Takin' Off - 2019 European DOL label 6-track LP Reissue

Herbie Hancock LP

160,00 DKK

Stock status: In stock
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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 “Watermelon Man” to the timeless ballad “Alone and I.”

 

Dol Records is a budget label - however this album is pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl - presented in a gatefold pictre cover featuring the original 1962 artwork

 

 

Tracklisting:

 

Side 1
1. Watermelon Man
2. Three Bags Full
3. Empty Pockets

 

Side 2
1. The Maze
2. Driftin'
3. Alone And I


All compositions by Herbie Hancock.

Recorded May 28, 1962 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

 

Credits:

Herbie Hancock - Piano

Butch Warren - Bass
Billy Higgins - Drums
Leonard Feather - Liner Notes
Herbie Hancock - Piano, Writing
Dexter Gordon - Tenor Saxophone
Freddie Hubbard - Trumpet


Technical Credits:

Alfred Lion - Production
Rudy Van Gelder - Recording Engineer

Artwork:
Reid Miles - Cover Design, Cover Photography

Artist Herbie Hancock
Media LP
Katalog nummer DOL882HG
Land USA & Europe
Label Universal Music
Udgivelsesår 2017
Grading New/Still Factory Sealed
Genre Jazz
Sub Genre 1 Hard Bop
Sub Genre 2 Soul Jazz
Condition New