| Herbie Hancock:The Essential Herbie Hancock
 
| Label | Columbia 82796945932 |  
| recorded | compilation |  
| online distribution |  |    
| Herbie Hancock | synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, piano, vocals |  
| Bennie Maupin | soprano sax, tenor sax, bass clarinet, alto flute |  
| George Coleman | tenor sax |  
| Dexter Gordon | tenor sax |  
| Joe Henderson | tenor sax, flute |  
| Sonny Rollins | tenor sax |  
| Wayne Shorter | tenor sax |  
| Garnett Brown | trombone |  
| Julian Priester | trombone |  
| Peter Phillips | trombone |  
| Johnny Coles | flugelhorn |  
| Miles Davis | trumpet |  
| Eddie Henderson | trumpet |  
| Freddie Hubbard | trumpet, cornet |  
| Thad Jones | flugelhorn |  
| Jerry Dodgion | alto flute |  
| Bill Laswell | guitar, bass |  
| Wah Wah Watson | guitar |  
| Alphonse Mouzon | keyboards, drums |  
| Stevie Wonder | harmonica, vocals |  
| Alex Al | bass |  
| Ron Carter | bass |  
| Paul Jackson | bass |  
| Jaco Pastorius | bass |  
| Butch Warren | bass |  
| Freddie Washington | bass |  
| Buster Williams | bass |  
| Terri Lyne Carrington | drums |  
| Billy Hart | drums, percussion |  
| Michael Beinhorn | drums |  
| Mike Clarke | drums |  
| Albert "Tootie" Heath | drums |  
| Billy Higgins | drums |  
| James Levi | drums |  
| Harvey Mason | drums |  
| Roy McCurdy | drums |  
| Mickey Roker | drums |  
| Tony Williams | drums |  
| Sheila Escovedo | percussion |  
| Baba Duru Oshun | tabla |  
| Raul Rekow | congas |  
| Bill Summers | percussion |  
| Greg Walker | vocals |    
| CD1-01: Watermelon Man CD1-02: 'Round Midnight
 CD1-03: Cantaloupe Island
 CD1-04: Maiden Voyage
 CD1-05: Circle
 CD1-06: The Sorcerer
 CD1-07: Tell Me A Bedtime Story
 CD1-08: Hidden Shadows
 CD1-09: Chameleon
 CD1-10: Joanna's Theme
 CD2-01: Butterfly
 CD2-02: People Music
 CD2-03: Milestones
 CD2-04: 4 A.M.
 CD2-05: Come Running To Me
 CD2-06: Finger Painting
 CD2-07: Stars In Your Eyes
 CD2-08: Rockit
 CD2-09: St. Louis Blues
 CD2-10: Manhattan
 
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