Flood (Herbie Hancock album)

1975 live album by Herbie Hancock

Flood

Live album by

Herbie Hancock

Released| 1975
Recorded| June 28, 1975; July 1, 1975
Venue| Shibuya Koukaido, Tokyo; Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
Genre| Jazz, jazz-funk, funk, jazz fusion
Length| 74:06
Label| CBS/Sony
Producer| David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
| Man-Child
(1975)  | Flood
(1975)  | Secrets
(1976)

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Allmusic|  [1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [2]

Flood is the second live album, and sixteenth album overall, by American jazz pianist and keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Recorded live in Tokyo,[3] the album was originally released exclusively in Japan in 1975 as a double LP 洪水, reads kōzui meaning flood. It features The Headhunters (saxophonist Bennie Maupin, bass guitarist Paul Jackson, percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, along with guitarist DeWayne McKnight) performing selections from the albums Maiden Voyage (track 1), Head Hunters (tracks 4 and 6), Thrust (tracks 2, 3, and 5), and Man-Child (track 7)–– with the latter album still two months away from release at the time of these concerts.

Flood remained a Japanese-only release in all formats until a 2014 CD reissue in the U.S. by the Wounded Bird label.

The cover artwork was designed by Nobuyuki Nakanishi.[4]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Herbie Hancock except where noted.

Side OneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Introduction/Maiden Voyage"| 7:59
2.| "Actual Proof"| 8:28

Side TwoNo.| Title| Length

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3.| "Spank-a-Lee"| 8:47
4.| "Watermelon Man"| 5:50

Side ThreeNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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5.| "Butterfly"| Hancock, Bennie Maupin| 12:44
6.| "Chameleon"| Hancock, Jackson, Harvey Mason, Maupin| 10:24

Side FourNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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7.| "Hang Up Your Hang Ups"| Hancock, Jackson, Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin| 19:54

## Personnel

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

## References

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1. ^ Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Flood - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 642\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
3. ^ "Flood - Herbie Hancock". herbiehancock.com. Icon Digital. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
4. ^ "...An Album By Its Cover: Herbie Hancock". futuristicallyancient.com. Aker. February 21, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

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Herbie Hancock

Discography (As a sideman or guest artist)

Studio albums|

* Takin' Off
* My Point of View
* Inventions & Dimensions
* Empyrean Isles
* Maiden Voyage
* Speak Like a Child
* The Prisoner
* Fat Albert Rotunda
* Mwandishi
* Crossings
* Sextant
* Head Hunters
* Dedication
* Thrust
* Man-Child
* Secrets
* Third Plane
* Herbie Hancock Trio
* Sunlight
* Directstep
* The Piano
* Feets, Don't Fail Me Now
* Monster
* Mr. Hands
* Magic Windows
* Herbie Hancock Trio
* Lite Me Up
* Quartet
* Future Shock
* Sound-System
* Village Life
* Perfect Machine
* A Tribute to Miles
* Dis Is da Drum
* The New Standard
* 1+1
* Gershwin's World
* Future 2 Future
* Possibilities
* River: The Joni Letters
* The Imagine Project

Live albums|

* Hear, O Israel - A Prayer Ceremony in Jazz
* Flood
* V.S.O.P.
* The Quintet (V.S.O.P.)
* Tempest in the Colosseum (V.S.O.P.)
* An Evening with Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea: In Concert
* CoreaHancock
* V.S.O.P. Live Under the Sky (V.S.O.P.)
* Jazz Africa
* Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall
* Live: Detroit/Chicago

with Bob Brookmeyer|

* Bob Brookmeyer and Friends

with Donald Byrd
and Pepper Adams|

* Out of This World (Pepper Adams Donald Byrd Quintet)
* Chant
* Royal Flush
* Free Form
* A New Perspective

with Miles Davis|

* Seven Steps to Heaven
* My Funny Valentine
* Four & More
* E.S.P.
* Miles Smiles
* Sorcerer
* Nefertiti
* Miles in the Sky
* Water Babies
* Filles de Kilimanjaro
* In a Silent Way
* Jack Johnson
* On the Corner
* Big Fun
* Get Up with It

with Jack DeJohnette
and Pat Metheny|

* Parallel Realities

with Joe Farrell|

* Moon Germs
* Penny Arcade
* Upon This Rock
* Night Dancing

with Freddie Hubbard|

* Hub-Tones
* Straight Life
* Red Clay

with Joe Zawinul|

Zawinul

Compilations|

* Treasure Chest (Herbie Hancock album)
* The Best of Herbie Hancock
* Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock
* The Essential Herbie Hancock

Compositions|

* "Watermelon Man"
* "Cantaloupe Island"
* "Maiden Voyage"
* "Chameleon"
* "Rockit"

Soundtracks|

* Blow-Up
* Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
* The Spook Who Sat by the Door
* Death Wish
* A Soldier's Story
* Round Midnight
* Action Jackson

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