Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner version on vinyl LP in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in USA in publishing company Blue Note on 29. May 2020.

Recorded and released in 1969, Herbie Hancock's 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 this album than on any other previous one.”

Album spans genres Jazz and Post Bop. 180g Tone Poet Vinyl.

Herbie Hancock: The Prisoner version on CD in Standard edition. This particular edition was published in Europe in publishing company Capitol Records on 2. May 2025.

The Prisoner is an album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released in 1969. Recorded in the midst of the Vietnam War, the album's dark, brooding sound reflects the political and social unrest of the time. The album's title track is a haunting, nine-minute piece that showcases Hancock's virtuoso piano playing. Other standout tracks on the album include "The Eye of the Hurricane" and "Pee Wee".

Album spans genres Jazz and Post Bop.