Herbie Hancock:

Man-Child:(1975)

I hear the influence of Miles Davis all over this album, and no wonder since Hancock played with him for a long time. But it has that searching feeling that Davis' stuff had. This is also Hancock's most funky bit every. It's that element that keeps this album from becoming too full of itself.

Future Shock:(1983)

Of course, we all know this record. Supposedly important for being the first instance of record scratching on a mainstream recording, but Grandmaster Flash had stuff out before this. That said, Rockit is still a cool track, with an insane video to match it. However, I always feel like this record gets pretty tedious about a third of the way in, I don't know. I love Bill Laswell and Material's experimentation here. Very cool.