1977 Herbie Hancock – V.S.O.P.
V.S.O.P. is a 1977 double live album by keyboardist Herbie Hancock, featuring acoustic jazz performances by the V.S.O.P. Quintet (Hancock, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams), along with jazz fusion/jazz-funk performances by the ‘Mwandishi’ band (trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester, flautist Bennie Maupin, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart) and The Headhunters (saxophonist Maupin, guitarists Ray Parker Jr. and Wah Wah Watson, bass guitarist Paul Jackson, percussionist Kenneth Nash and drummer James Levi).
Tracks
1 Piano Introduction (Herbie Hancock) 04:33
2 Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock) 13:27
3 Nefertiti (Wayne Shorter) 05:19
4 Introduction of Players,Eye of the Hurricane (Herbie Hancock) 18:29
5 Toys (Herbie Hancock) 13:57
6 Introductions () 01:47
7 You’ll Know When You Get There (Herbie Hancock) 08:04
8 Hang Up Your Hang Ups (Herbie Hancock; Wah Wah Watson; Paul Jackson) 11:49
9 Spider (Herbie Hancock; Wah Wah Watson; Paul Jackson) 10:09
Musicians
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
| Effects | Herbie Hancock |
Other Musicians
1 Piano Introduction
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Sax | Wayne Shorter |
| Trumpet | Freddie Hubbard |
2 Maiden Voyage
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Sax | Wayne Shorter |
| Trumpet | Freddie Hubbard |
3 Nefertiti
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Sax | Wayne Shorter |
| Trumpet | Freddie Hubbard |
4 Introduction of Players,Eye of the Hurricane
| Bass | Ron Carter |
| Drums | Tony Williams |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Sax | Wayne Shorter |
| Trumpet | Freddie Hubbard |
5 Toys
| Bass | Buster Williams |
| Drums | Billy Hart |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Flugelhorn | Eddie Henderson |
| Flute | Bennie Maupin |
| Trombone | Julian Priester |
| Trumpet | Eddie Henderson |
| Effects | Eddie Henderson |
6 Introductions
| Drums | Billy Hart |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Flugelhorn | Eddie Henderson |
| Flute | Bennie Maupin |
| Trombone | Julian Priester |
| Trumpet | Eddie Henderson |
| Effects | Eddie Henderson |
7 You’ll Know When You Get There
| Bass | Buster Williams |
| Drums | Billy Hart |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Flugelhorn | Eddie Henderson |
| Flute | Bennie Maupin |
| Trombone | Julian Priester |
| Trumpet | Eddie Henderson |
| Effects | Eddie Henderson |
8 Hang Up Your Hang Ups
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | James Levi |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Wah Wah Watson |
| Talk Box | Wah Wah Watson |
| Effects | Herbie Hancock |
| Lyricon | Bennie Maupin |
| Sax | Bennie Maupin |
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
9 Spider
| Bass | Paul Jackson |
| Drums | James Levi |
| Guitar | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Wah Wah Watson |
| Clavinet | Herbie Hancock |
| Electric Piano | Herbie Hancock |
| Fender Rhodes | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Herbie Hancock |
| Synthesizer | Wah Wah Watson |
| Talk Box | Wah Wah Watson |
| Effects | Herbie Hancock |
| Lyricon | Bennie Maupin |
| Sax | Bennie Maupin |
| Percussion | Kenneth Nash |
Liner Notes
Producer – David Rubinson & Friends Inc
Producer (Associate) – Jeffrey Cohen
Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero
Engineer (Live Audio) – Bryan Bell
Engineer (Assistant Live Audio) – Fundi
Engineer (Assistant Location) – Aaron Baron, Fred Scheidt, Larry Dahlstrom, Paul Cohen, Ron Olson, Tom Brown, Tom Dwyer
Engineer (Assistant) – Chris Minto
Mastered By – George Horn, Paul Stubblebine
Recorded By – Aaron Baron
Art Direction – John Berg
Design – John Coll, Herb Greene
Photography – Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Tom Copi, Fred Lombardi
Mastered At Customatrix
Mixed At The Automatt
Recorded At New York City Center
Recorded At Newport Jazz Festival
Phonographic Copyright CBS Inc
Copyright CBS Inc