9 thoughts on “ Hidden Shadows - Herbie Hancock - Sextant (Vinyl, LP, Album) ”

1. Feb 20,  · Sextant has always been one of Hancock's most challenging and difficult records for me. I'm never able to come to my own consensus on it; can't decide whether I like it or not. As a diehard Herbie fan, I suppose that demonstrates how raw and unpredictable this music is/5().

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2. Feb 03,  · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Sextant on Discogs. Label: Columbia - KC • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: US • Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul • Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Experimental/5().

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3. Armed with an electronic arsenal of sound effects and a synthesizer, as well as indigenous African percussion instruments, the septet’s extended collective improvisations produced an absorbing mixture of ethereal, yet earthy sounds, ranging from the eerie synthesized ambience of “Rain Dance” to the funky, percolating 19/4 groove of “Hidden Shadows.” But faced with a record company which lacked the marketing and promotion links with the black music .

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4. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Sextant on Discogs. Label: Columbia - KC ,Columbia - C • Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered • Country: US • Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul • Style: Space-Age, Fusion, Jazz-Funk/5(36).

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5. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Sextant on Discogs. Label: CBS - S • Format: Vinyl LP, Album • Country: Netherlands • Genre: Electronic, Jazz • Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk, Experimental/5(81).

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6. The funky fusion flies on Rain Dance; Hidden Shadows, and Hornets. U.S. CD debut. didissuresbeano.raforrotetilpuncroterjafortamen.co Recorded with the sly, space-funky band that Herbie Hancock formed as Mwandishi (check out the two-CD Warner Bros. collection), Sextant is one of those cornerstone jazz CDs. It ranks with the best early, electric fusion for its fuzzing of textures, always used as bedrock for killer, roomy solos/5().

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7. referencing Sextant, LP, Album, C This album is the last of Hancock's 'cosmic' CDs and follows on from "Crossings" and takes the angular funk of "Bitches Brew" and adds electronics from Dr Patrick Gleeson & heavily modified Fender Rhodes to take it 'out there'.

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8. Released on March 30 , Sextant was Herbie Hancock's first album on Columbia Records, and the last with his Mwandishi -era group. The album showcased Hancock's early adoption of synthesizers and electronic effects. Upon release, the record was considered to be a commercial flop.

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9. grams audiophile vinyl About the Artist. Herbie Hancock is one of the most prolific jazz pianists of the 20th century. A child prodigy, he played with the greats such as Donald Byrd and Miles Davis. He was one of the first to embrace and master the electric piano, but he always stayed true to the acoustic sound/5(17).

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