Home / Music / Herbie Hancock's Headhunters made the first platinum jazz albumMusic linernotes album music herbie-hancockHerbie Hancock's Headhunters made the first platinum jazz albumThe Headhunters were Herbie Hancock’s jazz-funk band formed in 1973. Their debut album Head Hunters became the first jazz album to go platinum. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesBill Summers blew into a beer bottle to mimic a hindewhu flute on Herbie Hancock's 'Watermelon Man'Head Hunters brought jazz-funk to the mainstreamThrust kept the Headhunters band together for one more roundRiver: The Joni Letters made Herbie Hancock only the second jazz Album of the Year winnerHead Hunters was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2008ExploreBobby Hutcherson recorded Happenings at Van Gelder StudioSouthside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes recorded I Don't Want to Go Home at the Record PlantKing Crimson recorded In the Court of the Crimson King at Wessex Sound after false starts with Tony ClarkeStevie Wonder recorded Innervisions at the Record Plant and Mediasound StudiosJulie London recorded Julie Is Her Name at Western Recorders in HollywoodPrevious Herbie Hancock's Thrust featured the HeadhuntersNext Herbie Hancock played in Miles Davis's Second Great Quintet