Sunlight by Herbie Hancockis a 1978 jazz-funk, fusion album. It features Hancock’s vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius.
- 180 gram audiophile vinyl
- Includes 1 page insert with credits
- Jazz-Funk Fusion LP feat. Tony Williams & Jaco Pastorius
- Featuring the single «I Thought It Was You» and «Come Running To Me»
TRACK LIST
1 I Thought It Was You
Bass – Byron Miller
Congas – Raul Rekow
Drums – Leon «Ndugu» Chancler*
Guitar – Wah Wah Watson*, Ray Parker, Jr.*
A2 Come Running To Me
Bass – Paul Jackson (2)
Congas – Raul Rekow
Drums – James Levi
Percussion – Bill Summers
Tabla – Baba Duru
B1 Sunlight
Bass – Paul Jackson (2)
Drums – James Levi
Guitar – Ray Parker, Jr.*
Percussion – Bill Summers
Soprano Saxophone – Bennie Maupin
B2 No Means Yes
Bass – Paul Jackson (2)
Congas – Raul Rekow
Drums – Harvey Mason
Percussion – Bill Summers
B3 Good Question
Bass – Jaco Pastorius
Congas – Raul Rekow
Drums – Tony Williams*
Percussion – Bill Summers
Synthesizer [Additional Synthesizers] – Patrick Gleeson
Sunlight by Herbie Hancockis a 1978 jazz-funk, fusion album. It features Hancock’s vocals through a vocoder as well as performances by drummer Tony Williams and bassist Jaco Pastorius. This was when Hancock began heading towards a more mainstream Smooth Jazz/R&B fusion, similar to fellow Jazz-Fusion pianist Patrice Rushen.
The album produced a hit-single entitled «I Thought It Was You». As a whole the album tends to lay more toward funk than a jazz record, and is reminiscent of much of the electro-funk of the time. This release marks the beginning of the 80s electro-era style that was more refined in Herbie’s later albums such as Future Shock and Sound-System.