Description

“Sound-System” is the thirty-sixth album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and the second of three albums with the Rockit Band. Originally released in 1984, “Sound-System” was another smash for Herbie Hancock. Winning his second Grammy award for Best R B Performance (his second straight award), this album tried to capture the success of the previous album “Future Shock”, with some more twists and turns such as “Junku” for instance, also written for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. It served as the “Field” theme. It was also used during Hancock‘s appearance on the long-running NBC TV show Saturday Night Live. The title track sounded like “Junku” in many ways, while “Karabali” featured Wayne Shorter (playing a lyricon, instead of a traditional saxophone) and went back to the days of Hancock‘s African themed Mwandishi band. All in all Hancock‘s electric music still retained its adventurous edge.