Flood (Herbie Hancock album)

Flood
Live album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1975
Recorded	June 28, 1975 Shibuya Koukaido, Tokyo July 1, 1975 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
Genre	Jazz, jazz-funk, funk, fusion, post-bop
Length	74:06
Label	CBS/Sony Records 4OAP-565-6
Producer	David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Man-Child (1975) Flood (1975) Secrets (1976)

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Flood is the eighteenth album by Herbie Hancock. It was originally released only in Japan in 1975 as a double LP, and features the Headhunters Band, performing their hits from the Head Hunters, Thrust and Man-Child albums. It has received a Japanese CD release, but not a US release.

Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Hancock except as indicated

1. "Introduction/Maiden Voyage" – 7:59
2. "Actual Proof" – 8:28
3. "Spank-A-Lee" (Clark, Hancock, Jackson) – 8:47
4. "Watermelon Man" – 5:50
5. "Butterfly" (Hancock, Bennie Maupin) – 12:44
6. "Chameleon" (Hancock, Jackson, Harvey Mason, Maupin) – 10:24
7. "Hang Up Your Hang Ups" (Hancock, Jackson, Melvin "Wah-Wah" Ragin) – 19:54

Personnel

• 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