MEDIUM XRCD24 COVER Deluxe Digibook, sealed, M mint BOOKLET M mint SERIALNUMBER No LIMITED Yes MISCELLANEOUS Stereo, booklet REQUIRED HARDWARE Standard CD Player MUSICIAN HOMEPAGEherbiehancock.com
Herbie Hancock - piano
Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
Dexter Gordon - tenor sax
Butch Warren - double bass
Billy Higgins - drums
watermelon man 7:05
three bags full - 5:26
empty pockets - 6:08
the maze - 6:46
driftin' - 6:53
alone and i - 6:26
watermelon man (alternate take) - 6:40
three bags full (alternate take) - 5:33
empty pockets (alternate take) - 6:27
Herbie Hancock's debut album "Takin' Off" was indeed the beginning of an unprecedented jazz career
At a young 22, the pianist did this brilliant recording at Rudy van Gelder's Blue Note studio, which persuaded Miles Davis to bring the talent into his second, legendary quintet
Hancock is accompanied by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Billy Higgins
His hardbop number "Watermelon Man" became a chart success
RECORDING May 28 1962 at van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey ENGINEERING Rudy van Gelder LABEL Blue Note RE MASTERING Alan Yoshida, Joe Harley RE RELEASED 2021 AVERAGE RATING 5 Stars out of 5 MADE IN USA STYLE Jazz / Soul Jazz / Hard Bop AVAILABLE as long as inventory stock
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