Sextant (Hybrid SACD)

1: RAIN DANCE (Hancock)
Instrumentation:
trumpet/soprano sax/trombone/acoustic bass/drums
ARP synthesizers*/hand clap/electric piano with Echoplex
Random Resonator played by FUNDI
*ARP synthesizers played by Patrick Gleeson
with assistance from Herbie Hancock

2: HIDDEN SHADOWS (Hancock)
Instrumentation:
flugelhorn/bass clarinet/trombone/cowbell/bass guitar
drums/synthesizers/electric piano & Clavinet with fuzz-wah
& Echoplex/Dakha-Di-Bello/Mellotron
Steinway piano/congas/bongos

3: HORNETS (Hancock)
Instrumentation:
flugelhorn/piccolo/bass clarinet/afuche-cabasa
Hum-a-Zoo/alto trombone/bass guitar with wah-wah
& fuzz/drums/synthesizers/electric piano/Clavinet
with fuzz-wah & Echoplex/guiro/Phase Shifter

N.B. In addition to both the original stereo and discrete quadraphonic mixes, the SACD and PCM layers on this disc include the original SQ-encoded quadraphonic mix [tracks 4-6]. The original discrete quadraphonic master no longer exists. Therefore, the best available discrete quadraphonic sources have been used for this reissue.

Remastered from analogue tapes by Michael J. Dutton

Personnel:
Herbie Hancock Mwandishi (Fender Rhodes electric piano/ Hohner D6 Clavinet with Fender fuzz-wah & Echoplex/ Dakha-Di-Bello/Mellotron/ Steinway piano/hand clap)
Bennie Maupin Mwile (soprano sax/bass clarinet/piccolo/ afuche-cabasa/Hum-a-Zoo)
Eddie Henderson Mganga (trumpet/flugelhorn)
Julian Priester Pepo (tenor trombone/alto trombone/ bass trombone/cowbell)
Buster Williams Mchezaji (bass guitar with wah-wah & fuzz/acoustic bass)
Billy Hart Jabali (drums)
Patrick Gleeson (ARP 2600/ARP Soloist synthesizers)
Buck Clarke (congas/bongos)