Thrust

The brilliant follow-up to the groundbreaking 'Head Hunters,' 'Thrust' finds Herbie Hancock and his band digging even deeper into the funk. The album is particularly notable for the arrival of drummer Mike Clark, whose incredibly complex and syncopated 'Bay Area funk' drumming brought a new level of rhythmic sophistication to the music. The grooves are intricate, the solos are inventive, and the album stands as another masterpiece of the jazz-funk era.