Takin' Off: Album Guide, Artist and Facts
Takin' Off — album guide with key facts, artist and background.
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. The album is a creative example of music in the hard bop idiom. The bluesy track "Watermelon Man" almost made it into the Top 100 of the singles charts, and went on to become a jazz standard. Hancock released a funk arrangement of “Watermelon Man” on his 1973 album Head Hunters. Takin' Off was initially released on CD in 1996 and then again in remastered form in 2007 by Rudy Van Gelder.
Quick facts about Takin' Off
- Title: Takin' Off
- Artist: Herbie Hancock
- Released: 1962
- Type: Album
- Wikidata ID: Q3514344
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What is Takin' Off?
Takin' Off is the debut album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock released in 1962 by Blue Note Records.
Who made Takin' Off?
Takin' Off is by Herbie Hancock.
When was Takin' Off released?
Takin' Off was released in 1962.
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