Herbie Hancock - Man-Child (1975)

' Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock's early- to mid-'70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," and the beat just keeps coming until the album's end. "Sun Touch" and "Bubbles" are slower, but funky nonetheless. Hancock is the star on his arsenal of keyboards, but guitarist Wah Wah Watson's presence is what puts a new sheen on this recording, distinguishing it from its predecessors, Head Hunters and Thrust. Others among the all-star cast of soloists and accompanists include Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica, and longtime Hancock cohort Bennie Maupin on an arsenal of woodwinds.' Jim.Newsom@allmusic.com

Track Listing:
01 - Hang Up Your Hang Ups {Hancock, Jackson, Ragin} 7:27
02 - Sun Touch {Hancock} 5:09
03 - The Traitor {Hancock, Johnson, L. Johnson, Ragin, Shorter} 9:36
04 - Bubbles {Hancock, Ragin} 8:59
05 - Steppin' in It {Hancock} 8:36
06 - Heartbeat {Hancock, Jackson, Ragin} 5:17

Personnel:
Harvey Mason: drums
Dewayne McKnight: electric guitar
Ernie Watts: flute and saxophone
Wah Wah Watson: synthesizer, voice bag, and electric guitar
Stevie Wonder: harmonica
Dick Hyde: tuba and bass trombone
Henry E. Davis: electric bass
Mike Clark: drums
Bill Summers: percussion
David T. Walker: electric guitar
Bud Brisbois: trumpet
Garnett Brown: trombone
Jay DaVersa: trumpet
James Gadson: drums
Jim Horn: flute and saxophone
Richard Hyde: trombone
Paul Jackson: electric bass
Louis Johnson: electric bass
Wayne Shorter: alto and soprano saxophones
Bennie Maupin: bass clarinet, alto flute, saxello, bass flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, and percussion
Herbie Hancock: synthesizer, piano, electric piano, Arp Odyssey, Arp Pro Soloist, Oberheim, Fender Rhodes (piano), Clavinet

JW