Herbie Hancock's all-time masterpiece "Head Hunters" was released on October 26, 1973.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_Hunters
https://thegrio.com/2023/10/26/the-future-of-fusion-is-funk-50-years-of-herbie-hancocks-head-hunters/
It's hard to overstate how this album changed my life. It echoes on in every sound I create.
That is true for pretty much all of Herbie's 1970's output, Thrust, Man-Child, Secrets, Sunlight, and even Feet Don't Fail Me Now.
But it all started with Head Hunters for me, and my life has been better for it.
Thank you, Herbie!