Platinum (The Headhunters album)

Platinum is an album by the jazz fusion band The Headhunters that was released in 2011. The album combines jazz and hip hop.[1]

Platinum
Studio album by The Headhunters
Released	June 14, 2011
Recorded	Spring 2011
Studio	The Static Shack, Indianapolis; Baba Bill's Studio, New Orleans; Nolan Smith Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Jazz fusion, jazz-funk
Length	70:44
Label	Owl Studios
Producer	Mike Clark, Bill Summers
The Headhunters chronology
Evolution Revolution (2003) Platinum (2011)

Track listing

1. "Platinum Intro" (:50)
2. "Mission Statement" (4:01)
3. "Reality of It" (:17)
4. "Salamander" (7:09)
5. "I Predict a Good year" (:11)
6. "D-Funk (Funk With Us)" (4:48)
7. "I Feel Really Good About" (:10)
8. "Tracie" (6:01)
9. "Rehearse Everybody" (:13)
10. "Paging Mr. Wesley" (5:31)
11. "M Trane" (8:48)
12. "Apple Tree" (5:18)
13. "Palm Nut" (6:53)
14. "Years of Touring" (:10)
15. "Congo Place" (4:55)
16. "On the Road" (:16)
17. "Head Hunting" (4:48)
18. "Skizness" (3:50)
19. "Soul Glow" (5:29)
20. "Platinum Outro" (:42)

Personnel

• Rob Dixon – soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones, keyboards
• Azar Lawrence – soprano saxophone
• Bennie Maupin – soprano and tenor saxophones
• Donald Harrison – alto saxophone, Moog bass, keyboards
• Derrick Gardner – trumpet
• PJ Yinger – trumpet
• Kyle Roussel – keyboards
• Patrice Rushen – keyboards
• Gary Mielke – keyboards, bass, Moog bass
• Richie Goods – bass
• Jerry Stucker – guitar
• Mike Clark – drums
• Bill Summers – percussion, vocals
• George Clinton – vocals
• Cynthia Layne – vocals
• Alexei Marti – timbales, vocals
• Snoop Dogg – rap
• Jaecyn Bayne – rap
• Private Pile – rap
• Killah Priest – rap[2]

References

1. Meredith, Bill (4 September 2011). "The Headhunters: Platinum". JazzTimes. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
2. "Platinum". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2017.