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
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1Blind Man, Blind Man
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
Blind Man, Blind Man (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
8:16
2A Tribute to Someone
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
A Tribute to Someone (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbert J. Hancock (Herbie Hancock, US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
8:41
3King Cobra
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
King Cobra (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
publisher:
Hancock Music
6:52
4The Pleasure Is Mine
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
The Pleasure Is Mine (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbert J. Hancock (Herbie Hancock, US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
4:01
5And What If I Don't
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
producer:
Alfred Lion
bass:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
And What If I Don’t (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
6:31
6Blind Man, Blind Man (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Rudy van Gelder (on 1963-03-19)
double bass [bass]:
Chuck Israels (on 1963-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Tony Williams (American jazz drummer) (on 1963-03-19)
guitar:
Grant Green (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-03-19)
piano:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer) (on 1963-03-19)
tenor saxophone:
Hank Mobley (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trombone:
Grachan Moncur III (trombonist) (on 1963-03-19)
trumpet:
Donald Byrd (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1963-03-19)
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, July 20, 1959 –) in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1963-03-19)
recording of:
Blind Man, Blind Man (on 1963-03-19)
composer:
Herbie Hancock (US jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer)
8:22
3▶CD: Inventions and Dimensions
4▶CD: Empyrean Isles
5▶CD: Maiden Voyage
6▶CD: Speak Like a Child
7▶CD: The Prisoner