Takin’ Off (XRCD) Herbie Hancock SKU: AWMXR0017 Barcode: 693692200171 42.00 £42.00 Genre: Jazz Label: Audio Wave Music Released Date: 17th February 2023 Buying Format: CD Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Coming Early 2023 pre-order your copy today! Herbie’s Blue Note debut features the incomparable horn duo of Freddie Hubbard and Dexter Gordon (both at their creative peaks), blowing out Hancock’s angular, bluesy tunes with passion and finesse. The album kicks off with the classic “Watermelon Man”; the songs are largely uptempo hard-bop until closing with the sparkling, late-night ballad “Alone and I.” The pianist’s forays into experimentation are displayed in the strange rhythm section solos and the lack of thematic resolution on “The Maze” or the 32-bar broken phrasing on “Three Bags Full.” The sound is pure early-’60s Rudy Van Gelder: muted piano, in-your-face horns and rhythm section in your living room. XRCD24 is Compatible with ALL CD PLAYERS! Mastered & Produced by Alan Yoshida & Joe Harley from the Original Rudy Van Gelder Blue Note 2-Track Analog Tapes Highest Quality Analog-to-Digital Transfers from Tape to CD Deluxe Packaging with Hi-Resolution Black & White Session Photos by Francis Wolff Includes Original Album Liner Notes Musicians Herbie Hancock – piano Freddie Hubbard – trumpet Dexter Gordon – tenor sax Butch Warren – bass Billy Higgins – drums Artist Herbie Hancock Genre Jazz Label Audio Wave Music Buying Options CD Format CD Condition New Country USA Track Listings 1. Watermelon Man 2. Three Bags Full 3. Empty Pockets 4. The Maze 5. Driftin' 6. Alone and I 7. Watermelon Man (Alternate Take) 8. Three Bags Full (Alternate Take) 9. 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