Herbie Hancock - Hang Up Your Hang Ups

Review by Jim Newsom: Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock’s early- to mid-’70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable “Hang Up Your Hang Ups,“ and the beat just keeps coming until the album’s end. “Sun Touch“ and “Bubbles“ are slower, but funky nonetheless. Hancock is the star on his arsenal of keyboards, but guitarist Wah Wah Watson’s presence is what puts a new sheen on this recording, distinguishing it from its predecessors, Head Hunters and Thrust. Others among the all-star cast of soloists and accompanists include Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica, and longtime Hancock cohort Bennie Maupin on an arsenal of woodwinds. Man-Child Credits: Bass -- Henry Davis, Louis Johnson, Paul Jackson (2) Drums -- Harvey Mason, James Gadson, Mike Clark (2) Engineer -- David Rubinson, Fred Catero, Jack Leahy Guitar -- David T. Walker, Blackbird McKnight* Guitar, Talkbox [Voice Bag], Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System], Effects [Maestro Sample And Hold Unit], Other [Special Thanks] -- Wah Wah Watson Harmonica -- Stevie Wonder Percussion -- Bill Summers Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Pro Soloist, 2600, String Ensemble, Oberheim Polyphonic], Clavinet [Hohner D6] -- Herbie Hancock Saxophone, Flute -- Ernie Watts, Jim Horn Soprano Saxophone -- Wayne Shorter Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxello, Bass Clarinet, Flute [Bass, Alto] -- Bennie Maupin Trombone -- Garnett Brown Trumpet -- Bud Brisbois, Jay DaVersa Tuba, Trombone [Bass] -- Dick Hyde