Fat Albert Rotunda
Fat Albert Rotunda is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It was Hancock's first release for Warner Bros. Records after his departure from Blue Note Records. The music was originally done for the TV special Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert, which later inspired the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids TV show.
| Fat Albert Rotunda | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Recorded October 4 and October 16; November 26, and December 8, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz-funk | |||
| Length | 33:57 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros.-Seven Arts | |||
| Producer | Herbie Hancock | |||
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| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Fat Albert Rotunda and the two albums that followed it, Mwandishi and Crossings, were reissued in one set as Mwandishi: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings in 1994 and as The Warner Bros. Years (1969-1972) in 2014.
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