Tracklist

A1	Watermelon Man	7:10
A2	Maiden Voyage	7:54
A3	Dolphin Dance	9:15
B1	One Finger Snap	7:15
B2	Cantaloupe Island	5:30
B3	Riot	5:40
B4	Speak Like A Child	7:40

Credits

• Alto Flute – Jerry Dodgion (tracks: B3, B4)
• Bass – Butch Warren (tracks: A1), Ron Carter (tracks: A2 to B4)
• Bass Trombone – Peter Phillips (tracks: B3, B4)
• Compilation Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Drums – Tony Williams* (tracks: A2 to B2), Billy Higgins (tracks: A1), Mickey Roker (tracks: B3, B4)
• Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
• Flugelhorn – Thad Jones (tracks: B3, B4)
• Mastered By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Piano, Composed By – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon (tracks: A1), George Coleman (tracks: A2, A3)
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Freddie Hubbard (tracks: A1 to B2)

Notes

Track A1: Recorded on May 28, 1962. Originally issued on "Takin' Off", Blue Note BST-84109.
Tracks A2, A3: Recorded on March 17, 1965. Originally issued on "Maiden Voyage", Blue Note BST-84195.
Tracks B1, B2: Recorded on June 17, 1964. Originally issued on "Empyrean Isles", Blue Note BST-84175.
Tracks B3, B4: Recorded on March 6, 1968. Originally issued on "Speak Like A Child", Blue Note BST-84279.

Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDP 7 91142 2	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	CDP 7 91142 2	US	1988
26425	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(LP, Comp)	Blue Note	26425	Venezuela	1988
7911422	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp)	Blue Note	7911422	Australia	1995
CDP 7 91142 2, 0777 7 91142 2 1	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	CDP 7 91142 2, 0777 7 91142 2 1	Europe	1995
CDP 5 91142 2	Herbie Hancock	The Best Of Herbie Hancock ‎(CD, Comp, Club)	Blue Note	CDP 5 91142 2	US	Unknown