| The Prisoner | ||||
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| Released | January 1970 | |||
| Recorded | April 18, 21 & 23, 1969 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:11 original LP | |||
| Label | Blue Note BST 84321 | |||
| Producer | Duke Pearson | |||
| Herbie Hancock chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Prisoner is the seventh Herbie Hancock album, recorded in 1969 and released in January 1970[4] for the Blue Note label, his final project for the label before moving to Warner Bros. Records. It is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who had been assassinated the previous year. Hancock suggested at the time that he had been able to get closer to his real self with this music than on any other previous album.[5] Participating musicians include tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, trumpeter Johnny Coles (on flugelhorn), trombonist Garnett Brown, flautist Hubert Laws, bassist Buster Williams and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath. Hancock praised flute player Laws, suggesting that he was one of the finest flautists in classical or jazz music.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "The Prisoner - Herbie Hancock | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 93. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 641. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ https://www.worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1970/1970-02-07-Billboard-Page-0045.pdf#search=%22bst%2084321%22 [bare URL]
- ^ Original liner notes by Herb Wong