I'm not totally up on my Herbie in the 70's. Is there anything particularly unique about this band?? Like, is this the only band Herbie lead with Jaco in it?? - for instance. Or anything else that uniquely identifies it besides just the "in 1977" tag?? (And the other musicians too in the group too, obviously – maybe that particular combination.)
Just thought this might help me phrase the question better, and maybe jog his memory a bit better too.
Perhaps a better question I might have, before asking this of the man, is why does it matter much what name the group toured under?? I mean, if you know who's in the band, what does it matter what name it toured under??
I could see Herbie asking me why I even cared, or at least giving me a puzzled look at a question like that.
JP substituted for Paul Jackson in 1977 for a couple of times. Hancock surely remembers that (the info would be for some sessionographies). And now that you mention it... yes, it might be a somewhat strange question. Surely not the best one to start the conversation.