(1962)
Label: Dol
2017 Reissue
180 Gram Vinyl
1LP
Gatefold
Takin' Off is the debut album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released on 4 July 1962 by Blue Note Records. The recording session features Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. The album is in the hard bop idiom, with its characteristic two horns and a rhythm section. The bluesy track "Watermelon Man" made it to the Top 100 of the singles charts, and went on to become a jazz standard; eventually, it spawned a funk-styled remake on Hancock's 1973 album Head Hunters. The album has been called "one of the most accomplished and stunning debuts in the annals of jazz.
- 1. Watermelon Man 7:09
- 2. Three Bags Full 5:26
- 3. Empty Pockets 6:12
- 4. The Maze 6:48
- 5. Driftin' 6:57
- 6. Alone and I 6:29
EAN Code: 889397218829