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Promise of the Sun

Herbie Hancock

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16 cited facts

  • 1969
  • 7:56
  • 151 BPM · D minor

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  1. Engineered by Rudy van Gelder, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Blue Train (John Coltrane)

  2. Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), First Light (Freddie Hubbard) and Africa (John Coltrane)

  3. Produced by Duke Pearson, also The Sorcerer, Speak Like a Child and The Prisoner

  4. Part of The Prisoner, also The Prisoner, Firewater and I Have a Dream

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Credits

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Written by
Herbie Hancock
Produced by
Duke Pearson
Performed by
Albert “Tootie” Heath, Buster Williams, Garnett Brown, Herbie Hancock, Hubert Laws, Jack Jeffers, Jerome Richardson, Joe Henderson, Johnny Coles and Romeo Penque
Engineered by
Rudy van Gelder
Part of
The Prisoner
Recorded at
Van Gelder Studio

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Sources (16)

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Albert “Tootie” Heath

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Albert “Tootie” Heath

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Buster Williams

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Buster Williams

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Garnett Brown

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Garnett Brown

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Herbie Hancock

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Herbie Hancock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Hubert Laws

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Hubert Laws

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Jack Jeffers

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Jack Jeffers

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Jerome Richardson

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Jerome Richardson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Joe Henderson

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Joe Henderson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Johnny Coles

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Johnny Coles

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was performed by Romeo Penque

    Promise of the Sun was performed by Romeo Penque

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was produced by Duke Pearson

    Promise of the Sun was produced by Duke Pearson

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was written by Herbie Hancock

    Promise of the Sun was written by Herbie Hancock

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun is part of the release The Prisoner

    Promise of the Sun is part of the release The Prisoner

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was recorded at Van Gelder Studio

    Promise of the Sun was recorded at Van Gelder Studio

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was engineered by Rudy van Gelder

    Promise of the Sun was engineered by Rudy van Gelder

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz Promise of the Sun was released on 1969

    Promise of the Sun was released on 1969

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026