Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner LP (Tone Poet Series) canada-day-eligible B6: Santa Claus Is Coming

B6: Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

López-Nussa reaches a career milestone with a vibrant album teeming with joy and pathos that was inspired by the pianist’s recent decision to leave his Cuban homeland and begin a new life in France

the band hits the ground running on Pearson’s up-tempo “My Girl Shirl” before downshifting into Byrd’s blues “Soulful Kiddy

the long-anticipated follow-up to his self-released 2014 recording still casual

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner LP (Tone Poet Series) canada-day-eligible B6: Santa Claus Is ComingBlue Note, 1969 Recorded and released in 1969, Herbie Hancocks last Blue Note album, The Prisoner, is a powerful but overlooked masterpiece. A moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, this nonet session features some of the most exceptional instrumentalists in jazz including Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles, Hubert Laws, Garnett Brown, Buster Williams, and Albert Tootie Heath. Hancock said of The Prisoner: I've been able to get closer to the real me with