Herbie Hancock - Chameleon

[djmarkcotter]

remember learning about him in my jazz history class at u of toledo

[MrJacksaunt]

I play every Friday with another bassist.

I do the main part.

[cakeslayer369]

ohh this song is soooo long and i love it for that

[muindiaczorn]

yeah



[matrags]

Worth 10 minutes of anyone's day.

[herbepop]

Proud to have the same name as him.. And the car :)

[jckmdsn]

I'm -9001 and I love this

[stevenhamlin1000]

i'm 15 & no one here gives a shit we came here to listen to some music.

[GuilhermeSaka]

i just dont fucking care about the age of you ppl, just listen the music

[UBZUKI]

AT 8.23 is one of the most beautiful sublime musical moments ever created.....

[TheFunkengroovin]

Herbie is the Master Funk GOD!

[drewtam20]

great song. im playing it on guitar along with the video!

[Jpear5000]

Can never get enough Chameleon :) check out my latest upload, it's a funk improv I came up with today!

[cln7804]

Sounds good to me! Whatta classic...

[thedarkplayer]

i'm sorry but the main bass line (the one starts at the beginning) it's a pre-recorder loop

[jessihugh]

"Whats that smell?" "Must be that funky bass line coming from the speakers.."

[Radiobarr]

Thumbs up for keys players :P

[AlexMandrakemaker]

great coming from a LP the best format

[kissthesky99]

epicccc. :DDD

[death2infadell1123]

THUMBS DOWN FOR THUMB WHORES ! :D

[unholyjebus]

Too much groove for my brain to comprehend

[Korzenteapot]

Lethal dosage of groove! I wonder why neighbrou below me still likes that he can talk with someone about jazz.

[JBrrou]

so good to watch porn with this...so good

[glara619]

Dru Down-Playa for Real.

[Seannyskillz]

toe jam and earl!

[giangy996]

I love this piece...!!

[Frootqloop1]

they're rushing. but they'e rushing well...... lol

[Frootqloop1]

@Frootqloop1 it's herbie fucking hancock.....

[Rickness2000]

Sounds like porn music

[ObscureVD]

If there is no guitar on this I'm a dutchman! I'd also think he was using an Arp Sequencer and probably more than one Odyssey although think that is duophonic unlike the minimoog and of course a timecode synced (to sequencer) tape machine.

[dogshit71]

DAMN!!!! And its VINYL TOO!!!

[DemonRoxxie]

My middle school jazz band is gonna play this in January :)

[TheWindsor95]

@DemonRoxxie that's sweet, my old middle school jazz band played this a few years ago too :)

[awsomeoggy]

I gotta stop listening to this for a second. The grooviness is so counterproductive when it comes to doing homework. This music is too awesome to be played in the background

[TheGuiTarHero931]

Dio che groove

[MrBassmann15]

Me and my band played this song on our gig, and it was super funky lishes. I played the Bass Guitar.

[gpoop23]

@MrBassmann15 Word.

[MrBassmann15]

Me and my band played this song on our gig, and it was super funky lishes.

[TheCatbags]

What are ye guys even talkin about?! Use your ears! I hear no guitar

[blabby102]

@TheCatbags Maybe you are not listening hard enough. There is a guitar in there.

[9651fzfz]

Piękna sprawa i tyle!!!

[OXxSPEEDxXO]

la buena música en tu ser

[spacemanbose]

I'm 174 and i love herbie

[soddom0312]

2 people's sticks up their asses have sticks up their asses

[MyBassCover]

thumb up for bass players ! :D

[mitliko12]

@MyBassCover You racist! :DD

[MyBassCover]

@mitliko12 Realist ! :PP

[UBZUKI]

@MyBassCover HELL YES

[TheMarcophone]

Actually that's Hancock doing the bass with his left hand... Sorry

[HEYBUDDY1337]

the 2 people who disliked this have no taste for jazz/funk music

[blackfire5432112]

doesn't get any funkier than this

[SvItoJ]

2Pac - Words Of Wisdom

[eddiec1963]

Damn where has this been true music here

[Trumpetmaster441]

Is it supposed to rush like that?

[FGOC]

@Trumpetmaster441 Thank you, I thought I was the only one that noticed.lol

[tennispro246]

Awesome. Were playing this in jazz band and I'm on drumset

[gpoop23]

@tennispro246 Right on. Bassist here. This would have to be one of the best funk grooves of all time.

[chettiserve]

mondiale!!!!!!



[drummer806]

great video ;D



[ChosenEpicDuel]

I'm 13 and i love herbie

[billytheweasel]

@ChosenEpicDuel

So cool. I'm taking my kid, about the same age, to see Return to Forever.

Same venue as when I saw them live at 15 years old too.

Life is good.

[ObscuredJellybelly]

@ChosenEpicDuel Wow. So what does your age matter?

[mmomaster2]

@ChosenEpicDuel me too XD

[1776Airborne13Bravo]

@ChosenEpicDuel It doesn't matter how old you are. Age really doesn't factor into appreciation of music.

[Jpear5000]

@ChosenEpicDuel What's your age got to do with it? I was into jazz music at the age of 6!

[masterpetesdude]

@ChosenEpicDuel I'm 12 and I love herbie ._.

[ChosenEpicDuel]

@masterpetesdude Great!!!!!!!

[bryonyrocks]

@ChosenEpicDuel I don't care how old you are you cunt

[martiiiniii]

@ChosenEpicDuel I'm sexy and I know it

[gat333]

This was a big roller skate jam at this rink called the Huber Heights Roller Rink.

