My Point of View

On his second album as a leader, Herbie Hancock demonstrated his rapidly evolving and sophisticated compositional genius. Moving beyond the accessible funk of his debut, he leads a larger septet through a set of harmonically complex and challenging pieces. The album is a quintessential example of the adventurous, composer-driven ethos that defined Blue Note Records in this period and marks a key step in Hancock's development into one of jazz's most important voices.