Product details
- Label Blue Note
- Artist Herbie Hancock
- Series Tone Poet Series
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2020
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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My Point Of View by Herbie Hancock.
There are records that announce themselves loudly, and there are records that reveal their depth slowly, one listen at a time. "My Point Of View" by Herbie Hancock belongs firmly to the latter camp. Recorded on March 19, 1963 at the legendary Van Gelder Studios in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, it captures a young pianist and composer already asserting a distinctive vision, one that balances hard bop muscle with an unmistakable sense of melodic grace.
The record opens with "Blind Man, Blind Man," a piece that has become one of the more beloved corners of the Hancock catalog. It carries a warmth and a gospel-tinged sway that pulls you in before you have even settled into your listening chair. "A Tribute To Someone" follows, closing out the first side with a more reflective, composerly poise that shows Hancock thinking in terms of mood and architecture, not just changes.
Flip to the second side and the tone shifts. "King Cobra" coils and strikes with a purposeful edge, a reminder that this was an artist unafraid to bring some heat. "The Pleasure Is Mine" offers a moment of lyricism and restraint, a graceful counterweight, before "And What If I Don't" brings the set to a spirited, forward-leaning close. Across these five pieces, you get a genuine cross section of what made Hancock such a compelling figure at this stage: the elegance, the swing, and the quiet confidence of a musician who already knew where he was headed.
Blue Note Records, the label that gave this music its home, has long been synonymous with the finest in modern jazz, and "My Point Of View" sits comfortably in that tradition. Originally released in 1963, the album is a document of a particular moment in the label's storied history, when Van Gelder's rooms were turning out session after session that would go on to define the sound of the era.
This is a Blue Note Records release, with the runouts etched into the wax and the pressing printed in the U.S.A. It arrives under the © 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc. imprint, with Blue Note carrying on as a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC. For the collector who values both the music and the object, it is a satisfying combination of a classic session and a tangible piece of jazz history.
Whether you are deepening a Hancock collection, exploring the golden run of early 1960s Blue Note, or simply chasing that unmistakable Van Gelder sound, "My Point Of View" earns its place on the shelf. Drop the needle, and let one of jazz's great voices make his case.
Pressing Details:
Recorded on March 19, 1963 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
A Blue Note Records Release; originally released in 1963 by Blue Note Records
© 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Blue Note is a registered trademark of Capitol Records, LLC.
Printed in U.S.A.
Runouts are etched.
Track Listing:
A1. Blind Man, Blind Man
A2. A Tribute To Someone
B1. King Cobra
B2. The Pleasure Is Mine
B3. And What If I Don't
Artist: Herbie Hancock
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Blue Note
Catalog Number: B0031882-01
Series: Tone Poet Series
Release Year: 2020
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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