Herbie Hancock wrote this for a cartoon and accidentally made one of the defining jazz-funk records of the decade. “Fat Albert Rotunda” on Warner Bros. was Herbie stepping outside the Blue Note world and into something looser, funkier, and more expansive — horns arranged by Thad Jones, the rhythm section locked in, the whole thing sitting right at the intersection where jazz was about to become something else.
Genre: Jazz / Jazz-Funk
Year: 1969
Label: Warner Bros. — Seven Arts Records — WS 1834
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG
Notes: Original 1969 US pressing. Minor ring wear on sleeve. “Solo” stamp on back cover — possible cutout or distributor mark. Media plays clean.
Herbie Hancock wrote this for a cartoon and accidentally made one of the defining jazz-funk records of the decade. “Fat Albert Rotunda” on Warner Bros. was Herbie stepping outside the Blue Note world and into something looser, funkier, and more expansive — horns arranged by Thad Jones, the rhythm section locked in, the whole thing sitting right at the intersection where jazz was about to become something else.
Genre: Jazz / Jazz-Funk
Year: 1969
Label: Warner Bros. — Seven Arts Records — WS 1834
Country: US
Condition: Media: VG+ / Sleeve: VG
Notes: Original 1969 US pressing. Minor ring wear on sleeve. “Solo” stamp on back cover — possible cutout or distributor mark. Media plays clean.
