Tracklist
| 1 | Goodbye To ChildhoodAlto Flute – Jerry DodgionBass – Ron CarterBass Trombone – Peter PhillipsDrums – Mickey RokerFlugelhorn – Thad JonesPiano – Herbie Hancock | 7:05 |
| 2 | Watermelon ManBass – Butch WarrenDrums – Billy HigginsPiano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone – Dexter GordonTrumpet – Freddie Hubbard | 7:10 |
| 3 | Oliloqui ValleyBass – Ron CarterCornet – Freddie HubbardDrums – Anthony WilliamsPiano – Herbie Hancock | 8:20 |
| 4 | RiotAlto Flute – Jerry DodgionBass – Ron CarterBass Trombone – Peter PhillipsDrums – Mickey RokerFlugelhorn – Thad JonesPiano – Herbie Hancock | 5:40 |
| 5 | I Have A DreamBass – Buster WilliamsBass Clarinet – Jerome RichardsonBass Trombone – Tony StuddDrums – Albert "Tootie" HeathFlugelhorn – Johnny ColesFlute – Hubert LawsPiano, Electric Piano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone, Alto Flute – Joe HendersonTrombone – Garnet Brown | 10:55 |
| 6 | King CobraBass – Chuck IsraelsDrums – Anthony WilliamsGuitar – Grant GreenPiano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone – Hank MobleyTrombone – Grachan Moncur IIITrumpet – Donald Byrd | 7:00 |
| 7 | Maiden VoyageBass – Ron CarterDrums – Anthony WilliamsPiano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone – George ColemanTrumpet – Freddie Hubbard | 7:55 |
| 8 | He Who Lives In FearBass – Buster WilliamsBass Trombone – Tony StuddClarinet – Jerome RichardsonDrums – Albert "Tootie" HeathFlugelhorn – Johnny ColesFlute – Hubert LawsPiano, Electric Piano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone, Alto Flute – Joe HendersonTrombone – Garnet Brown | 6:50 |
| 9 | SuccotashBass – Paul Chambers Congas, Bongos – Osvaldo "Chihuahua" MartinezDrums, Timbales – Willie BoboPiano – Herbie Hancock | 7:35 |
| 10 | Blind Man, Blind ManBass – Chuck IsraelsDrums – Anthony WilliamsGuitar – Grant GreenPiano – Herbie HancockTenor Saxophone – Hank MobleyTrombone – Grachan Moncur IIITrumpet – Donald Byrd | 8:15 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|
| BST 89907 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Of Herbie Hancock (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | Blue Note | BST 89907 | US | 1971 |
| WC 5346-2, R 09913/14 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Of Herbie Hancock In The 60's (2xLP, Comp) | World Record Club, Blue Note | WC 5346-2, R 09913/14 | New Zealand | 1984 |
| BST 89907 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Of Herbie Hancock (2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat) | Blue Note | BST 89907 | US | 1971 |
| BST 89 907 X | Herbie Hancock | The Best Of Herbie Hancock (2xLP, Comp, Gat) | Blue Note | BST 89 907 X | Germany | 1973 |
| BST 89907 | Herbie Hancock | The Best Of Herbie Hancock (2xLP, Comp, RE, Gat) | Blue Note | BST 89907 | US | Unknown |
Credits
- Artwork – Ron Wolin
- Co-producer – Richard Oliver
- Photography By – Howard Risk
- Producer – Alfred Lion, Duke Pearson (tracks: C2 to D2)
- Written-By – Herbie Hancock
Notes
Released in heavy card gatefold sleeve.
4th label variation: all-blue label with black "b-note" logo. Different label perimeter text to Herbie Hancock - The Best Of Herbie Hancock.
Track Time is shown in parenthesis unlike Herbie Hancock - The Best Of Herbie Hancock
ALSO AVAILABLE IN 8 TRACK CARTRIDGE 4060 AND CASSETTE C-7060
Blue Note Records - A Division Of United Artists Records, Inc. • Made In U.S.A. • All rights reserved. (printed on label perimeter)
℗ MCMLXXI and manufactured by United Artists Records, Inc. Los Angeles, Calif. 90028 Printed in U.S.A. (printed inside gatefold)
© MCMLXXI and manufactured by United Artists Records, Inc. Los Angeles, California 90028 Printed in U.S.A. (printed on spine)
Recording dates:
May 26, 1962 (A1); March 19, 1963 (A2, B1); Aug 30, 1963 (B2); June 17, 1964 (B3); March 17, 1965 (C1); March 6, 1968 (C2); March 9, 1968 (C3); April 21, 1969 (D1); April 18, 1969 (D2).
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A (etched)): BST-89907-1 22 BW
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B (etched)): BST-89907-2 BW 22
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C (etched)): BST-89907-3 BW 22
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D (etched)): BST-89907-4 BW 22
- Rights Society: BMI
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – United Artists Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – United Artists Records, Inc.
- Published By – Hancock Music
- Pressed By – Bestway Products Inc.