Herbie Hancock Takin' Off (180 Gram Vinyl, Deluxe Gatefold Edition) [Import] base metal pristine tones and several unexpectedly

pristine tones and several unexpectedly funky turns – suggests a band still having deep fun creating and playing

Breathe on Me

John Coltrane's maiden voyage for Atlantic Records was the fulfillment of all the potential he'd demonstrated with Miles

at least with the clamoring teens that packed The Cellar club in Arlington Heights

Herbie Hancock Takin' Off (180 Gram Vinyl, Deluxe Gatefold Edition) [Import] base metal pristine tones and several unexpectedlyTAKIN' OFF was Herbie Hancock's first album as a leader. The 1996 reissue of TAKIN' OFF adds alternate takes of "Watermelon Man," "Three Bags Full" and "Empty Pockets." Personnel: Herbie Hancock (piano); Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Butch Warren (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Producer: Alfred Lion. Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 28, 1962. Includes