Flood (Herbie Hancock album)

Flood is the eighteenth album by Herbie Hancock. It was released only in Japan in 1975. It features the Headhunters Band, performing their hits from the Head Hunters, Thrust and Man-Child albums. It has received a Japanese CD release, but not a US release.

Track listing

1. "Introduction/Maiden Voyage" – 7:58
2. "Actual Proof" – 8:28
3. "Spank-A-Lee" (Mike Clark, Hancock, Paul Jackson) – 8:47
4. "Watermelon Man" – 5:50
5. "Butterfly" (Hancock, Bennie Maupin) – 12:44
6. "Chameleon" (Hancock, Jackson, Harvey Mason, Maupin) – 10:24
7. "Hang up Your Hang Ups" (Hancock, Jackson, Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin) – 19:54

All compositions by Herbie Hancock except as indicated

• Recorded Live at Shibuya Kohkaido, June 28, 1975, & Nakano Sun Plaza, July 1, 1975, Tokyo, Japan

Personnel

• Mike Clark – drum set
• Herbie Hancock – acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP String Ensemble
• Paul Jackson – Fender bass
• Bennie Maupin – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, flute, percussion
• Dewayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight – guitar
• Bill Summers – congas, percussion

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