
TAKIN OFF
by HERBIE HANCOCK
Vinyl LP
3672
Label: MAGIC OF VINYL
Takin‘ Off is the brilliant debut album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock. It was released on July 4, 1962 by Blue Note Records. Joined by tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins, Talkin‘ Off became an outstanding album of jazz. The bluesy track Watermelon Man made the Top 100 singles chart and became a jazz standard. The popularity of the track ensured Hancock‘s existence for quite a few years. Since then, the piece has been recorded by more than 200 musicians.
A
Watermelon Man T
three Bags Full
Empty Pockets
B
The Maze
Driftin‘
Alone And I