Jazz Archives

Perhaps the funkiest album of Herbie Hancock's early- to mid-'70s jazz/funk/fusion era, Man-Child starts off with the unforgettable "Hang Up Your Hang Ups," and the beat just keeps coming until the album's end. "Sun Touch" and "Bubbles" are slower, but funky nonetheless. Hancock is the star on his arsenal of keyboards, but guitarist Wah Wah Watson's presence is what puts a new sheen on this recording, distinguishing it from its predecessors, Head Hunters and Thrust. Others among the all-star cast of soloists and accompanists include Wayne Shorter on soprano sax, Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica, and longtime Hancock cohort Bennie Maupin on an arsenal of woodwinds.

Bass - Henry Davis , Louis Johnson , Paul Jackson (2)
Drums - Harvey Mason , James Gadson , Mike Clark (2)
Engineer - David Rubinson , Fred Catero , Jack Leahy
Guitar - David T. Walker , Dewayne McKnight
Guitar, Guitar [Voice Bag] - Wah Wah Watson*
Harmonica - Stevie Wonder
Mastered By - George Horn , Phil Brown
Percussion - Bill Summers
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey], Synthesizer [Pro Soloist], Synthesizer [2600], Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Oberheim Polyphonic] - Herbie Hancock
Producer - David Rubinson , David Rubinson , Herbie Hancock
Saxophone [Soprano] - Wayne Shorter
Saxophone [Soprano], Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Saxello], Clarinet [Bass], Flute [Bass], Flute [Alto] - Bennie Maupin
Saxophone, Flute - Ernie Watts , Jim Horn
Trombone - Garnett Brown
Trumpet - Bud Brisbois , Jay DaVersa
Tuba, Trombone [Bass] - Dick Hyde