Herbie Hancock - Takin Off - Limited 180-Gram Red Colored Vinyl - VINYL LP
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Takin' Off marked Herbie Hancock's first album under his own name. All of the compositions are by the leader, who is backed by such stars as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album includes one of Hancock's best-known compositions, InchWatermelon ManInch, which made it to the Top 100 on the pop charts. The tune would become a jazz standard, and would be covered by Mongo Santamaria, among others. THE COMPLETE LP 180-GRAM RED COLORED VINYL INCLUDES PHOTOS BY RENOWNED FRENCH JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR LIMITED EDITION Album Tracks 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
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- GenreJazzDescriptionTakin' Off marked Herbie Hancock's first album under his own name. All of the compositions are by the leader, who is backed by such stars as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album includes one of Hancock's best-known compositions, InchWatermelon ManInch, which made it to the Top 100 on the pop charts. The tune would become a jazz standard, and would be covered by Mongo Santamaria, among others. THE COMPLETE LP 180-GRAM RED COLORED VINYL INCLUDES PHOTOS BY RENOWNED FRENCH JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR LIMITED EDITION Album Tracks 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 29ArtistHerbie HancockTitleTakin Off - Limited 180-Gram Red Colored VinylFormatVINYLLabelJazz Images
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Takin' Off marked Herbie Hancock's first album under his own name. All of the compositions are by the leader, who is backed by such stars as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album includes one of Hancock's best-known compositions, InchWatermelon ManInch, which made it to the Top 100 on the pop charts. The tune would become a jazz standard, and would be covered by Mongo Santamaria, among others. THE COMPLETE LP 180-GRAM RED COLORED VINYL INCLUDES PHOTOS BY RENOWNED FRENCH JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHER JEAN-PIERRE LELOIR LIMITED EDITION Album Tracks 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
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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 InchWatermelon ManInch to the timeless ballad InchAlone and I.Inch Album Tracks 1. Watermelon Man (Side A) 2. Three Bags Full (Side A) 3. Empty Pockets (Side A) 4. The Maze (Side B) 5. Driftin' (Side B) 6. Alone and I (Side B)
Vinyl LP pressing. 1965's Maiden Voyage remains one of the pinnacle artistic achievements of the great pianist's career. Hancock is joined by Miles Davis Quintet bandmates Ron Carter on bass & Tony Williams on drums, along with Freddie Hubbard on trumpet & George Coleman on tenor saxophone. The quintet embarks on an oceanic exploration of 5 original Hancock compositions, several of which have since become enduring standards of the jazz lexicon including the title track, InchEye of the Hurricane,Inch and InchDolphin Dance.Inch
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