Herbie Hancock – Sextant (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1973

Sextant is an LP by Herbie Hancock from 1973 released on the Columbia label.

About this album

Sextant is one of Herbie Hancock’s most adventurous and forward-looking albums. Released in 1973, it pushed beyond straight jazz-funk into dense electronic textures, elastic grooves and open-ended improvisation, marking a decisive step in his post-Mwandishi exploration. Hancock is joined by a searching ensemble that helped shape the record’s restless energy, while the arrangements move between hypnotic pulse and abstract experimentation. Pieces such as Rain Dance, Hidden Shadows and Hornets show how Sextant bridged jazz, funk and studio technology at a moment when all three were expanding rapidly, and it remains widely regarded as a landmark in fusion’s more exploratory side.