The Headhunters
The Stunt Man
Release Announcement

The Stunt Man is The Headhunters new studio album out on Ropeadope October 11th, 2024. Recorded at the legendary Hyde Street Studios in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco in August 2023, The Stunt Man features seven songs spanning the genre-bending repertoire of the 50 year old ensemble co-led by original members Bill Summers on percussion and Mike Clark on drums.

The original and unique musical partnership between Summer and Clark who recorded on Herbie Hancock’s seminal albums Head Hunters, Thrust, Flood and Man Child before embarking on a blockbuster five decade career has stood the test of time and has honed a quintet of epic proportions featuring Donald Harrison on sax, Kyle Roussel on keys and Chris Severin on bass. The album was produced by Mike Clark, Bill Summers and  Hyde Street resident engineer Chris McGrew.

Starting out with the funk synth-driven ripping title track The Stunt Man (due out as a single on August 16th), the album also features originals Sand Castle Headhunters written by Harrison, and Attitude of Gratitude written by Roussel. Two timeless jazz standards Embraceable You by George Gershwin and ESP by Wayne Shorter are reimagined in energetic new ways. Clark is featured on his jazz drums in space track Avant Clark and fellow Ropeadope label mates Forward Back join the band and closes the album with a hip hop collaboration entitled New Levels - New Devils.

Look out for The Headhunters album release tour starting June 22nd at the Aspen Jazz Experience and touring the US and Europe through the Fall. Stay tuned for more information on the limited edition vinyl release and more content from The Headhunters and Ropeadope Records coming soon.

Tracklisting:
1 The Stunt Man
2 Attitude Of Gratitude
3 Embraceable You
4 ESP
5 Avant Clark
6 The Sandcastle Headhunter
7 New Levels - New Devils (feat. Forward Back)

For more information, contact:
Greg Lucas
Devil Hills Entertainment
greglucas@devilhillsent.com

Fabian Brown
Ropeadope Records
fabian@ropeadope.com