Thrust by Herbie Hancock (CD, Jul-1998, Sony Music Distribution (USA))

Album Features
UPC:	074646498422
Artist:	Herbie Hancock
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1998
Record Label:	Sony Music Distribution (USA)
Genre:	Funk, R&B

Track Listing
1. Palm Grease
2. Actual Proof
3. Butterfly
4. Spank-A-Lee

Details
Playing Time:	39 min.
Contributing Artists:	Paul Jackson, Bennie Maupin, Mike Clarke, Bill Summers
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Herbie Hancock (Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, synthesizer); Bennie Maupin (soprano & tenor saxophones, saxello, alto flute, bass clarinet); Paul Jackson (electric bass); Mike Clarke (drums); Bill Summers (percussion).Producers: David Rubinson, Herbie Hancock.Reissue producer: Bob Belden.Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California in 1974. Includes liner notes by Mike Clarke.Digitally remastered using 20-bit technology by Tom Ruff (Sony Music Studios, New York, New York).Despite its rather silly sci-fi cover, 1974's THRUST is a top-tier album by composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock. On this excellent follow-up to the legendary HEADHUNTERS, Hancock lays into some seriously deep grooves on his Fender Rhodes, and is backed by many of the same musicians from HEADHUNTERS, including bassist Paul Jackson and woodwind master Bennie Maupin.The opening track, "Palm Grease," is a slick future-funk workout that breaks down into highly percussive passages, while "Actual Proof" coasts along on Hancock's bright melodies, which are enhanced by Jackson's burbling bass lines and Maupin's deft, breezy alto-flute playing. Of the four lengthy pieces that make up THRUST, "Butterfly" stands out as the disc's most reflective track, with Hancock taking his typically frenetic jazz fusion sound into surprisingly delicate and lyrical territory. While this outing will always be overshadowed by HEADHUNTERS, it remains one of Hancock's finest releases and is essential for fans of '70s funk-laden jazz.

Editorial Reviews
4 Stars (out of 5) - ...(drummer Mike) Clark and bassist Paul Jackson are a two-headed computer disgorging off-kilter but irresistibly fat-bottomed licks; Hancock's Fender Rhodes and Bennie Maupin's reeds...dance on the ceiling....a great album: brave, risky music making...
Rolling Stone (19980903)