Herbie Hancock - The Best Of Herbie Hancock

Tracklist

1	Watermelon Man	7:10
2	Driftin'	6:55
3	Maiden Voyage	7:54
4	Dolphin Dance	9:15
5	One Finger Snap	7:15
6	Cantaloupe Island	5:30
7	Riot	5:40
8	Speak Like A Child	7:40
9	King Cobra	6:52

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia House – CDP 591142
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.

Credits

• Bass – Butch Warren (tracks: 1, 2), Chuck Israels (tracks: 9), Ron Carter (tracks: 3 to 8)
• Compilation Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Drums – Tony Williams* (tracks: 3 to 6, 9), Billy Higgins (tracks: 1, 2), Mickey Roker (tracks: 7, 8)
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flugelhorn – Thad Jones (tracks: 7, 8)
• Flute [Alto] – Jerry Dodgion (tracks: 7, 8)
• Mastered By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano, Composed By – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: 1, 2), George Coleman (tracks: 3, 4), Hank Mobley (tracks: 9)
• Trombone – Grachan Moncur III (tracks: 9)
• Trombone [Bass] – Peter Phillips (tracks: 7, 8)
• Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: 9)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 1 to 6)

Notes

Tracks 1, 2: Recorded on May 28, 1962. Originally issued on Takin' Off, Blue Note BST-84109.
Tracks 3, 4: Recorded on March 17, 1965. Originally issued on Maiden Voyage, Blue Note BST-84195.
Tracks 5, 6: Recorded on June 17, 1964. Originally issued on Empyrean Isles, Blue Note BST-84175.
Tracks 7, 8: Recorded on March 6, 1968. Originally issued on Speak Like A Child, Blue Note BST-84279.
Track 9: Recorded on March 19, 1963. Originally issued on My Point Of View, Blue Note BST-84126.

Tracks 2 & 9 do not appear on LP configuration.

The classic Blue Note albums which span the mid 1950's to late 1960's were recorded directly on to two track analog tape. No multitrack recording was used and consequently no mixing was required. Therefore, this CD was made by transferring the one step analog master to digital.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Scanned): 020831419420 08
• Barcode (Printed): 0 20831 - 4194 - 2 08

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDP 7 91142 2	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7 91142 2	US	1988
26425	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(LP, Comp)	Blue Note	26425	Venezuela	1988
7911422	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	7911422	Australia	1995
CDP 7 91142 2, 0777 7 91142 2 1	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	CDP 7 91142 2, 0777 7 91142 2 1	Europe	1995
066 791142 1	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(LP, Comp)	Blue Note	066 791142 1	Brazil	1988

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