Headhunters(2)

:(This page is about the American band. For the British band of the same name, see Headhunters).
The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music.
Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with a stronger funk component. He chose the name of the group, "Headhunters", while doing Buddhist chanting. The name pleased him because it made a triple reference to the jungle, to intellectual concerns, and to sexual activity.
In 1973, the band comprised Hancock (keyboards), Bennie Maupin (saxophone, clarinet), Harvey Mason (drums), Paul Jackson (bass), and Bill Summers (percussion). Their first album, Head Hunters, sold more than one million copies.
==Links to Peel==
Peel played a track from the group in 1975, according to available tracklistings on this site. It is not known how often he played the band's music, as full tracklistings from the early/mid 70's are quite sparse.
==Shows Played==
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*08 May 1975: If You've Got It, You'll Get It (album - Survival Of The Fittest) Arista
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists