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Herbie Hancock - Crossings (Hol)

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Format: CD
Label: MUSIC ON CD
Rel. Date: 08/08/2025
UPC: 8718627237915

Crossings (Hol)
Artist: Herbie Hancock
Format: CD
New: In Print Available to Order $16.99
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DISC: 1

1. Sleeping Giant
2. Quasar
3. Water Torture

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Herbie Hancock's "Crossings" is a landmark album released in 1972, marking a pivotal point in his evolution as a jazz artist. It's the second album in his Mwandishi trilogy-a set of three experimental, electronic jazz fusion records-following "Mwandishi" (1971) and preceding "Sextant" (1973). "Crossings" was ahead of it's time, blending electronic music with jazz in a way few had done before. The album is highly experimental, featuring electric instruments, synthesizers, and complex arrangements. It fuses African rhythms, spacey textures, and jazz improvisation into a bold sonic journey. If you're into deep spacey grooves, cosmic jazz, or sci-fi soundscapes, this album is your jam. It's not easy-listening jazz-it's exploratory, immersive, and a bit surreal.
        
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