Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters - Chameleon (Live in Munich, 1989)

From the Munich Philharmonic Hall. The world famous fusion/funk-jazz-band "Headhunters" around Herbie Hancock performed at the Munich Piano Summer 1989 (Münchner Klaviersommer).
With a surprise appearance of Friedich Gulda on the piano!
Herbie Hancock - piano, keyboards
Bill Evans - saxophone
Wah-Wah Watson - guitar
Darryl Jones - bass
Ndugu Chancler - drums
Mino Cinelu - percussion
Herbie Hancock - Cameleon
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[@brandoncupp]

When the planets align and love conquers all this is what it will sound like....just wow!

[@free2bpoppie]

I love the space that Mr. Hancock allows his players to enjoy on the stage. He offers to let them show their style and stays out of the way, he gove the full palette to the audience without giving in to what could be a massive ego trip!

[@colins7771]

Well these guys were a real band together

[@dannybarcenas9701]

He wants everyone to fully enjoy the gig. A true gentleman

[@palanzana]

E vorrei vedere...il brano è costruito solo sul groove del basso 🤣😭 Ci mancherebbe che improvvisa solo lui per 20 minuti Piuttosto levate questa cazzo di pubblicità 🤡

[@clivelange7879]

crazy music and i love it for sure

[@user-rk1kb1um5u]

Wow, What an honour it is to still be listening to such incredible music!

[@clivelange7879]

pure magic man...oh yes

[@laylover7621]

Few things are as good as seeing a group of superhuman musicians absolutely killing it

[@aristatibb7]

We have sadly lost in 2018 Ndugu Chancler and Wah Wah Watson from that Great Herbie Hancock Tour Band

[@frankspikes4867]

I met him some time ago at U S C. Such class. I did'nt know who he was at the time. If I could ask him one question. . . Why are his symbols so dam high??? Lol

[@Jimboblay74]

Well, DAMN!!! I have Chameleon as my phone ring tone, from the original album version. This is GREAT!

[@noturbiz4670]

A fantastic performance where every player is given a chance to shine

[@sandpointcinema7557]

How sweet when the Synthesizer and Sax trade licks, this tune never fails to hit.

[@michaels.9331]

The drummer and percussionist are just amazing. The're grooving like hell!

[@Josh-yi4gr]

What a spiritual show, a beautiful performance all the way through. It almost brings tears. This is probably the best live jam Herbie has ever done and all the musicians are on point perfect. Just beautiful

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Вызывает не слезы, а восторг несколько интеллектуального характера

[@joebaca8246]

So much talent they are amazing

[@BansheeFifteen]

Listen to that. That's incredible.

[@halhal98]

this drummer really knows how to play chameleon.

[@billytaylor6287]

He has more of a jazz groove. I love this brother with Patrice Rushen. However Harvey Mason was the originator and his groove was little more funky. Check out Benny C playing this cut live with Herbie.

[@ianbuxton8332]

@@billytaylor6287 Especially his jamming with Patrice on Jean-Luc Ponty on the album Upon the Wings of Music (particularly the yitletrack. Absolutely f.....g BRILLIANT, if I may say so!

[@ianbuxton8332]

@@billytaylor6287 Yeah I agree with you that in his heyday (the album version of Chameleon) Harvey was THE FUNKIEST. Kelp meaning to check out his later stuff, and sincerely hope that he's still alive.

[@brookelyn7714]

Mr. Chancler was a well known drummer, who played for Michael Jackson and others as well. May Leon "Ndugu" Chancler rest-in-peace! (July 1, 1952 - February 3, 2018).

[@jimmoore8951]

@@ianbuxton8332 Funk in a Mason Jar

[@paulgrady5079]

Teaching right on the spot while having fun at the same time then the professionalism takes back over. Beautiful performance.

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Мастер-класс для музыкантов, кайф для любителей музыки

[@soundcheck6885]

Only Friedrich Gulda can match Herbie's solos!

[@A.ChristopherJohnson]

Herbie raised me !!!

[@colby7325]

11:40 when Herbie makes you play bass guitar instead of lead guitar...

