Sextant (album)
| Sextant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 30 March 1973 | |||
| Recorded | early 1973 | |||
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| Length | 39:02 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone 1998 | |
| Rolling Stone 2004 | |
| Uppity Music | (favorable) |
| Virgin Encyclopedia | |
| Penguin Guide to Jazz | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Sextant is the eleventh studio album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1973 by Columbia. It is the last album with the Mwandishi-era sextet featuring saxophonist Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Billy Hart. Synthesizer player Patrick Gleeson and percussionist Buck Clarke also appear.