In 1969, Herbie Hancock found the funk for a collection of music he composed for “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert,” a TV special that eventually led to the long-running cartoon “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.” Hancock collected those tracks on Fat Albert Rotunda, the band leader’s first LP after bailing on the Blue Note label. It’s a deeply soulful affair that presaged Hancock’s 1973 jazz-funk classic Head Hunters. Now, Fat Albert Rotunda is readily available again as a high-quality vinyl reissue from my friends at the Antarctica Starts Here label. Dig it.
Herbie Hancock – Fat Albert Rotunda LP (Antarctica Starts Here/Superior Viaduct)
