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      • 1. Watermelon Man
      • 2. Three Bags Full
      • 3. Empty Pockets
      • 4. The Maze
      • 5. Driftin'
      • 6. Alone And I

      Takin' Off is the debut album by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock that was released in 1962 by Blue Note Records. The recording session includes Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. Classic hard bop business!

      Other Releases by Herbie Hancock

      Herbie HancockThe New StandardVerve Records
      Originally released in 1996 - and for the first time here on vinyl - The New Standard features songs by Stevie Wonder, Prince, Sade, Nirvana and more getting...
        • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5540622£54.00
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        Herbie HancockFat Albert Rotunda (1969)Warner Bros.
        The definitive funky soul jazz monster! Nuff tunes! Monster, monster, monster funk jazz bomb! Killer late 60s with 'Wiggle-Waggle'.
        • – Wiggle-Waggle
        • – Fat Mama
        • – Oh! Oh! Here He Comes
        • – Fat Albert Rotunda
        • New LP (180g Coloured Vinyl) MOVLP2187C£29.99
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        • Original LP£20.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned German Vinyl, 1976 thats jazz reissue copy
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        • CD 0093624754022£7.99
        • New LP (180g) MOVLP2187£28.99
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        Herbie HancockCrossings (1972)Warner Bros
        Tough, tough, tough heavy Headhunters fusion, 1972 in the zone! Classic Herbie Hancock group line-up with Benny Maupin, Billy Hart and Buster Williams
        • – Sleeping Giant
        • Original LP£25.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGUSA Original pressing gatefold sleeve, has wear to sleeve, name on back
        • New LP (180g) MOVLP2189£29.99
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        • CD 0093624754220£7.99
        Herbie HancockMr Hands (1980)Columbia
        Harvey Mason, Bill Summers, Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson et al. Includes the killer fusion of 'Shiftless Shuffle'.
        • – shiftless shuffle
        Herbie HancockMan-Child (1975)Columbia
        Classic fusion album featuring a killer set of funky-jazz fusion. Heavyweight!
        • – hang Up Your hang ups
        Herbie HancockSunlightMusic On Vinyl
        Jazz-funk fusion at it's finest, featuring Bill Summers, Paul Jackson, Ray Parker Jr. and Jaco Pastorius.
        • – I Thought It Was You
        • LP (180 gram) MOVLP1970£28.99
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        Herbie HancockSextant (1972)Columbia
        'Sextant' from 1972 was recorded just before 'Headhunters', and can be seen in the same vein, but it's more than just an introduction to a masterpiece....
        • – Rain Dance
        Herbie HancockHeadhunters (1973)Columbia
        This is THE definitive funk-jazz fusion album - truly jaw-droppingly good stuff that instantly set the standard against which other fusion musicians measured...
        • – Chameleon
        • – Watermelon Man
        • – Sly
        Herbie HancockSecrets (1976)Columbia
        Seminal jazz funk fusion album including top funky re-version of Hancock's own "Cantelope Island". Also "Doin It" and "Gentle Thoughts" all with the great...
        • – Doin' It
        Herbie HancockMaiden Voyage (1965)Blue Note
        Brilliant, brilliant album - every track's a winner! Highly recommended!
          Herbie HancockEmpyrean IslesBlue Note
          Stone cold classic Herbie Hancock featuring Freddie Hubbard, Ron Carter and Tony Williams! Includes the timeless 'Cantaloupe Island'
            Herbie HancockInventions And DimensionsBlue Note
            Great album fusing modal jazz piano with latin percussion  - a classic! A really super record from Herbie Hancock - one that's almost completely...
            • – Succotash
            • – Triangle

