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1-1	Piano Introduction Written-By – H. Hancock*	4:33
1-2	Maiden Voyage Written-By – H. Hancock*	13:26
1-3	Nefertiti Written-By – W. Shorter*	5:18
1-4	Introduction Of Players / Eye Of The Hurricane Written-By – H. Hancock*	18:30
2-1	Toys Written-By – H. Hancock*	13:57
2-2	Introduction	1:47
2-3	You'll Know When You Get There Written-By – H. Hancock*	8:02
2-4	Hang Up Your Hang Ups Written-By – H. Hancock*, M. Ragin*, P. Jackson*	11:48
2-5	Spider Written-By – H. Hancock*, M. Ragin*, P. Jackson*	10:10

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
• Copyright (c) – CBS Inc.

Credits

• Art Direction – John Berg
• Bass – Mchezaji Buster Williams* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), Ron Carter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
• Co-producer [Associate] – Jeffrey Cohen
• Design – John Coll
• Drums – Tony Williams* (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Jabali Billy Hart* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), James Levi (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Electric Bass – Paul Jackson (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Electric Piano [Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano], Clavinet [Hohner D6] – Mwandishi Herbie Hancock* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
• Electric Piano [Rhodes, Yamaha Electric Grand Piano], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssey, Arp String Ensemble], Clavinet [Hohner D6], Synthesizer [Micro-moog, Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer, Echoplex, Countryman Phase Shifter, Cry Baby Wah Wah] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Electric Piano [Yamaha Electric Grand Piano] – Herbie Hancock (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
• Engineer – David Rubinson, Fred Catero
• Engineer [Assistant Location] – Aaron J. Baron*, Fred Scheidt, Larry Dahlstrom, Paul Cohen , Ron Olson, Tom Brown , Tom Dwyer
• Engineer [Assistant, Live Audio] – Fundi
• Engineer [Assistant, Mixing] – Chris Minto
• Engineer [Live Audio] – Bryan Bell
• Flute [Alto] – Mwile Bennie Maupin* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
• Guitar – Ray Parker Jr. (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Guitar, Synthesizer [Maestro Universal Synthesizer System, Maestro Sample & Hold], Talkbox [Voice Bag] – Wah Wah Watson* (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Liner Notes – Herbie Hancock
• Mastered By – George Horn, Paul Stubblebine
• Percussion – Kenneth Nash (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Photography By [Back] – Tom Copi
• Photography By [Front] – Kazuhiro Tsuruta
• Photography By [Rehearsal] – Fred Lombardi, Tom Copi
• Producer – David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
• Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Lyricon – Bennie Maupin (tracks: 2-4, 2-5)
• Technician [Remote Recording Facilities] – Aaron J. Baron*
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Wayne Shorter (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
• Trombone [Tenor, Bass] – Pepo Julian Priester* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Effects – Mganga Eddie Henderson* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)

Notes

The occasion for these recordings was a special concert presented on June 29, 1976 at New York's City Center, by George Wein as part of the Newport Jazz Festival. Originally termed a "Retrospective of The Music of Herbie Hancock" its purpose was not so much to pay tribute to one musician, but to enable a group of great musicians to get together and play.

Mixed at: The Automatt, San Francisco

ⓅⒸ 1977 CBS Inc.
Manufactured by CBS/Sony Group Inc. (Tokyo Japan)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988009 651255
• Other (Category Disc 1): 40DP 5607
• Other (Category Disc 2): 40DP 5608
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): DPA-886 1
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): DPA-887 1
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
PG 34688	Herbie Hancock	V.S.O.P. ‎(2xLP, Album)	Columbia	PG 34688	US	1977
S 88235, 81948, S 81949	Herbie Hancock	V.S.O.P. ‎(2xLP, Album, Gat)	CBS, CBS, CBS	S 88235, 81948, S 81949	Spain	1977
PGT-34688, PGT 34688	Herbie Hancock	V.S.O.P. ‎(Cass, Album)	Columbia, Columbia	PGT-34688, PGT 34688	Canada	1977
SICP 10071	Herbie Hancock	V.S.O.P. ‎(2xSACD, Hybrid, Album, RE)	Sony Music Japan International Inc.	SICP 10071	Japan	2007
CBS 88235, 88235, PG 34688	Herbie Hancock	V.S.O.P. ‎(2xLP, Album)	CBS, CBS, CBS	CBS 88235, 88235, PG 34688	Netherlands	1977

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