text: The rock band Phish performed the song in their early concerts. A live version was released on their album Colorado '88.
  Toto, on their 2002 album Through the Looking Glass. This recording included elements of Hancock's 1974 song "Butterfly".
  Robert Glasper, on his 2004 album Mood. He recorded it again on his 2007 album In My Element.
  Austin Peralta, on his 2006 album Maiden Voyage
  Joey Alexander, on his 2016 album Countdown
  Artists who have covered "Dolphin Dance" include:
  Ahmad Jamal, on his 1971 album The Awakening
  Grover Washington Jr., on his 1976 album A Secret Place
  Bill Evans, on the 1980 album I Will Say Goodbye
  Kazumi Watanabe, on his 1989 album Kilowatt
  Other covers include:
  Christian McBride, Nicholas Payton, and Mark Whitfield recorded a version of "The Eye of the Hurricane" on their 1997 album Fingerpainting: The Music of Herbie Hancock.
  Madlib remixed "Dolphin Dance" and combined it with the song "Peace" by Horace Silver on his 2003 album Shades of Blue.
  In 2008, jazz pianist John Beasley released a tribute to Hancock called Letter to Herbie, which features a re-working of "Maiden Voyage" called "Bedtime Voyage". The album also features a recording of "Eye of the Hurricane".