''Thrust'' is the fourteenth studio album by American
jazz-funk
Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat ( groove), electrified sounds, and an early prevalence of analog synthesizers. The integration of funk, soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the creat ...
musician
Herbie Hancock, released in September 1974 on
Columbia Records.
The album reached No. 2 on the
Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 13 on the
Billboard 200
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chart. It is the second album featuring
The Headhunters
The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music.
History (and name)
Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with a s ...
: saxophonist
Bennie Maupin, bass guitarist
Paul Jackson Paul Jackson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), American jazz fusion bassist
* Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), American jazz fusion guitarist
* Paul Jackson (poker player), English professional poker player ...
, drummer
Mike Clark (replacing
Harvey Mason in this role) and percussionist
Bill Summers.
Background
Thrust was produced by
David Rubinson David Rubinson (born August 7, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York)Internet Movie DatabaseMini-Biography of David Rubinson Retrieved 2012-06-05.as of 2017 it's 1962? is an American recording engineer and music producer, who was particularly involved in music ...
and
Herbie Hancock.
Covers
"Actual Proof" was covered by the
Peter Zak Trio (2006) and
Roberta Piket (2015).
The composition "Butterfly" was subsequently performed by Hancock himself in his live album ''
Flood
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'' (1975), in two studio albums of ''
Direct Step'' (1979) and ''
Dis Is da Drum'' (1994), and in
Kimiko Kasai
(born December 15, 1945 in Kyoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese jazz singer.
Biography
Kimiko was born in Kyoto, Japan in 1945. She first became interested in jazz at the age of 13 after hearing Chris Connor's song "All About Ronnie" on the radio ...
's album ''
Butterfly
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'' (1979).
"Butterfly" was also covered by
Norman Connors
Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is pos ...
(1978),
Eddie Henderson (1978),
Toto (2002),
Austin Peralta (2006),
Azymuth
Azymuth is a Brazilian jazz-funk trio formed in 1973. The original band members were the now late Jose Roberto Bertrami ( keyboards), plus Alex Malheiros ( bass, guitars), and Ivan Conti ( drums, percussion).
History
From 1979 to 1988, they rel ...
(2008) and the
Robert Glasper Experiment (2009).
"Spank-a-Lee" was covered by
Mitchel Forman
Mitchel Forman (born January 24, 1956) is a jazz and fusion keyboard player.
Biography and music career
Mitchel Forman began studying classical piano at the age of seven. At 17 he entered the Manhattan School of Music (MSM) for three years of s ...
(2001).
In popular culture
A variation of the composition "Palm Grease" was used in the 1974 vigilante film ''
''Death Wish'''', starring
Charles Bronson.
The composition "Actual Proof" was originally written for the 1973 film ''
The Spook Who Sat by the Door'', and Hancock has used it as a demonstration of his style of playing the
Fender Rhodes piano.
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Track listing
All compositions by Herbie Hancock except as indicated
Personnel
* Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner
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D6 clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP 2600
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History
Developed by a design team headed by ARP namesake Allen R. Pearlman and engineer Dennis Colin, the ARP 2600 was introduced in 1971 ...
, ARP String Ensemble
* Bennie Maupin – tenor saxophone
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, soprano saxophone, saxello
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, bass clarinet, alto flute
*Paul Jackson Paul Jackson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Paul Jackson (bassist) (1947–2021), American jazz fusion bassist
* Paul Jackson Jr. (born 1959), American jazz fusion guitarist
* Paul Jackson (poker player), English professional poker player ...
– electric bass
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* Mike Clark – drums
* Bill Summers - percussion
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References
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Herbie Hancock albums
1974 albums
Columbia Records albums
Jazz-funk albums
Albums produced by Dave Rubinson
Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios