Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner

"The Prisoner" is the seventh studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in January 1970 on Blue Note Records. Recorded in 1969, it stands as Hancock’s final album for Blue Note before transitioning to Warner Bros.

"The Prisoner" serves as a poignant tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., reflecting the social and political climate of the late 1960s. Hancock described it as his most personal work, stating, “I’ve been able to get closer to the real me with this album than on any other previous one