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==History and band name==
==History and band name==
Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, [[Mwandishi]], and wanted to make a band with a stronger funk component.<ref name="Shteamer">{{Cite web|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=2020-04-12|title=Flashback: Herbie Hancock Scores a Jazz-Funk Smash With 'Head Hunters'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/herbie-hancock-head-hunters-chameleon-live-981695/|access-date=2020-12-26|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> He chose the name of the group, "Headhunters", while doing Buddhist chanting.<ref name="Shteamer"/> The name pleased him because it made a triple reference to the jungle, to intellectual concerns, and to sexual activity.<ref name="Shteamer"/>
Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, [[Mwandishi]], and wanted to make a band with a stronger funk component.<ref name="Shteamer">{{Cite magazine|last=Shteamer|first=Hank|date=2020-04-12|title=Flashback: Herbie Hancock Scores a Jazz-Funk Smash With 'Head Hunters'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/herbie-hancock-head-hunters-chameleon-live-981695/|access-date=2020-12-26|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> He chose the name of the group, "Headhunters", while doing Buddhist chanting.<ref name="Shteamer"/> The name pleased him because it made a triple reference to the jungle, to intellectual concerns, and to sexual activity.<ref name="Shteamer"/>


In 1973, the band comprised Hancock (keyboards), [[Bennie Maupin]] (saxophone, clarinet), [[Harvey Mason]] (drums), [[Paul Jackson (bassist)|Paul Jackson]] (bass), and [[Bill Summers (musician)|Bill Summers]] (percussion). Their first album, ''[[Head Hunters]]'', sold more than one million copies.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Alex|title=The Headhunters {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-headhunters-mn0000080443/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref>
In 1973, the band comprised Hancock (keyboards), [[Bennie Maupin]] (saxophone, clarinet), [[Harvey Mason]] (drums), [[Paul Jackson (bassist)|Paul Jackson]] (bass), and [[Bill Summers (musician)|Bill Summers]] (percussion). Their first album, ''[[Head Hunters]]'', sold more than one million copies.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Alex|title=The Headhunters {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-headhunters-mn0000080443/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=6 September 2016}}</ref>
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! width="40"| [[Billboard charts|US <br />Jazz]]<br /><small>(Cont)</small><br /><ref name="United States Chart"/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Head Hunters]]'' <br>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)
! scope="row"| ''[[Head Hunters]]'' <br><small>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)</small>
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* Release date: 1973
* Release date: 1973
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! scope="row"| ''[[Thrust (album)|Thrust]]'' <br>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)
! scope="row"| ''[[Thrust (album)|Thrust]]'' <br><small>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)</small>
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* Release date: 1974
* Release date: 1974
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! scope="row"| ''[[Flood (Herbie Hancock album)|Flood]]'' <br>(live album with [[Herbie Hancock]])
! scope="row"| ''[[Flood (Herbie Hancock album)|Flood]]'' <br><small>(live album with [[Herbie Hancock]])</small>
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* Release date: 1975
* Release date: 1975
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! scope="row"| ''[[Man-Child]]'' <br>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)
! scope="row"| ''[[Man-Child]]'' <br><small>([[Herbie Hancock]] album)</small>
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* Release date: 1975
* Release date: 1975
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! scope="row"| ''Return of the Headhunters!'' <br>(with [[Herbie Hancock]])
! scope="row"| ''Return of the Headhunters!'' <br><small>(with [[Herbie Hancock]])</small>
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* Release date: 1998
* Release date: 1998
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===Chronology===
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==References==
==References==
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* [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/21399-The-Headhunters The Headhunters on discogs]
* [https://www.discogs.com/fr/artist/21399-The-Headhunters The Headhunters on discogs]
* {{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/music/807/000119450/|title=The Headhunters|publisher=NNDB}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.nndb.com/music/807/000119450/|title=The Headhunters|publisher=NNDB}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17500|title=Head Hunters: the Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album / by Steven F. Pond}}
* {{cite book|url=http://www.press.umich.edu/titleDetailDesc.do?id=17500|title=Head Hunters: the Making of Jazz's First Platinum Album / by Steven F. Pond|isbn=9780472034482 |last1=Pond |first1=Steven F. |year=2005 |publisher=University of Michigan Press }}


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Latest revision as of 13:45, 23 December 2023

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Headhunter (disambiguation).
The Headhunters
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in 1975
Herbie Hancock and The Headhunters in 1975
Background information
OriginUnited States of America
GenresJazz fusion
Years active1973–present
LabelsColumbia, Verve Forecast, Basin Street, P-Vine, Owl Studios
Past members

The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music.

History and band name

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Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with a stronger funk component.[1] He chose the name of the group, "Headhunters", while doing Buddhist chanting.[1] The name pleased him because it made a triple reference to the jungle, to intellectual concerns, and to sexual activity.[1]

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.[2]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Titel Album details Peak chart positions
US
[3] 		US
Jazz
(Trad)
[3] 		US
Jazz
(Cont)
[3]
Head Hunters
(Herbie Hancock album) 		21 — —
Thrust
(Herbie Hancock album)
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: Columbia
 — — —
Flood
(live album with Herbie Hancock) 		— — —
Man-Child
(Herbie Hancock album)
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Columbia
 — — —
Survival of the Fittest
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Arista
 126 12 —
Straight from the Gate
  • Release date: 1977
  • Label: Arista
 — — —
Return of the Headhunters!
(with Herbie Hancock)
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Verve
 — — 9
Evolution Revolution — — —
Platinum — — —
Speakers in the House
  • Release date: Nov 4, 2022
  • Label: Ropeadope Records/Devil Hills Entertainment
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Titel Album details
On Top: Live in Europe
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: BHM Productions

Chronology

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Shteamer, Hank (2020-04-12). "Flashback: Herbie Hancock Scores a Jazz-Funk Smash With 'Head Hunters'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. "The Headhunters | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums and singles charting on the United States charts:
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