Herbie Hancock ‎‎• Fat Albert Rotunda

 

Review by Richard S. Ginell  
Centered around some soundtrack music that Herbie Hancock wrote for Bill Cosby's Fat Albert cartoon show, Fat Albert Rotunda was Hancock's first full-fledged venture into jazz-funk -- and his last until Head Hunters -- making it a prophetic release. At the same time, it was far different in sound from his later funk ventures, concentrating on a romping, late-'60s-vintage R&B-oriented sound. with frequent horn riffs and great rhythmic comping and complex solos from Hancock's Fender Rhodes electric piano. The syllables of the titles alone -- "Wiggle Waggle," "Fat Mama," "Oh! Oh! Here He Comes" -- have a rhythm and feeling that tell you exactly how this music saunters and swaggers along -- just like the jolly cartoon character. But there is more to this record than fatback funk. There is the haunting, harmonically sophisticated "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (which ought to become a jazz standard), and the similarly relaxed "Jessica." The sextet on hand is a star-studded bunch, with Joe Henderson in funky and free moods on tenor sax, Johnny Coles on trumpet, Garnett Brown on trombone, Buster Williams on bass, and Albert "Tootie" Heath on drums. Only Williams would remain for Hancock's 1977 electric V.S.O.P.: The Quintet album to come. In addition, trumpeter Joe Newman, saxophonist Joe Farrell, guitarist Eric Gale, and drummer Bernard Purdie make guest appearances on two tracks.
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Reseña de Richard S. Ginell  
Centrada en la música de la banda sonora que Herbie Hancock escribió para el programa de dibujos animados Fat Albert de Bill Cosby, Fat Albert Rotunda fue la primera aventura de Hancock en el jazz-funk, y la última hasta Head Hunters, convirtiéndolo en un lanzamiento profético. Al mismo tiempo, su sonido era muy diferente al de sus posteriores aventuras en el funk, concentrándose en un sonido de retozo, orientado al R&B de finales de los 60, con frecuentes riffs de trompeta y gran compás y complejos solos del piano eléctrico Fender Rhodes de Hancock. Las sílabas de los títulos, "Wiggle Waggle", "Fat Mama", "Oh! Oh! Here He Comes", tienen un ritmo y sentimiento que te dice exactamente cómo esta música se mueve y se pavonea, como el alegre personaje de los dibujos animados. Pero hay más en este disco que el funk del gordo. Está el inquietante y armónicamente sofisticado "Tell Me a Bedtime Story" (que debería convertirse en un estándar del jazz), y la igualmente relajada "Jessica". El sexteto que tenemos a mano es un grupo lleno de estrellas, con Joe Henderson en el saxo tenor, Johnny Coles en la trompeta, Garnett Brown en el trombón, Buster Williams en el bajo, y Albert "Tootie" Heath en la batería. Sólo Williams permanecería para el V.S.O.P. eléctrico de Hancock de 1977: El álbum del Quinteto que vendría. Además, el trompetista Joe Newman, el saxofonista Joe Farrell, el guitarrista Eric Gale y el baterista Bernard Purdie hacen apariciones como invitados en dos temas.
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Tracklist
1     Wiggle-Waggle     5:48
2     Fat Mama     3:45
3     Tell Me A Bedtime Story     5:00
4     Oh! Oh! Here He Comes     4:05
5     Jessica     4:11
6     Fat Albert Rotunda     6:27
7     Lil' Brother     4:25
Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Copyright (c) – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – WEA
    Copyright (c) – WEA
    Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
    Manufactured By – Cinram GmbH
    Made By – Warner Music Manufacturing Europe

Credits

    Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Soloist – Buster Williams (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Alto Flute, Tenor Saxophone, Soloist – Joe Henderson
    Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
    Design – Mental Block
    Drums, Soloist – Tootie Heath (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
    Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
    Liner Notes – Peter A. Redstone
    Photography By [Liner] – Syrell Sapoznick
    Piano, Electric Piano, Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Conductor, Soloist – Herbie Hancock
    Trombone, Soloist – Garnet Brown
    Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Fluegel Horn], Soloist – Johnny Coles

Recorded Oct. 4, Oct. 16, Nov. 26, Dec. 8, 1969 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.


Label: Warner Jazz ‎– 9362-47540-2, Warner Bros. Records ‎– 9362-47540-2, Warner Strategic Marketing ‎– 9362-47540-2
Series: Warner Bros. Masters
Original Release: 1969
Country: Europe
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style: Soul-Jazz, Funk
https://www.discogs.com/Herbie-Hancock-Fat-Albert-Rotunda/release/463087

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