- jazz, hard bop
- 39 min
- 6 tracks
- Blue Note
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.
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Grave, spare, classical in form and earnest.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Tracks
- A1Watermelon Man7:14
- A2Three Bags Full5:31
- A3Empty Pockets6:12
- B1The Maze6:50
- B2Driftin’7:01
- B3Alone and I6:29
6 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Herbie Hancock
- Label
- Blue Note
- Released
- 1962
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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