Herbie Hancock – Treasure Chest (Vinyl 2LP | DE Original | 1974)

Herbie Hancock – Treasure Chest is a double LP compilation drawn from Herbie Hancock's three albums for Warner Bros.: Fat Albert Rotunda (1969), Mwandishi (1971) and Crossings (1972). It came out in 1974, when Hancock was already having success at Columbia with the Headhunters. The first record has the funky tracks from the Fat Albert TV music; the second half features the open, electronically extended playing of the Mwandishi band with Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, Julian Priester, Buster Williams, Billy Hart and Patrick Gleeson on Moog. It closes with the 24-minute "Sleeping Giant" across a full side. This copy is the 1974 German original edition (cat. no. WB 66 034).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Warner Bros. Records WB 66 034
• Format: Vinyl 2LP, Album, Compilation
• Pressing: DE original
• Country: Germany
• Year of this pressing: 1974
• Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: VG+
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale (SKU SH 643).

Tracklist

Side A

1. Wiggle Waggle (Herbie Hancock)
2. Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Herbie Hancock)
3. Li'l Brother (Herbie Hancock)

Side B

1. Ostinato (Herbie Hancock)
2. Crossings (Herbie Hancock)

Side C

1. You'll Know When You Get There (Herbie Hancock)
2. Quasar (Bennie Maupin)

Side D

1. Sleeping Giant (Herbie Hancock)

Personnel

Core line-up: Herbie Hancock (Fender Rhodes, piano, Mellotron, percussion), Bennie Maupin (bass clarinet, alto flute, soprano saxophone, piccolo), Eddie Henderson (trumpet, flugelhorn), Julian Priester (trombone), Buster Williams (double bass, electric bass), Billy Hart (drums), Patrick Gleeson (Moog synthesizer).

Further musicians (incl. Fat Albert Rotunda): Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone, alto flute), Joe Farrell (tenor saxophone), Joe Newman and Johnny Coles (trumpet, flugelhorn), Garnett Brown (trombone), Albert "Tootie" Heath, Bernard Purdie and Leon "Ndugu" Chancler (drums), José "Chepito" Areas (congas, timbales), Ron Montrose (guitar).

Production: Herbie Hancock and David Rubinson; engineers include Fred Catero, Patrick Gleeson and Rudy Van Gelder (side A).

FAQ

Which albums does Treasure Chest draw on?
Side A comes from Fat Albert Rotunda, "Ostinato" and "You'll Know When You Get There" from Mwandishi, and "Crossings", "Quasar" and "Sleeping Giant" from Crossings.

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, this is the 1974 German first edition of the compilation on Warner Bros. (WB 66 034). The recordings themselves date from 1969 to 1972.

What does Media VG+ / Cover VG+ mean?
VG+ (Very Good Plus) means records and sleeve show light wear and the records play cleanly. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more Herbie Hancock records?
Yes, for example Empyrean Isles, The Prisoner and Man-Child. More titles are in our Jazz collection.