            Other Releases on Blue Note

            Booker LittleBooker Little & Max RoachBlue Note
            Trumpeter Booker Little made only a few albums during his tragically short life including his astounding debut Booker Little 4 & Max Roach recorded in...
              • LP 4881948£36.99
                Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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              Gene Harris And The Three SoundsLive At The 'It Club'Blue Note
              The Three Sounds were one of the most prolific groups on the Blue Note roster from the late-1950s into the early 1970s. Led by pianist Gene Harris the...
                Elvin Jones With Joe FarrellThe UltimateBlue Note
                Rare Elvin Jones LP with Joe Farrell on fire, switching between tenor, soprano and flute.
                • – In The Truth
                • Original LP£70.00
                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original First Pressing USA Blue Note BST 84305
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                Wayne ShorterJujuBlue Note
                Saxophonist Shorter is joined by Coltrane's seminal rhythm team - McCoy Tyner, Reggie Workman and Elvin Jones. Deep and seminal.
                • – Juju
                • – House Of Jade
                • – Yes Or No
                Meshell NdegeocelloNo More Water: The Gospel of James BaldwinBlue Note
                Meshell Ndegeocello’s 2nd Blue Note album No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin is a striking homage to the eminent writer and activist James Baldwin...
                  Jeremy SteigWayfaring StrangerBlue Note
                    • Original LP BST 84354£15.00
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                    Horace SilverThe Trio SidesBlue Note
                      • Original 2×LP BN-LA474-H2£30.00
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                      Jackie McLeanAction (Tone Poems)Blue Note
                      Jackie McLean’s 60s output ran the gamut from hard bop to avant-garde with his 1964 album Action splitting the difference from the searing title track...
                        Booker ErvinTex Book TenorBlue Note
                        Booker Ervin cut two stellar Blue Note records in the late-60s including Tex Book Tenor which had to wait until 2005 for its first standalone release....
                          Joe HendersonMode for Joe (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                          Saxophonist Joe Henderson expanded his palette on his vigorous 1966 album Mode for Joe with a dynamic septet featuring Lee Morgan, Curtis Fuller, Bobby...
                            Horace SilverSilver 'N Voices (1977)Blue Note
                            Excellent 70s soul jazz on Blue Note from Silver's group with vocal choir. Deep.
                              • Original LP£20.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                              Jack WilsonEasterly WindsBlue Note
                              KILLER Blue Note album - 100% essential.
                              • – On Children
                              • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 4509258£39.00
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                              Stanley TurrentineAnother StoryBlue Note
                                • Original LP BST 84336£40.00
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                                Jackie McLeanTippin' The ScalesBlue Note
                                  • Original LP BST 84427£15.00
                                    Vinyl condition: VGSleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Blue Note vinyl, French 1984 DMM pressing, VG ONLY
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                                  Herbie Nichols TrioHerbie Nichols TrioBlue Note
                                  One of jazz’s most tragically overlooked geniuses, Herbie Nichols was a highly original piano stylist and a composer of tremendous imagination and eclecticism....
                                    Wayne ShorterNight Dreamer (1964)Blue Note
                                    Wayne Shorter's debut for Blue Note, with six original compositions. A transitional record but a classic one with Shorter joined by Lee Morgan, McCoy...
                                    • – Night Dreamer
                                    Tina BrooksTrue BlueBlue Note
                                    The only one of tenor saxophonist Tina Brooks’ albums as a leader to be released during his too-brief lifetime, 1960’s True Blue is a hard bop masterpiece...
                                      • New LP (180g) 5524255£28.00
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                                      Sonny ClarkSonny Clark Trio (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                      Pianist and composer Sonny Clark only lived for 32 years but more than left his mark on the jazz world in that time, with countless seminal albums such...
                                      • – Be-Bop
                                      • – I Didn't Know What Time It Was
                                      • – Two Bass Hit
                                      • – Tadd's Delight
                                      • – Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
                                      • – I'll Remember April
                                      Earl KlughCaptain Caribe - The Best Of Earl KlughBlue Note
                                        • Original LP GP-3205£15.00
                                          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Secondhand Japanese vinyl, no Obi, some sleeve staining
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                                        Donald ByrdPlaces And Spaces (1975)Blue Note
                                        SEMINAL MONSTER LP!!The definitive jazz funk album produced by the Mizell brothers. A classic all the way featuring the essential rare groove cuts 'Change',...
                                        • – Change
                                        • – Wind Parade
                                        • – (Fallin' Like) Dominoes
                                        • – Places And Spaces
                                        • – You And The Music
                                        • – Night Whistler
                                        • – Just My Imagination
                                        MadlibShades of Blue (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                        Madlib invades Blue Note! Hip hop producer extroardinaire and world class jazz fiend Madlib gets let loose in the Blue Note vaults with his sampler!
                                        • – Introduction
                                        • – Slim's Return
