Herbie HancockTakin' Off

Label:

Blue Note – BLP 4109

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Mono

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Hard Bop

Tracklist

A1 Watermelon Man
A2 Three Bags Full
A3 Empty Pockets
B1 The Maze
B2 Driftin'
B3 Alone And I

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyBlue Note Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
  • Lacquer Cut AtVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
  • Pressed ByPlastylite
  • Published ByAries Music (2)

Credits

  • BassButch Warren
  • Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover Photo]Reid Miles
  • DrumsBilly Higgins
  • Liner NotesLeonard Feather
  • Piano, Written-ByHerbie Hancock
  • ProducerAlfred Lion
  • Recorded By [Recording By]Rudy Van Gelder
  • Tenor SaxophoneDexter Gordon
  • TrumpetFreddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded on May 28, 1962.

33 1/3 Microgroove.
Label is New York USA,"ear" and Van Gelder stamped in dead wax.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (label side A): BN-LP 4109-A
  • Matrix / Runout (label side B): BN-LP 4109-B
  • Matrix / Runout (runout side A): BN-LP-4109 A-1
  • Matrix / Runout (runout side B): BN-LP-4109 B-1
  • Matrix / Runout (runout sides A & B, etched): [Plastylite "ear"]): P
  • Matrix / Runout (runout sides A & B, stamped): VAN GELDER
  • Rights Society: BMI

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Takin' Off (LP, Album, Stereo, DG both sides) Blue Note 84109, ST-84109, BST 84109 US 1962
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Takin' Off (LP, Album, Stereo, Ear/No DG) Blue Note BST 84109 US 1962
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Takin' Off (LP, Album, Mono, DG - S2) Blue Note BLP 4109 US 1962
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Takin' Off (LP, Album, Mono, DG Both Sides) Blue Note BLP 4109 US 1962
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Takin' Off (LP, Album, Stereo, DG Side 2) Blue Note BST 84109 US 1963

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Reviews

  • philiptone's avatar
    philiptone
    Received mine today. Flat, polylined sleeve, no noise whatsoever. Bought directly from Blue Note, as I always do. I shop their sales.
    • mr.starline's avatar
      mr.starline
      Freddie Hubbard plays Flugelhorn on the track Driftin' , as mentioned in the liner notes by Luis Lopez-Artiga, 2017 edition.

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