Flood (Herbie Hancock album)

Flood is the second live album, and sixteenth album overall, by American jazz pianist and keyboardist Herbie Hancock. Recorded live in Tokyo,^[3] the album was originally released exclusively in Japan in 1975 as a double LP 洪水, reads kōzui meaning flood. It features The Headhunters (saxophonist Bennie Maupin, bass guitarist Paul Jackson, percussionist Bill Summers and drummer Mike Clark, along with guitarist DeWayne McKnight) performing selections from the albums Maiden Voyage (track 1), Head Hunters (tracks 4 and 6), Thrust (tracks 2, 3, and 5), and Man-Child (track 7)–– with the latter album still two months away from release at the time of these concerts.

Released1975

RecordedJune 28 - July 1, 1975

VenuesShibuya Koukaido, Tokyo; Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo

GenresJazz, jazz-funk, funk, jazz fusion

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Flood
Live album by Herbie Hancock
Released	1975
Recorded	June 28 - July 1, 1975
Venues	Shibuya Koukaido, Tokyo; Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo
Genres	Jazz, jazz-funk, funk, jazz fusion
Length	74:06
Label	CBS/Sony
Producer	David Rubinson
Herbie Hancock chronology
Man-Child (1975) Flood (1975) Secrets (1976)

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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Flood remained a Japanese-only release in all formats until a 2014 CD reissue in the U.S. by the Wounded Bird label.

The cover artwork was designed by Nobuyuki Nakanishi.^[4]