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''Mwandishi'' is the ninth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in 1971. == Background == It is one of Hancock's first departures from the traditional idioms of jazz as well as the onset of a new, creative and original style which produced an appeal to a wider audience, before his 1973 album, ''Head Hunters''. In addition, ''Mwandishi'' was Hancock's attempt at continuing the musical principles and styles he began playing with Miles Davis on ''In A Silent Way''. Hancock's previous attempts at jazz-rock fusion included ''Fat Albert Rotunda'', an album conceived solely for Bill Cosby's Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. ''Mwandishi'' was recorded at Wally Heider Recording Studios, in San Francisco, California in December 1970. It was originally recorded by the Mwandishi Sextet that was built around Herbie Hancock and progressive notions of funk, jazz, and rock during this time period. The tracks on ''Mwandishi'' are "Ostinato," the time signature of which is 15/8, "You'll Know When You Get There", and "Wandering Spirit Song". "Wandering Spirit Song" features Hancock's extensive use of tension and release, whereby he builds the tension of the song by increasing the amount of musical voices and increasing crescendos, only to release the tension with long held out chords on his synthesizer. ''Mwandishi'' is a Swahili name Hancock adopted during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The members of the Sextet each adopted a Swahili name: Mchezaji/Buster Williams, Jabali/Billy Hart, Mganga/Eddie Henderson, Mwile/Bennie Maupin, Pepo Mtoto/Julian Priester, and Ndugu/Leon Chancler. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mwandishi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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