Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner (1969) (RVG Edition)

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Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner (1969) (RVG Edition)
EAC rip | FLAC + CUE + LOG -> 353 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 132 Mb
Full Artwork @300 dpi -> 25 Mb (jpg)
Blue Note / RVG Edition 2000
Jazz / Hard Bop / Piano

As one of the first albums Herbie Hancock recorded after departing Miles Davis' quintet in 1968, as well as his final album for Blue Note, The Prisoner is one of Hancock's most ambitious efforts. Assembling a nonet that features Joe Henderson (tenor sax, alto flute), Johnny Coles (flugelhorn), Garnett Brown (trombone), Buster Williams (bass), and Albert "Tootie" Heath (drums), he has created his grandest work since My Point of View. Unlike that effort, The Prisoner has a specific concept – it's a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, evoking his spirit and dreams through spacious, exploratory post-bop. Often, the music doesn't follow conventional patterns, but that doesn't mean that it's alienating or inaccessible. It is certainly challenging, but Hancock's compositions (and his arrangement of Charles Williams' "Firewater") have enough melody and space to allow listeners into the album. Throughout the record, Hancock, Coles, and Henderson exchange provocative, unpredictable solos that build upon the stark melodies and sober mood of the music. The tone is not of sorrow or celebration, but of reflection and contemplation, and on that level, The Prisoner succeeds handsomely, even if the music meanders a little too often to be judged a complete success.
Tracks.

1. I Have A Dream *
2. The Prisoner *
3. Firewater **
4. He Who Lives In Fear *
5. Promise Of The Sun **
6. The Prisoner (Alternate Take) *
7. Firewater (Alternate Take) **

Credits.

Herbie Hancock - Piano, Piano (Electric), Vocals
Garnett Brown - Trombone
Johnny Coles - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Albert "Tootie" Heath - Drums
Joe Henderson - Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Jack Jeffers - Trombone (Bass)
Hubert Laws - Flute
Romeo Penque - Clarinet (Bass)
Jerome Richardson - Flute, Clarinet (Bass)
Tony Studd - Trombone (Bass)
Oren Waters - Vocals
Buster Williams - Bass

All thanks goes to the original releaser…


EAC extraction logfile from 8. August 2005, 11:10 for CD
Herbie Hancock / The Prisoner

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