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| recorded = Recorded October 4 and October 16; November 26, and December 8, 1969
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| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio|Van Gelder Recording Studios]], Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
| studio = [[Van Gelder Studio|Van Gelder]], [[Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey|Englewood Cliffs]]
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All songs composed by Herbie Hancock. ([[Copyright]] Hancock Music Company-[[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]])
All songs composed by Herbie Hancock. ([[Copyright]] Hancock Music Company-[[Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI]])
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|title1= Wiggle-Waggle
|title1= Wiggle-Waggle
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|title4= Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
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|total_length= 15:14
|title5= Jessica
|title5= Jessica
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Latest revision as of 04:45, 21 July 2024

Fat Albert Rotunda
Studio album by
Herbie Hancock
Released1969
RecordedOctober 4 and 16; November 26, and December 8, 1969
StudioVan Gelder, Englewood Cliffs
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length33:57
LabelWarner Bros.-Seven Arts
ProducerHerbie Hancock
Herbie Hancock chronology
The Prisoner
(1969) 		Fat Albert Rotunda
(1969) 		Mwandishi
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Fat Albert Rotunda is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It was Hancock's first release for Warner Bros. Records after his departure from Blue Note Records. The music was originally done for the TV special Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert, which later inspired the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids TV show.

Fat Albert Rotunda and the two albums that followed it, Mwandishi and Crossings, were reissued in one set as Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings in 1994 and as The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972) in 2014.

Musicians and style

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On this album Hancock changes to a jazz-funk style with a playful 1960s R&B flavor, to fit the cartoon theme. He would not return to this style again until four years later with Head Hunters (1973).[1]

Hancock recorded the album in two sessions, with two different groups of musicians. Five songs were played by tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson (mostly playing flutes), trombonist Garnett Brown and trumpeter Johnny Coles, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath. The opening and closing tracks were played by trumpeters Joe Newman and Ernie Royal, saxophonists Joe Farrell and Art Clarke, trombonist Benny Powell, guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler, bassist Jerry Jemmott, and drummer Bernard Purdie.[4] The various musician solos include Hancock playing on Fender Rhodes electric piano.[1]

Track listing

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All songs composed by Herbie Hancock. (Copyright Hancock Music Company-BMI)

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Wiggle-Waggle"5:51
2."Fat Mama"3:49
3."Tell Me a Bedtime Story"5:01
4."Oh! Oh! Here He Comes"4:08
Total length:18:54
Side B
No.TitleLength
5."Jessica"4:13
6."Fat Albert Rotunda"6:29
7."Lil' Brother"4:26
Total length:15:14

Personnel

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Production

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  • Arranged and conducted by Herbie Hancock
  • Produced by Herbie Hancock
  • Recorded and engineered by Rudy Van Gelder

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ginell, Richard S. (2011). "Fat Albert Rotunda - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 93. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Fat Albert Rotunda (LP liner notes). Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. 1969. ST-93172.
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