Mr. GONE
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Mr. Gone is an electric ensemble performing jazz fusion, focusing on the music of Herbie Hancock and Weather Report. Booking inquiries: [email protected]
Currently we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Herbie Hancock’s “Head Hunters.” & Wayne Shorter's "Weather Report" compositions Gone is a electric jazz ensemble exploring music of Weather Report & Herbie Hancock's Headhunters.
03/27/2026
we are back! This Tuesday March 31st we will be in the Marquee room at playing some of our favorite jazz fusion classics by and the .official. Call (201)-816-8160 ext. 1018 for reservations.
02/25/2026
We love performing this album https://mrgoneband.bandcamp.com/album/head-hunters-live-at-the-falcon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY_kNAbHCKM
🎹 Herbie Hancock — Head Hunters (1973)
Herbie Hancock dropped Head Hunters on October 26, 1973, and nothing was the same. Columbia Records released what became the best-selling jazz album of its era. Hancock abandoned avant-garde abstraction and dove headfirst into raw, electrified funk. This record rewired how the world thought about jazz.
Hancock assembled a razor-sharp quintet built for groove and power. Bennie Maupin played saxophone, bass clarinet, and alto flute with serpentine brilliance. Paul Jackson locked down the bass while Bill Summers unleashed a global arsenal of percussion. Harvey Mason's drumming drove every track with unshakable authority and precision.
"Chameleon" opens with one of music's most recognizable bass lines ever recorded. Jackson and Hancock built that spiraling two-note riff together in the studio. Hancock then attacks his synthesizers and Clavinet over Mason's relentless funk groove. At nearly sixteen minutes, it never loses momentum — it simply evolves.
"Watermelon Man" is a complete reinvention of Hancock's own 1962 composition. Bill Summers opens the track blowing across a beer bottle, mimicking an African Pygmy flute. Harvey Mason rebuilt the entire arrangement, transforming a jazz standard into an Afro-funk ritual. The result is bold, primal, and absolutely unforgettable.
11/21/2025
Hey Mr. GONE fans.... Come out and hear our saxophonist Peter Furlan - Sunday November 23rd, 7:30pm @ Live at The Falcon. Album Release: “Live At Maureen’s Jazz” Cellar” new original compositions and arrangements for nonet. Peter will be joined with 2 other members of Mr. Gone Neil 'Nail' Alexander & Charlie Dougherty....
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