''Platinum'' is an album by the jazz fusion band

The Headhunters The Headhunters are an American jazz fusion band formed by Herbie Hancock in 1973. The group fused jazz, funk, and rock music. History (and name) Hancock had grown dissatisfied with his prior band, Mwandishi, and wanted to make a band with a st ...

that was released in 2011. The album combines jazz and hip hop.

Track listing

#"Platinum Intro" (:50) #"Mission Statement" (4:01) #"Reality of It" (:17) #"Salamander" (7:09) #"I Predict a Good year" (:11) #"D-Funk (Funk With Us)" (4:48) #"I Feel Really Good About" (:10) #"Tracie" (6:01) #"Rehearse Everybody" (:13) #"Paging Mr. Wesley" (5:31) #"M Trane" (8:48) #"Apple Tree" (5:18) #"Palm Nut" (6:53) #"Years of Touring" (:10) #"Congo Place" (4:55) #"On the Road" (:16) #"Head Hunting" (4:48) #"Skizness" (3:50) #"Soul Glow" (5:29) #"Platinum Outro" (:42)

Personnel

* Rob Dixon – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, keyboards *

Azar Lawrence Azar Lawrence (born November 3, 1952) is an American jazz saxophonist, known for his contributions as sideman to McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, and Woody Shaw. Lawrence was the tenor saxophonist Tyner used following John Coltrane's ...

– soprano saxophone *

Bennie Maupin Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940) is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandi ...

– soprano and tenor saxophones *

Donald Harrison Donald Harrison Jr. (born June 23, 1960) is an African-American jazz saxophonist and the Big Chief of The Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee Col ...

– alto saxophone, Moog bass, keyboards * Derrick Gardner – trumpet * PJ Yinger – trumpet * Kyle Roussel – keyboards *

Patrice Rushen Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist and R&B singer. She is also a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Awar ...

– keyboards * Gary Mielke – keyboards, bass, Moog bass * Richie Goods – bass * Jerry Stucker – guitar * Mike Clark – drums *

Bill Summers Bill Summers may refer to: * Bill Summers (car builder) (1935–2011), American car builder and longtime speed record holder * Bill Summers (musician) (born 1948), American jazz percussionist *Bill Summers (umpire) William Reed Summers (November ...

– percussion, vocals * George Clinton – vocals * Cynthia Layne – vocals * Alexei Marti – timbales, vocals *

Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...

– rap * Jaecyn Bayne – rap * Private Pile – rap *

Killah Priest Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Killah Priest, is an American rapper, member of Sunz of Man and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Brooklyn. He is known for his inten ...

– rap

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums The Headhunters albums