Jackson, Paul
Black Octopus
Paul Jackson was a founding member of the Headhunters under Herbie Hancock, the group responsible for their ground-breaking fusion and jazz-funk compositions that took the world by storm in the '70s. The solid union between Hancock and Jackson has been especially evident in the many international tours they have made together, not to mention that he participated on most of the Headhunters albums and Herbie's solo albums. Jackson also wrote five solo albums, including 'Black Octopus' which is considered to be a kind of lost Headhunters album. That debut album saw the light of day in 1978 and is a total piece of art filled with abstract sticky funky grooves, floating electric piano playing, strong thumping bass lines, raw heavy drums and amazing vocal acrobatics. Tidal Waves Music presents the first ever official reissue outside of Japan and is now available as a limited 180 gram vinyl edition complete with original artwork and OBI strip. Also included is a double-sided insert containing rare pictures of the band.