[@frankmiller5059]

I would play these master musicians in a heartbeat

[@speelbergo]

I DARE someone to tell me the Keytar isn't cool after watching how Herbie handles it

[@khalilboutira1177]

KEYTAR IS THE COOLEST THING EVER

[@MultiPetercool]

Jan Hammer knew how to sling one. And Roger Powell invented it!

[@rossrevenge]

Caution! Geniuses at work

[@cosmicdrifter287]

what a band,i mean unbelievable.

[@Alix777.]

Friedrich Gulda on piano !!!

[@edcherry9282]

That guy who played piano on this was good friends with Dizzy...I remember him...nice guy.

[@halhal98]

He’s a legendary piano mogul friedrich gulda..

[@edcherry9282]

@@halhal98 he played a great penny whistle too...lol

[@hemihead4269]

Herbie takes you on a journey from take off to high altitude cruising and then back into smooth landing that just sensualize the ear hole. He is one of my keyboard inspiration and the style I follow and the instruments I play. Wow.

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Остинато синтезатора так же завораживает, как много лет назад...

[@yassveena]

I can hear that they play for the Munic Audience, they can sense how it adapt the sound very well by the atmosphere and clapping ... :) (i worked in clubs there during several years).

[@Tango1DP]

wow i love this drummer

[@oliveriobarro4505]

Bill Evans on sax 🎷

[@achenarmyst2156]

Wah Wah funky as hell.

[@user-ss8iy2to6t]

wah wah watson

[@IgnacioLasarte]

Great song

[@adityaahir5482]

4:25 damn!! That lick!!

[@johnrapp1116]

Weapons grade players. Hell yes.

[@RAZRMOTOV2]

Without question!

[@nosabonada234]

legendary

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Did you see that? Random dude from audience gets up to jam and Herbie is COOL with it! Damn. That is a Boss!

[@riverdelta7052]

Are you talking about Friedrich Gulda?

[@Gottenhimfella]

That "random dude" grew up playing with Joe Zawinul when both were kids, and Martha Argerich, widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, studied under him. She describes him as one of her major influences, and it would not surprise anyone listening to both of them play to find out Herbie felt the same.

[@UziPeters]

He's not a random dude. He's a world renowned pianist.

[@aaronstielstra6055]

Masters

[@Mralexhancock]

15:30 heaven

[@GerardBeaubrun]

oh agreed!

[@jonp4846]

I like the setup for it at 15:18, too

[@fredphipps4663]

Ace!

[@dwightmoore8679]

jam this

[@rubenrchisari3605]

Sólo hermoso

[@warrenbrewin950]

king of cool

[@RonCarterBassist]

👏🏾👏🏾

[@radio.m.i.x]

Friedrich Gulda on piano solo.

[@UziPeters]

Spine tingling.

[@RDrengotHauteville]

thank you ...very precious note for me.

[@soulstart89]

When did paul Jackson and Mike Clark stop performing with herbie and the headhunters? In the last 70’s they recorded the live album version of “flood”. paul Jackson is on the servers album also. Interesting to see a different set up. Wah wah is all I remember

[@SWH2012]

When will this be released on DVD for purchase?

[@bobjegatheeswaran3658]

11:58 the bassist has reached his final form

[@DesL488]

NDUGU

[@LTJR.]

Munch & Leon sitting in a 🌲 GROO/VING

[@user-fn9mb5jq1l]

What maker this keytar？

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Хэнкок видимо сделал синтезатор полноценным солирующим инструментом, как Ростропович виолончель, а Башмет альт.

[@dennismorton1128]

Herbie decides who plays what at the persist time. enabling your ability to function in an environment when its appropriate to do so!

[@ethanmulvihill7177]

I like how Herbie doesn't react when he plays outside and the sax player doesn't follow him. Not to say the sax player never follows him.

[@jamesbarton894]

He's playing with a Lync Systems remote MIDI controller keyboard

[@LTJR.]

Didn't Edgar Winter grab a couple sheetrock screws and drive them through a strap into his axe to start this whole 'keytar' thing? Albeit with cord, b4 Midi. I'm not sure of that but I have seen something called a Mello(w)bar?... A lap steel slide guitar meant to get the player up on his feet instead of being stuck on a chair. Oh yeah and there's Jr Watson with his GuitSteel/GitSteel?.... Start up with keyboards and take a turn towards an entirely different instrument and style. I blame the KZbin and those interwebs.

