Personnel includes: Herbie Hancock (piano); Jackie McLean (alto saxophone); Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, George Coleman, Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet, flugelhorn, cornet); Donald Byrd (trumpet); Thad Jones, Johnny Coles (flugelhorn); Grachan Moncur III (trombone); Peter Phillips (bass trombone); Jerry Dodgion (alto flute); Bobby Hutcherson (vibraphone); Grant Green (guitar); Butch Warren, Chuck Israels, Paul Chambers, Reggie Workman, Bob Cranshaw, Albert Stinson (bass); Willie Bobo (drums, timbales); Billy Higgins, Tony Williams, Joe Chambers, Mickey Roker (drums); Oswaldo Martinez (guiro, congas, bongos, finger cymbals).
Producers: Alfred Lion, Duke Pearson
THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE SIXTIES SESSIONS includes all seven albums that Herbie Hancock cut as a leader between 1962 and 1969 including TAKIN' OFF, MY POINT OF VIEW, INVENTIONS AND DIMENSIONS, EMPYREAN ISLES, MAIDEN VOYAGE, SPEAK LIKE A CHILD, THE PRISONER and 12 alternate takes.
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey between 1962 and 1969. Includes liner notes by Bob Belden, Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, Nat Hentoff, Herbie Hancock, Nora Kelly and Herb Wong.
Pianist Herbie Hancock's impact on the history of jazz is immeasurable. His groundbreaking work with Miles Davis' great quintet of the '60s is the stuff of legend. It is Hancock's work as a leader, however, that is the primary focus of this beautifully compiled boxed set, THE COMPLETE BLUE NOTE SIXTIES SESSIONS. From his debut for the label with TAKIN' OFF (1962), through stunning albums like the classic MAIDEN VOYAGE (1965), to his final Blue Note release, THE PRISONER (1969), this set traces Hancock's development from a young star to a sophisticated artist constantly striving to expand his form.
Also included are rare tracks such as "Three Wishes" from Donald Byrd's FREE FORM (1961) sessions, "Yams" from Jackie McLean's VERTIGO (1963) and "The Collector" from Wayne Shorter's ADAM'S APPLE (1966). Finally, for the true Herbie Hancock disciple, the complete sessions from his hard-to-find MY POINT OF VIEW (1963) album, as well as all original liner notes and an extensive biographical text by Bob Belden, make this set indispensable.