                                        • – Distant Land
                                        • – Mystic Bounce
                                        • – Stormy
                                        • – Blue Note Interlude
                                        • – Please Set Me At Ease
                                        • – Funky Blue Note
                                        • – Alfred Lion Interlude
                                        • – Stepping Into Tomorrow
                                        • – Andrew Hill Break
                                        • – Montara
                                        • – Song For My Father
                                        • – Footprints
                                        • – Peace/Dolphin Dance
                                        • – Outro
                                        • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 5507723£36.99
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                                        Donald ByrdSlow Drag (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                        Wicked 1967 album. Recommended.
                                          • New LP (180g) 3856842£39.00
                                            Tone Poet Edition
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                                          Freddie HubbardBlue Spirits (1966)Blue Note
                                          Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, James Spaulding, Larry Ridley, Harold Mabern, Big Black. Classic Blue Note session.
                                          • – soul surge
                                          • – jodo
                                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3856838£34.99
                                            Tone Poet Edition
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                                          Walter Smith IIIReturn to CasualBlue Note
                                          Saxophonist and composer Walter Smith III enters a new era of his band leading career with his remarkable Blue Note debut return to casual, the long-anticipated...
                                            Ike QuebecSwing Hi - Swing Lo (1969)Blue Note
                                              • Original LP B-6507£10.00
                                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+
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                                              Donald ByrdStreet Lady (1973)Blue Note
                                              Classic jazz funk album written and produced by the magnificent Mizell brothers! Includes 'Lansana's Priestess'. Personnel playing on the album include...
                                              • – Lansana's Priestess
                                              • – Miss Kane
                                              • – Sister Love
                                              • – Street Lady
                                              • – Witch Hunt
                                              • – Woman of The World
                                              • New LP (180g) MOVLP3396£31.99
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                                              • Original LP£30.00
                                                Vinyl condition: VG-Sleeve condition: VGBlue label Original secondhand USA , lot of pretty much non-audible surface marks, cut out, sleeve spine wear
                                              Jackie McLeanBluesnikBlue Note
                                              Widely regarded as one of Jackie McLean's finest, not to mention most accessible albums, Bluesnik gets the reissue treatment on Blue Note to bring it to...
                                                Horace Parlan QuintetSpeakin' My PieceBlue Note
                                                Horace Parlan struck out in style as a bandleader in 1960 with a swathe of albums for Blue Note, amongst which was this dazzling display with his quintet....
                                                  Transmissions from Total Refreshment CentreBlue Note
                                                  All the best music has a community underneath it. The extended family around London’s Total Refreshment Centre (TRC) connects continents and generations,...
                                                    Bobby HutchersonSan Francisco (1971)Blue Note
                                                    100% STONE COLD CLASSIC BLUE NOTE LP!The musical partnership between vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and tenor saxophonist Harold Land fully blossomed on...
                                                    • – Goin' Down South
                                                    • – Prints Tie
                                                    • – Ummh
                                                    • – A Night In Barcelona
                                                    Fats NavarroThe Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1Blue Note
                                                      • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
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                                                      Donald ByrdAt The Half Note Café, Vol. 1 (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                      In November 1960, trumpeter Donald Byrd brought his quintet in to the Half Note Café in New York City to record this soulful, swinging, and highly enjoyable...
                                                        • LP (180 gram) 3814586£35.00
                                                          Gatefold sleeve
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                                                        Harold VickSteppin' Out! (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                        In 1963, tenor saxophonist Harold Vick made his sole album as a leader for Blue Note, the underrated soul jazz gem Steppin’ Out. The record finds its...
                                                          • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3814591£36.00
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                                                          John ColtraneBlue TrainBlue Note
                                                          **Late 50s hard bop! Coltrane's second on Blue Note.** John Coltrane – tenor saxophone, bandleaderPaul Chambers – double bassKenny Drew – pianoCurtis...
                                                          • – Moment's Notice
                                                          • New Audiophile 2×LP (180 GRAM) 4548107£60.00
                                                            The Complete Masters Special Edition
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