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    Herbie Hancock The Prisoner

    Blue Note
      • 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)

      Herbie's last recording for Blue Note, in 1969, is the bridge between 'Speak Like A Child' and, his first on Warner Brothers, 'Fat Albert Rotunda'. It is a concept album, as suggested by 'I Have A Dream' it concerns the civil rights struggle and the 'imprionment' of black people in America. Features a great line-up: Joe Henderson, Hubert Laws, Johnny Coles and Garnett Brown.

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