The Blue Note Albums

~ Release by Herbie Hancock (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

A 7-CD box set released on Italian market compiling the first seven Herbie Hancock albums released on the Blue Note label between 1962 and 1969. Each album features some bonus tracks from the same album sessions. All music has been digitally transfered in 24 bit and remastered in 2000 by Rudy Van Gelder.

Annotation last modified on 2025-06-25 22:22 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Takin' Off
2▶CD: My Point of View
3▶CD: Inventions and Dimensions
4▶CD: Empyrean Isles
5▶CD: Maiden Voyage
6▶CD: Speak Like a Child
7▼CD: The Prisoner
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1I Have a Dream
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-21)
producer:
Duke Pearson
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-21)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-21)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1969-04-21)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1969-04-21)
electric piano and piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-21)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-21)
flute:
Hubert Laws (on 1969-04-21)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-21)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-21)
recording of:
I Have a Dream (on 1969-04-21)
composer:
Herbert Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
10:56
2The Prisoner
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-18)
producer:
Duke Pearson
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-18)
bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-18)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1969-04-18)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (, on 1969-04-18)
electric piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-18)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-18)
flute:
Hubert Laws (on 1969-04-18)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-18)
woodwind:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-18)
recording of:
The Prisoner (Prisoner) (on 1969-04-18)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
7:54
3Firewater
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-23)
producer:
Duke Pearson
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-23)
bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson and Romeo Penque (on 1969-04-23)
bass trombone:
Jack Jeffers (on 1969-04-23)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (, on 1969-04-23)
electric piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-23)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-23)
flute:
Hubert Laws and Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-23)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-23)
woodwind:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-23)
recording of:
Fire water (on 1969-04-23)
composer:
Charles A. Williams (US jazz bassist)
7:31
4He Who Lives in Fear
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-18)
producer:
Duke Pearson
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-18)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-18)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1969-04-18)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1969-04-18)
electric piano and piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-18)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-18)
flute:
Hubert Laws (on 1969-04-18)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-18)
recording of:
He Who Lives in Fear (on 1969-04-18)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
6:49
5Promise of the Sun
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-23)
producer:
Duke Pearson
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-23)
bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson and Romeo Penque (on 1969-04-23)
bass trombone:
Jack Jeffers (on 1969-04-23)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (, on 1969-04-23)
electric piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-23)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-23)
flute:
Hubert Laws and Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-23)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-23)
woodwind:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-23)
recording of:
Promise of the Sun (on 1969-04-23)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
7:50
6The Prisoner (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-18)
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-18)
bass clarinet:
Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-18)
bass trombone:
Tony Studd (on 1969-04-18)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1969-04-18)
electric piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-18)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-18)
flute:
Hubert Laws (on 1969-04-18)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-18)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-18)
recording of:
The Prisoner (Prisoner) (on 1969-04-18)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
5:45
7Firewater (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1969-04-23)
alto flute and tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1969-04-23)
bass clarinet:
Romeo Penque (on 1969-04-23)
bass trombone:
Jack Jeffers (on 1969-04-23)
double bass:
Buster Williams (US jazz bassist) (on 1969-04-23)
drums (drum set):
Albert “Tootie” Heath (on 1969-04-23)
electric piano and piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1969-04-23)
flugelhorn:
Johnny Coles (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1969-04-23)
flute:
Jerome Richardson (on 1969-04-23)
trombone:
Garnett Brown (on 1969-04-23)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1969-04-23)
recording of:
Fire water (on 1969-04-23)
composer:
Charles A. Williams (US jazz bassist)
8:39