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Herbie Hancock: Jazz to Funk
by Graham L. Flanagan
Aussie label AIM's motives might need to be called into question with the release of the new Herbie Hancock set Jazz to Funk. It features the reissues of two obscure sessions from the '60s, both of which have been seen before, albeit under different titles. The first disc, previously released under drummer Albert Tootie Heath's leadership as Kawaida (and later under Hancock's name as Baraka), features five raw, improvisation-oriented cuts from a 1969 session. Interesting, African-themed work ...
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