Herbie Hancock Thrust

Personnel: Herbie Hancock (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Bennie Maupin (soprano & tenor saxophones, saxello, alto flute, bass clarinet); Paul Jackson (electric bass); Mike Clarke (drums); Bill Summers (percussion).Producers: David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock.Reissue producer: Bob Belden.Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California in 1974. Includes liner notes by Mike Clarke.Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).Despite its rather silly sci-fi cover, 1974's THRUST is a top-tier album by composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock. On this excellent follow-up to the legendary HEADHUNTERS, Hancock lays into some seriously deep grooves on his Fender Rhodes, and is backed by many of the same musicians from HEADHUNTERS, including bassist Paul Jackson and woodwind master Bennie Maupin.The opening track, "Palm Grease," is a slick future-funk workout that breaks down into highly percussive passages, while "Actua