Title: Takin' Off Artist: Herbie Hancock Label: Blue Note Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 602577423994 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2019-05-10 Number of Discs: 1
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. On his debut album Takin' Off-recorded and released in 1962-jazz legend Herbie Hancock arrived fully formed at the helm of an impressive quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins. Though rooted firmly in hard bop, the brilliant pianist and composer presented his own strikingly original voice on this 6-song album consisting entirely of his own compositions from the funky hit "Watermelon Man" to the timeless ballad "Alone and I."
Tracks: 1.1 Watermelon Man (Side A) 1.2 Three Bags Full (Side A) 1.3 Empty Pockets (Side A) 1.4 The Maze (Side B) 1.5 Driftin' (Side B) 1.6 Alone and I (Side B)
