And What If I Don't is a Herbie Hancock composition featured on his second Blue Note album My Point of View, released in early September 1963. The track runs 6 minutes and 35 seconds and appears on Side two of the LP, which was recorded March 19, 1963 at Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. My Point of View showcases Hancock leading a hard bop and soul jazz ensemble with Donald Byrd on trumpet, Grachan Moncur III on trombone, Hank Mobley on tenor sax, Grant Green on guitar for some tracks, Chuck Israels on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, who was 17 at the time. The session is notable for Williams being one of the first prominent recordings for the young drummer, who would soon join Miles Davis and help form the Second Great Quintet. All compositions on the album are by Hancock, including And What If I Don't, which sits within the album’s blend of hard bop, soulful grooves, and subtle modal jazz explorations.
