Herbie Hancock's killer original music for the Fat Albert TV special (1969)

In 1969, Herbie Hancock found the funk for a collection of music he composed for 'Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert,' a TV special that eventually led to the long-running cartoon 'Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.' Hancock collected those tracks on Fat Albert Rotunda, the band leader's first LP after bailing on the Blue Note label. It's a deeply soulful affair that presaged Hancock's 1973 jazz-funk classic Head Hunters. Now, Fat Albert Rotunda is readily available again as a high-quality vinyl reissue from my friends at the Antarctica Starts Here label. Dig it.

Herbie Hancock - Fat Albert Rotunda LP (Antarctica Starts Here/Superior Viaduct)