Sextant (album)

Sextant
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Released March 30, 1973
Recorded 1972
Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Different Fur Studios, San Francisco
Genre Avant-garde jazz, jazz fusion
Length 39:02
Label Columbia
Producer David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Crossings
(1972)
Sextant
(1973)
Head Hunters
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Julian Cope(favorable)[2]
Rolling Stone 1998[3]
Rolling Stone 2004[4]
Uppity Music(favorable)[5]
Virgin Encyclopedia[6]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[6]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[7]

Sextant is the eleventh album by Herbie Hancock, and the last album with his Mwandishi Band.

About the Album

Released in March 30, 1973 but recorded in 1972, Sextant was Herbie Hancock's first album on Columbia Records. The album was Hancock's last with his Mwandishi-era group.

Track listing

All songs by Herbie Hancock

No.TitleLength
1."Rain Dance"  9:16
2."Hidden Shadows"  10:11
3."Hornets"  19:35

Personnel

References

  1. Jurek, Thom (2011). "Sextant - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  2. Cope, Julian (2011). "Julian Cope presents Head Heritage | Unsung | Reviews | Herbie Hancock - Sextant". headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. Scherman, Tony (2011). "Sextant : Herbie Hancock : Review : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. RSguide, 2004
  5. "Uppity Music: Herbie Hancock: Sextant (1973)". uppitymusic.com. 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Acclaimed Music - Sextant". Acclaimed Music. 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 94. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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