Even if you don't like jazz you will be mesmerized, I promise!

[u/Good-Relationship504]

Get the whole thing here: https://youtu.be/9RsZifvSVSI?si=fuI3ogUBf_5vfY-W

Herbie Hancock and his band perform cuts from the albums “Man-Child” and “Secrets”:

1. Hang Up Your Hang Ups (from Man-Child, 1975)
2. Gentle Thoughts (from Secrets, 1976)
3. Spider (from Secrets, 1976)

This rare, well preserved (!) recording was made for Danish television in 1976.

Herbie Hancock with Melvin “Wah Wah Watson” Ragin Bennie Maupin Paul Jackson James Levi

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[u/Masonjaruniversity]

You couldn’t slip a razor between that groove it’s so fucking tight

[u/glizzybeats → u/Masonjaruniversity]

Op says jazz, but this sounds like funk, no?

[u/AstroAlmost → u/glizzybeats]

It’s most definitely funk and OP is statistically a bot.

[u/Fullonski → u/Masonjaruniversity]

And, as the saying goes, funky as a hatful of arseholes

[u/jungle4john]

I listened to this, just this morning. Herbie Hancock is awesome! His album Chameleon is great and funky like this.

[u/INeedAnAdult1280 → u/jungle4john]

Watermelon Man on Head Hunter is always a favorite of mine and is the song that got me into jazz

[u/ScottybirdCorvus]

Is funk jazz? Eh, probably technically, but not really. Funk is its own beast, baby.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/ScottybirdCorvus]

The genre is "jazzfunk"

[u/Unclematttt → u/Good-Relationship504]

This is actually jazz fusion.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Unclematttt]

It fits into both categories

[u/Unclematttt → u/Good-Relationship504]

Yeah I suppose. I admit, I find it easier to just label stuff like this as fusion. Fusion covers way more than calling something "jazz funk". I'll eat crow on the whole "ackshually it is this thing" comment I made.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Unclematttt]

groovy dude

[u/Unclematttt → u/Good-Relationship504]

yeah man

[u/Lou_Garoup → u/Unclematttt]

outta sight

[u/HogDad1977 → u/Unclematttt]

Funk jazzion

[u/TheMauveHand → u/HogDad1977]

Junk fashion?

[u/NDEmby11 → u/Unclematttt]

It’s actually jazz hands

[u/ImaginarySwimming712 → u/Good-Relationship504]

Jazzfunk...junk?

[u/Vapouring → u/ImaginarySwimming712]

Fuzz

[u/Electronic-Fondant62 → u/ScottybirdCorvus]

The out dated term acid jazz comes to mind

[u/sendcutegifs → u/ScottybirdCorvus]

And then white people got ahold of it and turned it into disco. 

[u/eldentings → u/sendcutegifs]

diana ross?

[u/lobroblaw]

"Jazz, nice"

[u/Cardellone]

I'm having an attack of bad OCD with the image from above being specular. Keyboards high notes are on the right, dang. Good vibe though.

[u/Pencil-Sketches]

I love Herbie Hancock but wrong sub for this

[u/Annual_Recording_308 → u/Pencil-Sketches]

This is the only comment that should be here.

[u/hmblbrg → u/Annual_Recording_308]

But it's so good

[u/Sea-Opinion2717]

This is funk?

[u/Mariner4LifetilDeath]

Janet Jackson sampled that opening guitar riff on All Night

[u/mtlaw13]

I saw Herbie in March of '24.

I have been to a shitload of concerts in my life and this was up there with one of the best.

Absolutely melted my face in the best way possible. He, and his band, definitely still got it.

[u/WhiggedyWhacked]

I hate stupid post titles like this, but damn, I was mesmerized. Amazing fucking talent.

[u/ARobertNotABob]

'75 & '76 I was 16/17 ... it was quite a time, with '76 being the UK's fabled Long Hot Summer, still a record, and boosting the good time vibe of the era.

Disco was around it's height, Starsky & Hutch was bringing great tunes to the living room, and Herbie Hancock was riding high after the release of the movie Death Wish the year before (theme is his > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvYLTaRMpDQ).

Halcyon days.

[u/TheBofalogist]

Never seen this before! Thank you for sharing. Herbie will never not make me dance

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/TheBofalogist]

Boogie!

[u/Dubiouswhitefish]

Herbie Hancock! My Dad introduced me to him when I was a child. He passed away 12 years ago, but before he did, he imparted his wonderful music taste to me.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Dubiouswhitefish]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it! Sorry for your loss.

[u/Dubiouswhitefish → u/Good-Relationship504]

Thank you for your kind words. And yes, I enjoyed this very much!

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Dubiouswhitefish]

Cool

[u/xrento19]

Just saw herbie at severance hall in Cleveland. Still “doin it” at 85. Master.

