Platinum (The Headhunters album)

Platinum
Studio album by The Headhunters
Released	June 14, 2011 (2011-06-14)
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)

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

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.