Herbie Hancock

• Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series

• 180g audiophile vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging

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My Point of View is pianist & composer Herbie Hancock’s remarkably assured second album for Blue Note. Featuring a program of Hancock compositions, this session from 1963 has a wondrous all-star cast: Donald Byrd on trumpet, Hank Mobley on tenor saxophone, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Grant Green on guitar, Chuck Israels on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, who was just 17 at the time of this recording. The sheer musicality of My Point of View is breathtaking, with Hancock demonstrating his arranging prowess. While “Blind Man, Blind Man takes” its cue from Hancock’s prior hit “Watermelon Man,” this session also contains truly essential Hancock compositions such as “King Cobra,” “A Tribute To Someone,” and the bluesy “And What If I Don’t.”

PERSONNEL:

• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Grant Green - guitar
• Hank Mobley - tenor saxophone
• Donald Byrd - trumpet
• Grachan Moncur III - trombone
• Chuck Israels - bass
• Anthony Williams - drums

Englewood Cliffs, NJ, March 19, 1963

TRACKS:

• A1. Blind Man, Blind Man
• A2. A Tribute To Someone
• A3. King Cobra

• B1. The Pleasure Is Mine
• B2. And What If I Don't