The Prisoner (album)

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The Prisoner
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Recorded	1969
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:05 (original album)
Label	Blue Note Records
Producer	Alfred Lion
Herbie Hancock chronology
Speak Like a Child (1968) The Prisoner (1969) Fat Albert Rotunda (1969)

The Prisoner is the 7th and final album by Herbie Hancock, on the Blue Note label. His next record would be on Warner Bros. Records.

[edit] Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Hancock, except as indicated.

1. "I Have a Dream" – 10:58
2. "The Prisoner" – 7:57
3. "Firewater" (Buster Williams) – 7:33
4. "He Who Lives in Fear" – 6:52
5. "Promise of the Sun" – 7:53
6. "The Prisoner" (alternate take) – 5:48 (not on original album)
7. "Firewater" (Buster Williams) (alternate take) – 8:39 (not on original album)

[edit] Personnel

• Herbie Hancock — piano, electric piano
• Johnny Coles — fluegelhorn
• Garnett Brown — trombone
• Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone, flute
• Tony Studd — bass trombone (1,2,4)
• Jack Jeffers — bass trombone (3,5)
• Hubert Laws — flute (1,2,4)
• Jerome Richardson — bass clarinet (1,2,4), flute (3,5)
• Romeo Penque — bass clarinet (3,5)
• Buster Williams — bass
• Albert Heath — drums