Happenings (Bobby Hutcherson album)

Happenings is an album by the jazz vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, released in 1967 on the Blue Note label. The album contains six compositions by Hutcherson, and one by Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage".

Happenings
Studio album by
ReleasedEnd of January 1967[1]
RecordedFebruary 8, 1966
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenrePost-bop
Length43:53
LabelBlue Note
BST 84231
ProducerAlfred Lion
Bobby Hutcherson chronology
Components
(1965)
Happenings
(1967)
Stick-Up!
(1966)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Bobby Hutcherson, except as indicated.

  1. "Aquarian Moon" - 7:45
  2. "Bouquet" - 8:10
  3. "Rojo" - 6:03
  4. "Maiden Voyage" (Hancock) - 5:49
  5. "Head Start" - 5:16
  6. "When You Are Near" - 3:51
  7. "The Omen" - 6:59

Personnel

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  • Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone (tracks 1-6), marimba, drums (track 7 only)
  • Herbie Hancock - piano, box full of rocks (track 7 only)
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Joe Chambers - drums, marimba (track 7 only), triangle (tracks 2, 7), timpani (track 7 only)

References

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  1. ^ Billboard Jan 28, 1967
  2. ^ Huey, Steve. Happenings at AllMusic
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 740. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.