Secrets

Herbie Hancock, Herbie Hancock / Michael Brecker / Roy Hargrove | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000257O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,824 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Doin' It

2. People Music

3. Cantaloupe Island

4. Spider

5. Gentle Thoughts

6. Swamp Rat

7. Sansho Shima

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Slight slip from the last 3 albums, but still worth a listen, December 30, 2001

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J. Lund "jazzbrat" (SoCal, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

Herbie's last HEADHUNTERS-era disc that is still a fairly rewarding one for those open to his mid-'70's fusion of jazz with progressive funk/r&b. As with the previous few discs, Hancock and Maupin in particular get ample solo space, with Herbie still trying to integrate his talent for improvisation with his vision for genre-hopping. The music is a bit lighter in texture than the prior three albums in this style, and the repetitive semi-vocal track DOIN' IT hints at the rapid musical decline to come. Nonetheless, check this CD out if you are into HH's 1973-1976 period.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Funkin' in the jazz section, January 7, 2005

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J. Frankel (CT , US) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

Hard, smart, creative funk can be a hard pursuit in life these days. Even with the age of the reissue firmly upon us, finding a decently accessible funk album can be a real biyatch.

Thankfully, "Secrets," under the usually readily available Columbia jazz header is probably just sitting there in your jazz section pleading with you to pick it up for $9.99. Should this be a hard decision? Emphatically: No.

Although I can see where previous reviewers are coming from, trying to compare this outing to Headhunters is truly unnecessary. With this '76 effort Herbs is definitely toeing the fine line between jazz, funk and disco but it all works. "Doin It" is a super, super heavy funk jam and sounds like it was culled from the "Man-Child" sessions. And although "Gentle Thoughts" can be interpreted as a dated sound it probably stands as my favorite rip on the album. It's got a great walking bassline and super funky breakdown and, as always, Herbie dancing on the keys.

Go get "Secrets," don't think about it. It'll always be an easy go-to funk bomb just when you need a little infusion.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Swamp Rat, June 9, 2004

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Andre' S Grindle "Funk Meister" (Bangor,ME.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets (Audio CD)

This album digs pretty deep into the FONK!Now this is Hancock's final album with the Headhunters and included Ray
Parker Jr's BOSS guitar on "Doin' It"."Swamp Rat" and the title
song dig DEEP into the type of funk the Headhunters are so known
for.Only "Gentle Thoughts" rings a little dated but is still
excellent soft fusion.Nothing more to say-this is CLASSIC,funky
Herbie!!!