician with passion, an open mind and an awareness of history that constantly propels him forward into new sonic territory."
EngineerTomoo Suzuki, Ray Hall, Rudy Van Gelder, David Rubinson, Jeremy Zatkin, John Pace, Rob Eaton, John Vieira, Fred Catero, Frank Laico
VocalsHerbie Hancock, Greg Walker, Stevie Wonder
KeyboardsHerbie Hancock, Alphonse Mouzon
PercussionBill Summers, Billy Hart, Sheila Escovedo
DrumsAlphonse Mouzon, Terri Lyne Carrington, Harvey Mason, Sr., Mike Clarke, Billy Hart, Albert "Tootie" Heath, James Levi, Roy Mccurdy, Mickey Roker, Tony Williams, Billy Higgins
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo