Perfect Machine Explained

Perfect Machine should not be confused with The Perfect Machine.

Perfect Machine
Type:studio
Artist:Herbie Hancock
Cover:Perfect_Machine.jpg
Released:May 15, 1988
Recorded:1988
Studio:Garage Sale, Los Angeles; OAO Studios, Quad Studios, RPM Studios, New York
Genre:Electro-funk
Length:36:10
Label:Columbia
Producer:Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell
Prev Title:Jazz Africa
Prev Year:1987
Next Title:A Tribute to Miles
Next Year:1994

Perfect Machine is the thirty-second album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. It was the third and final album in Hancock’s series co-produced by Bill Laswell. Guests include bassist Bootsy Collins.

Background

The album was produced with Bill Laswell and performed with Bootsy Collins, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner of the Ohio Players, and Grand Mixer DXT. It marked the end of his "Rockit" phase in the 1980s. Richard S. Ginnell at AllMusic called the album "mostly thumping, funk-drenched techno-pop".

Track listing

All songs by Hancock, Laswell, Collins and Bonner, except where noted.

  1. "Perfect Machine" (Hancock, Laswell, Skopelitis) - 6:35
  2. "Obsession" - 5:20
  3. "Vibe Alive" (Hancock, Laswell, Collins, Bonner, Mico Wave) - 5:26
  4. "Beat Wise" - 5:52
  5. "Maiden Voyage/P. Bop" - 6:34
  6. "Chemical Residue" (Hancock) - 6:01

Personnel

Musicians

Production