In January 1970, “Blue Note” label released “The Prisoner”, the seventh Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in April 1969, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
Personnel:
- Herbie Hancock – acoustic and electric piano
- Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone, alto flute
- Johnny Coles – flugelhorn
- Garnett Brown – trombone
- Tony Studd – bass trombone
- Jack Jeffers – bass trombone
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Jerome Richardson – bass clarinet, flute
- Romeo Penque – bass clarinet
- Buster Williams – bass
- Tootie Heath – drums
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording
Track listing:
All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.
- I Have a Dream
- The Prisoner
- Firewater – C. B. Williams
- He Who Lives in Fear
- Promise of the Sun
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