Mahal (Eddie Henderson album)

Mahal is an album by American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson.^[1] It was recorded in 1978, his second album released on the Capitol label.

Mahal
Studio album by Eddie Henderson
Released	1978
Recorded	1978 at Wally Heider, San Francisco, CA
Genre	Jazz-funk
Label	Capitol ST 11846
Producer	Skip Drinkwater
Eddie Henderson chronology
Comin' Through (1977) Mahal (1978) Runnin' to Your Love (1979)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

The Bay State Banner wrote: "Gathering all the old Herbie Hancock Sextet alumni (Maupin, Priester, Hancock) was a good idea but the blend of electronic textures and a disco beat don't work."^[3]

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell determined that there are "more disco excursions for Capitol's A&R department and more listless themes for Henderson's horn to purvey, although his solo contributions are somewhat more involving this time."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated

1. "Butterfly" (Herbie Hancock, Bennie Maupin) - 8:05
2. "Cyclops" (James Mtume) - 5:18
3. "Emotions" - 4:59
4. "Prance On" (Mtume) - 5:16
5. "Amoroso" (Benny Maupin) - 5:38
6. "Mahal" - 4:27
7. "Ecstasy" - 3:25

Personnel

• Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Hubert Laws - flute
• Julian Priester - trombone
• Bennie Maupin - tenor saxophone, saxello
• Herbie Hancock - electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer
• Mtume - piano, congas
• John Bowen - synthesizer, programming
• Ray Obiedo - guitars
• Paul Jackson - bass
• Howard King - drums
• Bill Summers - congas, percussion