Back when this came out,the old head's use to skate a hole in the floor on this.

All I saw was maybe 500 or more jamming bodies,men & women,dust and afros

[TheChristhecat]

herbie

[MillerBrosOfficial]

im 16 and i love herbie!



[letesiasmith]

im 22 and i love herbie

[bokbjomert]

If nou pay attention well enough, you can see that the camera can't help rocking along with the music

[mastrdisaster495]

one guy didn't make it into a jazz band good enough to play this song...

[mochafrap2006]

Now this cut brings out the funk and makes you wanna get up and dance.

[reignmanfan40]

dru down sampled the bass on playa for real cool

[iLOVEtrumpet1]

wow. u gotta lovee herbie hancock!!!

[SuperGargargar]

7:34 and on is my favorite part.....Herbie is a genius

[StrictlyWorkout1]

1 guy listen to justin bieber

[ryands126359]

My band played this on stage at wildwest fest it was da bomb love u hancock

[souporsonic]

Herbie's transcends labels

[IMAdamson]

Herbie's Masterpiece! Nuff Said!

[PerpetualxBurn]

Would anyone recommend any other FUNKAYY tracks like the ones on this album?

Much appreciated.

[bunfoo96]

0 dislikes. all right!

[djpako4ever]

@bunfoo96  It is one ! :-s

[Django5198]

when was this released?

[dixielatino]

@Django5198 , this was rleased in 1972 or 73.

[jimromerulez]

damm digital underground lifted the bass for underwater rimes. it bumps a vicious beat in my pimped out caddy.

[europica]

Classic stuff that has stood the test of time. Long live Herbie!!

[mastermecash]

Epic =D

[sheshaman]

It would sound much better when you played it on +4 speed!!!

[EricBarbaric78]

My 2 and a half year old loooooooves this. He keeps saying, "Soooo funky.".

[gowrishan]

drumming is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooo dope :)

[be4tbybl4ck]

LOVE those drumms!

[tranchedevie2]

I wish there was a repeat, so I could rest my eyes and drift away into this song till I fall asleep.

[xalambalax]

fyi, the single-note "guitar" riff was played on BASS guitar (Paul Jackson), way down on the neck. At least that's they way they did it live-on-stage (up to Herbie's synth solo, also played on an Odyssey).However, the album notes also credit Jackson for playing a "marimbula" which may be the sound we hear on this studio cut. No guitar.

The clavinet (keyboard) handles the "guitar" chords thru a guitar effects (wah-wah) pedal. The opening "bass line" is an Arp Odyssey (keyboard synth).

[EricBarbaric78]

@xalambalax Not to be OCD, but the guitar actually plays 4 notes in that riff.

[xalambalax]

@EricBarbaric78 Guitar? Interesting. How do you know this? (and who is the "guitar player"??)

[EricBarbaric78]

@xalambalax I have no idea who the guitar player is, but the guitar that' comes in at 40 seconds I know is playing 4 notes because (1) I can tell because I play guitar, and (2) I can count...lol

[xalambalax]

@EricBarbaric78 Whatever you say, dude.

[EricBarbaric78]

@xalambalax If I am wrong, please enlighten me. I don't mean that sarcastically. I would really, truly like to be corrected if I am wrong.

[camouflaxx]

@xalambalax: seems you mean "way UP the neck", not "down", right?

[GaryTheAssBelonker]

@guitarajs22 Yes there is ya dumb dumb. listen closely, its called subtle layering.

[EyMeng]

@GaryTheAssBelonker there is no guitar on this track

[baltikip]

@EyMeng there definitely is

[JayGriffinblaze]

@EyMeng No guitar??? lmao  Maybe you were looking for a Rock style thrash sound maybe as the only sound guitars can make in your view? Take your ass to a music class!

Or you can view the actual session when Herbiew recorded this with his band. It's in 2 parts and u can find it on here. There were not 1 but THREE guitar players!

[EyMeng]

@JayGriffinblaze Can't tell if trolling; look up the album this was on (Head Hunters) on wikipedia; search for the word "guitar" using ctrl + F

[JayGriffinblaze]

@EyMeng Not trolling. Don't need to look it up on Wiki, I HAVE the album and can see the credits. I've also seen live footage even on here and there are clearly bass guitarist Paul Jackson at work.

Since Wikipedia is filled by individuals not professionals I wouldn't rush out swearing by it just bcuz it included a line which says HH tried to do away with guitar in favour of the Clavinet for the album. For THIS song, Paul Jackson is on the bass as many have also stated.

[EyMeng]

@JayGriffinblaze I can't find any album info crediting a guitar player, but plenty NOT crediting one. guess I'll have to buy the album. I want to believe you so we can end this debate; hell, I'll message you my email if you can send me a pic of the credits on your album...

[EyMeng]

@JayGriffinblaze and since you aren't trolling,I listen to classic rock, classical, jazz, fusion, but never thrash metal. Yes, it sound's plenty like a subtlely layered guitar.In my music class it was played on the speakers, and I overheard a classmate saying that there are no guitars on the album.I've been hearing it everywhere. How, after so much evidence, could the proof of the contrary be so blatant as a plainly printed credit to one or more guitar players?Help me so i can inform others!!

[miknice59]

Best of jazz funk....drummer in the pocket

[ihazaburgr]

I fucking love this song

[legsbro]

awesome muted guitar

[guitarajs22]

@legsbro actually there is no guitar on this track

[skidmore1234]

dope shit

[peemills1]

drums = perfect