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{{Infobox album
| name       = Head On
| type       = Album
| artist     = [[Bobby Hutcherson]]
| cover      = Head On (Bobby Hutcherson album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = Late October/early November 1971;<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-Q8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Hutcherson+Head+On+84376&pg=RA1-PA44 ''Billboard'' Nov 13, 1971]</ref><br/>2008 (CD)
| recorded   = July 1–3, 1971
| studio = Poppi Recording Studios, Los Angeles
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 35:16 (original LP)<br/>78:31(CD)
| label      = [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]]<br/>BST 84376;<br/>50999 5 17464 2 1
| producer   = [[George Butler (record producer)|George Butler]]
| chronology = [[Bobby Hutcherson]]
| prev_title = [[San Francisco (Bobby Hutcherson album)|San Francisco]]
| prev_year  = 1970
| next_title = [[Natural Illusions]]
| next_year  = 1972
}}
'''''Head On''''' is an album by American jazz vibraphonist [[Bobby Hutcherson]] recorded in 1971 and released on the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] label.<ref name="Bobby Hutcherson discography">[http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/hutcherson/Rec_BH_HeadOn.htm Bobby Hutcherson discography] accessed December 10, 2010</ref> The album was rereleased on CD in 2008 with three additional recordings from the sessions as bonus tracks.
== Reception ==
The [[Allmusic]] review by Matt Collar awarded the album 3 stars and stated "''Head On'' is a highly cerebral and atmospheric affair that is somewhat different than his other equally experimental '70s work... Fans of expansive, searching '70s jazz will definitely want to seek ''Head On'' out".<ref name="Allmusic">Collar, M. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/head-on-bonus-tracks-r1390859/review Allmusic Review] accessed December 10, 2010</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
}}
== Track listing ==
'''Original release (1971)'''
:A1. "At the Source: Ashes & Rust/Eucalyptus/Obsidian" ([[Todd Cochran]]) – 8:20
:A2. "Many Thousands Gone" (Cochran) – 11:16
:B1. "Mtume" (Hutcherson) – 8:24
:B2. "Clockwork of the Spirits" (Cochran) 7:16
'''Bonus tracks on CD reissue (2008)'''<br/>
#<li value=5> "Togo Land" (Cochran) – 15:42
# "Jonathan" (Cochran) – 9:53
# "Hey Harold" (Hutcherson) – 17:40
== Personnel ==
*Bobby Hutcherson – [[vibraphone|vibes]], [[marimba]]
*[[Oscar Brashear]] – trumpet, [[flugelhorn]]
*[[George Bohanon]], Louis Spears – trombone
*[[Willie Ruff]] – French horn
*[[Fred Jackson, Jr.]] – [[piccolo]]
*[[Harold Land]] – [[tenor saxophone]], flute
*Delbert Hill, Charles Owens, [[Herman Riley]], [[Ernie Watts]] – [[reed instrument|reeds]]
*[[Todd Cochran]] – piano, arranger
*[[Willie Henderson (musician)|William Henderson]] – [[electric piano]]
*Reggie Johnson, James Leary III – [[double bass|bass]]
*[[Leon "Ndugu" Chancler]], [[Stix Hooper|Nesbert "Stix" Hooper]], Woody Theus – drums
*Warren Bryant – [[congas]], [[bongos]]
*Donald Smith – vocals
== References ==
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