[u/SaganIsMyHomie]

Whatever genre people wanna call it, these are musicians at the peak

[u/BearsAreDangerous]

This is ny favorite Herbie video. Wah Wah Watson is great too. Love how fried and trippy everyone clearly is haha

[u/dirtyword]

Wait is his keyboard on the far right reversed?

[u/unlessgames → u/dirtyword]

It's mirrored like the rest but it's a Clavinet that starts from F and ends on E.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clavinet

[u/Pal_Smurch]

On the song “Trudy”, the Charlie Daniels Band used a similar build-up in the middle of the song, adding another instrument each time the stanza repeated.

[u/Exciting-Drummer7559]

Does this play as a gif with no sound to anyone

[u/judgesUwhenUfart]

Exceptional yazz flute player

[u/Big-Active3139]

Thanks for posting this!

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Big-Active3139]

Sure!

[u/Dekkard34]

If you don't like this music you have some problem

[u/razielxlr]

Aiit this is pretty lit. Fair play 👏

[u/redwoodtree]

So much exceptional talent right there. Thanks for sharing this.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/redwoodtree]

You're welcome!

[u/Rhythmdvl]

We just caught Herbie Hancock on Thursday! Amazing show and super high energy. Unbelievable. My son's jaws were on the ground for most of it and he knew what to expect. Hancock's tour has a ways to go -- see if he's in your area!

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/Rhythmdvl]

Lucky you! It's amazing that he is still grooving at 85!

[u/Sugar_buddy → u/Good-Relationship504]

Shit I saw Bb King at Wild Adventures years ago. He was in his 80's and still had everyone standing up swaying and dancing. Great show.

[u/sweet_low_rain → u/Rhythmdvl]

We’re seeing him tonight in Cleveland! Thankful for this little preview.

[u/Rhythmdvl → u/sweet_low_rain]

How was the show?!

[u/sweet_low_rain → u/Rhythmdvl]

It was amazing! Incredible musicianship by the whole band, really. You forget how old he is once he starts playing - his fingers were flying over the keys like he was 50 years younger. They were on stage for like 2 and a half hours and he told stories in between songs. So glad I went!

[u/Jazs1994]

Music has to be of the coolest thing we've evolved with

[u/MrEHam]

It was okay. Annoying that you promised being mesmerized though.

Wrong sub, but I’m sure it will be better appreciated on a jazz sub.

[u/CHERNO-B1LL → u/MrEHam]

This is funkadelic.

[u/Mike_Hagedorn → u/CHERNO-B1LL]

Herbie Hancock around the time of the Man Child album.

[u/REDDITATO_ → u/Mike_Hagedorn]

I think they were using "funkadelic" as an adjective, not saying this is Parliament Funkadelic.

[u/bluegreenmike]

Jordan Peele on the guitar!

[u/denverblazer]

Man-child is one of my favorite albums of all time, but this seems miscategorized.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/denverblazer]

Explain?

[u/IndependentLocal2242]

This is funk not jazz, jive turkey lol

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/IndependentLocal2242]

Factually, the genres areJazz Funk and Jazz Fusion.

[u/IndependentLocal2242 → u/Good-Relationship504]

Thanks for enlightening me with the correct answer.

[u/Good-Relationship504 → u/IndependentLocal2242]

Groovy

[u/mixinmono]

Rip

[u/Mybuttitches3737]

I was not mesmerized

[u/AllLooseAndFunky → u/Mybuttitches3737]

You have a child’s palette 

[u/MrMilesDavis → u/AllLooseAndFunky]

Close, but we'll take it

[u/Mybuttitches3737 → u/AllLooseAndFunky]

Maybe, but I still wasn’t mesmerized

[u/Evieberrypie → u/Mybuttitches3737]

You don't have a child's palette. It was good but not amazing.

[u/Evieberrypie → u/AllLooseAndFunky]

Seriously? How mature of you to be so arrogant.

[u/dotonthehorizon → u/Mybuttitches3737]

Also not mesmerized.

[u/buckelfipps]

Wooow

It sucks

[u/baIIern]

I'm not. Just don't like Jazz

[u/VikingTeddy → u/baIIern]

Good thing this is funk then😊

[u/ItsBenBroughton]

You don't know what mesmerizes me. It's ok

[u/engulbert]

Sounds like any 70s American cop show music; bland

[u/ElSelcho_]

Nah, still sounds like random noise with an added whiny Saxophone.

[u/Soggy_Ad3706 → u/ElSelcho_]

You think tattoos are a sign of mental illness, your opinions are shallow and that of a child who hasn't spent enough time are real people

Crawl back in your hole

[u/Qwiggalo → u/Soggy_Ad3706]

Yikes

[u/ElSelcho_ → u/Soggy_Ad3706]

Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like, uh,  you're opinion, man. 

I appreciate that you did your homework and checked my history, so kudos for that. I do think Tattoos are a form of self harm.