Headhunters - Evolution Revolution (2003)
Headhunters - Evolution Revolution (2003)
P.Funk | 72:53 | mpc@224vbr | 109mb
Album is part of this P.Funk series for no reasons besides completness
' Only two members, percussionist Bill Summers and bassist Paul Jackson, remain from the band that backed Herbie Hancock on his 1973 Head Hunters album, which simultaneously breathed life into the flabby and already moribund jazz fusion genre and demonstrated that jazz recordings could actually make money. But the band's attitude of joyful eclecticism and funky exuberance that animated the first project is still there (even if Hancock isn't), and it is abundantly apparent on "Evolution Revolution". That's not to say that every track is essential; on the contrary, Jackson's vocals on "God Made Me Funky" are rather lame, "Everything" is nothing special, and the one-chord blues of "Fonkyfried" manages somehow to be simultaneously abrasive and boring. But almost every other track is a rich, fragrant stew of percolating beats and variegated musical elements, from the harmonic complexity of the horn charts on "Loft Funk" to the gorgeous African polyphony on the chorus of "Yekola" and the bouncing, layered rhythms of "Nutcracker." As with so many releases on the Basin Street label, there is an overall feeling of warmth and joy to this album that keeps you hooked even through its less than essential moments. Recommended. ' Rick.Anderson@allmusic.comTrack Listing:
01 - Hindewhu for You {Summers} 0:19
02 - Slick It {Jackson} 4:13
03 - God Made Me Funky {Clark, Jackson, Maupin, McKnight, Summers} 5:24
04 - Headhunting {Mason} 4:34
05 - BPM {Clark, Jackson, Summers} :36
06 - Everything {Jackson, Johnson} 5:03
07 - Loft Funk {Clark, Levy} 6:23
08 - On the Shores of Amore {Atkins, Parrette, Summers} 4:20
09 - Take No Prizzonerz {Walrath} 3:23
10 - Gotta Be Strong {Atkins, Boutte, Livingston, Summers} 4:00
11 - Woody Shaw {Walrath} 2:44
12 - Fonkyfried (If the Bluenotes Don't Gitcha) {Clark} 5:38
13 - Martell on the Rocks {Levy} 5:23
14 - Nutcracker {Clark, Levy} 5:36
15 - Yekola {Lewis, Ngo, Summers} 4:02
16 - Evolution Revolution {Clark, Jackson, Markham} 4:34
Personnel:
Victor Atkins: Piano, Associate Producer
Mike Clark: Drums, Producer, Mixing
Aaron Fletcher: Sax (Alto)
Donald Harrison: Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Paul Jackson, Jr.: Organ, Bass, Vocals, Clavinet, Producer, Mixing
Edwin Livingston: Bass, Bass (Acoustic)
Ronald Markham: Piano, Keyboards
Harvey Mason, Jr.: Keyboards, Producer, Engineer
Harvey Mason, Sr.: Drums, Producer, Engineer
Bennie Maupin: Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Irvin Mayfield: Trumpet
Samba Ngo: Guitar
Nicholas Payton: Piano
George Porter, Jr.: Vocals
Shinji Shiotsugu: Guitar
Bill Solley: Guitar
Bill Summers: Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Hinedewho
Wah Wah Watson: Guitar
June Yamagishi: Guitar
Vlado Meller: Mastering
Mac Bowne: Engineer, Production Assistant
Brian Maratea: Engineer
Mark Peters: Assistant Engineer
Mark Samuels: Executive Producer
William Samuels: Associate Executive Producer