1976 - Secrets

Secrets

Herbie Hancock

FusionJazzJazz-FunkPiano JazzPost-BopCBS-Sony-Japan

1976 | FLAC 96kHz 24bit | 7 tracks · 48:07

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The album clearly followed from its predecessor Man-Child. As ever, Paul Jackson's basslines were critical, and the other regular member Bennie Maupin continued to provide most of the solos alongside Hancock. Man-Child had seen the addition of electric guitar to Hancock's sound, and Secrets saw the guitar's place in the arrangements rise to crucial importance throughout. The flamboyant rhythm guitar contributions of top Motown session musician Wah Wah Watson are a particularly notable feature of the album. Whereas Man-Child was evenly divided between up-tempo and laid-back tracks, Secrets emphasized the more mellow, softly rounded mood. Even the more up-tempo tracks,

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Secrets is a jazz-funk fusion album by keyboard player Herbie Hancock. It is Hancock's seventeenth album and features saxophonist Bennie Maupin and guitarist Wah Wah Watson.

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1	Doin’ It	♡	8:06	Herbie Hancock / Ray Parker Jr. / Melvin Ragin / Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
2	People Music	♡	7:09	Paul Jackson / Melvin Ragin / Herbie Hancock
3	Cantaloupe Island	♡	7:10	Herbie Hancock
4	Spider	♡	7:23	Herbie Hancock / Paul Jackson / Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
5	Gentle Thoughts	♡	7:03	Herbie Hancock / Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
6	Swamp Rat	♡	6:25	Paul Jackson / Herbie Hancock / Melvin Ragin
7	Sansho Shima	♡	4:53	Bennie Maupin

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• Folder: R:\__Jazz\_H\Herbie Hancock\1976. Herbie Hancock - Secrets (CBS-Sony-Japan) [LP] [24-96]
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• AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000188143

Credits

Backing Vocals — Art Baldacci, Chris Mancini, Don Kerr, Fred Dobbs, James Gadson, Ray Parker Jr. Bass — Paul Jackson, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Lead Vocals — Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Talkbox — Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Co-producer — Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Drums — James Gadson, James Levi Engineer — David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Mike Fusaro Guitar — Ray Parker Jr., Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson Synthesizer — Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson, Herbie Hancock Mastered By — George Horn, Phil Brown Percussion — Kenneth Nash Piano — Herbie Hancock Electric Piano — Herbie Hancock Clavinet — Herbie Hancock Producer — David Rubinson & Friends, Inc., Herbie Hancock Soprano Saxophone — Bennie Maupin Tenor Saxophone — Bennie Maupin Saxello — Bennie Maupin Lyricon — Bennie Maupin Bass Clarinet — Bennie Maupin

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