Home / Music / Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet had Swahili namesMusic linernotes album music herbie-hancockHerbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet had Swahili namesEddie Henderson on trumpet, Bennie Maupin on bass clarinet and alto flute, Julian Priester on trombone, Buster Williams on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. Each member adopted Swahili names. 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 2008ExploreThe UK got a cut-down 1999 because WEA thought a double album was too muchThe Modern Lovers' album sat on shelves for four years before releaseCreative conflicts and personal struggles killed SMiLEA substandard Bösendorfer forced Jarrett to adapt at The Köln ConcertJoni Mitchell swapped two songs on Blue at the last minutePrevious Herbie Hancock's ninth album Mwandishi came out on Warner Bros. in 1971Next Herbie Hancock recorded Mwandishi at Wally Heider Studios in San Francisco