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This is Hancock’s debut album, originally released in May 1962 about a year before he joined Miles Davis’s “second great quintet” with its rhythm section of Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and the young drummer Tony Williams. The pianist composed all the tracks on this LP, including his Watermelon Man, which became a pop hit for the Afro-Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria..
▸ Wikipedia
Takin' Off is the debut album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released in 1962 by Blue Note Records. The album features veteran tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins. The album is a creative example of music in the hard bop idiom. The bluesy track "Watermelon Man" made it to the Top 100 of the singles charts, and went on to become a jazz standard. Hancock released a funk arrangement of “Watermelon Man” on his 1973 album Head Hunters. Takin' Off was initially released on CD in 1996 and then again in remastered form in 2007 by Rudy Van Gelder.
| 1 | Watermelon Man | ❤ | 7:10 | Herbie Hancock |
| 2 | Three Bags Full | ♡ | 5:28 | Herbie Hancock |
| 3 | Empty Pockets | ♡ | 6:10 | Herbie Hancock |
| 4 | The Maze | ♡ | 6:47 | Herbie Hancock |
| 5 | Driftin’ | ♡ | 6:58 | Herbie Hancock |
| 6 | Alone and I | ♡ | 6:31 | Herbie Hancock |
Links
- Folder:
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0000191931
Credits
Bass — Butch Warren Drums — Billy Higgins Mastered By — Kevin Gray Piano — Herbie Hancock Recorded By — Rudy Van Gelder Tenor Saxophone — Dexter Gordon Trumpet — Freddie Hubbard
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