Herbie Hancock - Sunlight

"Irk the purists, irk the purists, Irk the purists, it's a right good laugh," sang Half Man Half Biscuit.

Looking back on the slagging that this album received on its release, Hancock had managed to irk those purists who wanted him to play straight jazz (and who had already been well-irked by his Headhunters period) and those who wanted him to play funky Headhunters-style stuff. People found his use of Vocoder vocals particularly irksome.

Don't listen to them: this is a fucking great jazz-funk album. It even features Tony Williams and Jaco Pastorius on one track.

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