Mahal

by Eddie Henderson

Mahal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 August 1978
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:37
  • Community rating: 3.34/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a staggering lineup including Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, and Mtume, this session epitomizes the polished zenith of late-1970s jazz-funk. 'Mahal' seamlessly folds disco rhythms and lush synthesizer arrangements around the trumpeter's fluid, melodic improvisations, creating an uplifting, danceable groove.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, improvisation, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Butterfly (8:09)
  2. Cyclops (5:21)
  3. Emotions (5:01)
  4. Prance On (5:19)
  5. Amoroso (5:40)
  6. Mahal (4:35)
  7. Ecstasy (3:29)

Credits

  • Eddie Henderson - primary artist, trumpet, flugelhorn, written-by
  • Paul Jackson - bass
  • Bill Summers - congas, percussion
  • Howard King - drums
  • Herbie Hancock - electric piano [fender rhodes], clavinet, synthesizer [arp 2600, oberhiem 8 voice polyphonic, the prophet-5, arp strings ensemble, mini moog, yamaha cs-80 polyphonic], written-by
  • Hubert Laws - flute
  • Ray Obiedo - guitar
  • James Mtume - piano [acoustic], written-by, congas, congas [second]

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