I'll forgo the better-known I Though It Was You to highlight a lesser-known example of Herbie's vocoder period; 1979's 'You Bet Your Love' from the fantastic Feets Don't fail Me Now. The album featured amongst many others, "Ready" Freddie Washington, ace session musician for the like of Michael Jackson, Anita Baker, B.B. King, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston and many more; and Ray Parker Jr, he of Raydio and a little-known track called Ghostbusters.
Hancock and Roger (Zapp) Troutman really blazed a trail with voice manipulation at this time, and the tunes were tight.
Herbie does disco? Oh, helll yeah.
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