Thrust (album)

Thrust is a jazz fusion album by Herbie Hancock, released in 1974 on Columbia Records. It served as a follow up to Hancock's album, Head Hunters (1973), and achieved similar commercial success, as the album reached as high as number 13 on the Billboard Hot 200 listing. The lineup for Thrust is the same as on Head Hunters, except Mike Clark replaced Harvey Mason on drums.

The composition "Butterfly" would subsequently be performed on the live album, Flood, and two more studio releases: Direct Step and Dis Is Da Drum.

Track listing

1. "Palm Grease" (Herbie Hancock) – 10:38
2. "Actual Proof" (Hancock) – 9:42
3. "Butterfly" (Hancock) – 11:17
4. "Spank-A-Lee" (Hancock, Mike Clark, Paul Jackson) – 7:12

Personnel

• Herbie Hancock – Fender Rhodes electric piano, Hohner D-6 Clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP Soloist, ARP 2600, ARP String Ensemble
• Bennie Maupin – soprano and tenor saxophone, saxello, bass clarinet, alto flute
• Paul Jackson – electric bass
• Mike Clark – drums
• Bill Summers - percussion