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Басист тоже великолепен.

[@UziPeters]

5:22 ❤❤❤

[@charliegolsan2509]

Why is it that so many jazz live songs are recorded in Germany

[@flame-sky7148]

Becasue they appreciate jazz more there than in America??

[@yassveena]

Is it like that? Maybe because we here have some cities (Munic, Hamburg, Berlin..) with certain bigger locations that give jazz regularly/often plus interested radio-, tv- or private film/art-industry/institutions as well as an active jazzaudience that is looking for highqualified artists (and is able/willing to pay them), a kind of good working/professional network that feature jazz - mho.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Because German clubs rock! Been to German clubs. All that repression comes out and melts away in their clubs. Don't forget Kraftwerk came from West Germany!🤔😆

[@craigmack-cv3cp]

Darryl Williams on bass bad man used to play with Rolling Stones 😮

[@professorfelipe8718]

Trumpet on the record ?

[@readthetype]

That’s some next-level trolling. _“I wonder how shltty I can play and still make him copy me?”_

[@michaelloving98]

Well damn😂

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Самый кайфовый кайф и самый драйвовый драйв, медленный, неотвратимый, как Болеро Равеля, тяжёлый (heavy), но не, жесткий (hard).

[@raym0nddelahaye744]

Jazz. Jazz. Jazz..!.. Oh... Oui...!.. 👍✨💫🎼💯... 💥🔥....

[@TheBubbleGumch]

What did I just listened to…

[@log1kanobi]

NDUGU CHANCLER THA DON. learned a lot from this man

[@cilantroshrimp6177]

Lol when the bassist has a fire solo and it takes camera ops 2 minutes to figure it out

[@GerSHAK]

Wish the guitar was mixed louder :,(

[@hannuthyvonen]

Minulla on Alesiksen Melko Uusi Keytar.

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Тонко нюансированное чавканье синтезатора

[@defenestrated23]

He's not playing the butter notes

[@jamieharr4459]

This is where non musicians come to talk about musicians..🤣🤣

[@JoshuaDavidMusic]

Did Gulda really just DO HIS THANG and dip??? 🤣🤣🤣

[@Steve-mp7by]

egads that DX7 sound didn't age well

[@payt01]

Nice, but a bit too reverby perhaps.. Oh well it was the 90's, so everything had to have some kind of verb on it, I suppose :)

[@hannuthyvonen]

minun musiikkia Voi Kuunella Facebookista Sekä Twitteristä Myös Mikseristä.Bändin musiikkia nimellä Espoon Tallaajat Moniäänirock.

[@abrahamsmith4248]

Harvey Mason is the original drummer for chameleon.

[@Gottenhimfella]

@@oscarleijontoft Don't you mean Ndugu Chancler? If so, he's certainly doing a pretty good job of filling some very large footprints, maybe not quite matching Mason's epic looseness.

[@lhommedieu5489]

You might be cool. But you (and I) will _never be_ Friedrich Guldman cool..

[@anthonyroberson7637]

😊p lol

[@user-ss2jp1te8f]

Basso ostinato - неумолимый ход времени, от судьбы не уйдёшь и тому подобные афоризмы приходят в голову

[@abrahamsmith4248]

Piano player is nasty!

[@channel-nv9xc]

You know, I love Herbie Hancock. He's one of the great musical geniuses of all time. But I really, really, REALLY hated his Casio guitar period. It's just not a sound that aged well.

[@davidcarrera1923]

that keytar looks and sounds like a toy haha

[@Spuck1983]

The drummer looks like he doesnt like it eh ?

[@sg_steven5094]

na he loves it

[@Archvil1]

didn't like the bass solo. Bad distorsion.

[@flame-sky7148]

I know , you can't hear the notes.

[@eXiLe824]

Not a big fan of this one personally. Too many gimmicky '80s toys that immediately date it to that era. Check out Umbria Jazz Fest '94 for a more raw groove. You can see how much the zeitgeist changed in just 5 years