Fat Albert Rotunda is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It was Hancock’s first release for Warner Bros. Records after his departure from Blue Note Records. The music was originally done for the TV special Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert, which later inspired the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids TV show.
Tracks
1 Wiggle-Waggle (Herbie Hancock) 05:50 2 Fat Mama (Herbie Hancock) 03:50 3 Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Herbie Hancock) 05:00 4 Oh! Oh! Here He Comes (Herbie Hancock) 04:07 5 Jessica (Herbie Hancock) 04:13 6 Fat Albert Rotunda (Herbie Hancock) 06:29 7 Lil’ Brother (Herbie Hancock) 04:28
Musicians
Bass - Buster Williams Bass - Jerry Jemmott Acoustic Bass - Buster Williams Drums - Albert Heath Drums - Bernard Purdie Guitar - Eric Gale Guitar - Billy Butler Electric Piano - Herbie Hancock Piano - Herbie Hancock Flugelhorn - Johnny Coles Flute - Joe Henderson Sax - Joe Henderson Sax - Joe Farrell Sax - Art Clarke Trombone - Garnett Brown Trombone - Benny Powell Trumpet - Johnny Coles Trumpet - Joe Newman Trumpet - Ernie Royal
Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute Garnett Brown — trombone Johnny Coles — trumpet, flugelhorn Buster Williams — electric and acoustic bass Albert "Tootie" Heath — drums Joe Newman, Ernie Royal — trumpets (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Joe Farrell — tenor saxophone, alto saxophone (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Art Clarke — baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Benny Powell — trombone (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Eric Gale, Billy Butler — guitar (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Jerry Jemmott — electric bass (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release) Bernard Purdie — drums (tracks 1 & 7, uncredited in original LP release)
Liner Notes
Producer – Herbie Hancock Arranged By – Herbie Hancock Conductor – Herbie Hancock Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder Art Direction – Ed Thrasher Photography – Syrell Sapoznick Recorded At Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Capitol Record Club
