• Original LP£40.00
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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 HancockMwandishiWarner Bros
        Long out of print heavyweight Headhunters progressive, fusion hardcore! Album originally released in 1971 - first time on vinyl in long time. Essential...
        • – Ostinato (Suite For Angela)
        Herbie HancockThrust (1974)Columbia
        An essential classic! The heaviest funky jazz ever recorded. Deep, deep, deep. As good as it gets! 180 gram audiophile issue vinyl.
        • – Spank-A-Lee
        • – Palm Grease
        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 HancockFloodGet On Down
        HEAVY, HEAVY, HEAVYWEIGHT funk-jazz fusion from the mid-seventies golden era of the Headhunters on this super-rare live double album featuring amazing...
        • – Introduction & Maiden Voyage
        • – Actual Proof
        • – Spank-A-Lee
        • – Watermelon Man
        • – Hang Up Your Hang Ups
        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) GET51446-LP£33.99
          'Red' coloured vinyl.
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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 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
        • LP (180 gram) MOVLP1023£28.99
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        • CD CK34280£7.99
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        Herbie HancockSpeak Like A ChildDecca / Blue Note
        Seminal Herbie Hancock on Blue Note, produced by Duke Pearson.
          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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                Art Blakey QuintetA Night At Birdland, Volume 2Blue Note
                  • Original LP LNJ-70092£60.00
                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl, 1973 Blue label Liberty pressing in orig shrink!
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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...
                    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...
                      Wayne ShorterOdyssey Of IskaBlue Note
                      Odyssey of Iska is the fourteenth album by American jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter, released on Blue Note Records in 1971. Musicians include...
                        • LP 3896360£36.99
                          Tone Poet Series
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                        Donald ByrdA New PerspectiveBlue Note
                        Remarkable 1963 album with Hank Mobley, Kenny Burell, Herbie Hancock & gospel choir! includes the classic 'Cristo Redentor'. Killer and deep!
                        • – Elijah
                        • – Beast Of Burden
                        • – Cristo Redentor
                        • – The Black Disciple
                        • – Chant
                        Horace SilverThe Trio SidesBlue Note
                          • Original 2×LP BN-LA474-H2£30.00
                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Out of Print Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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                          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
                                    Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA vinyl
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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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                                    Dexter GordonGettin' AroundBlue Note
                                      • Original LP BST-84204£60.00
                                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned 1987 Manhattan USA DMM pressing copy in original shrinkwrap
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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 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
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                                                  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,...
                                                        Grant GreenGreen is Beautiful (Classic Vinyl Series)Blue Note
                                                        Another Blue Note killer coming! Grant Green killer 1970 super funky soul jazz LP from Liberty-era Blue Note Records. This is one of the best Blue Note...
                                                        • – Ain't It Funky Now
                                                        • – The Windjammer
                                                        • – Dracula
                                                        Fats NavarroThe Fabulous Fats Navarro Volume 1Blue Note
                                                          • Original LP BLP 1531£40.00
                                                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned French 1984 DMM vinyl
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                                                          Donald ByrdLive Cookin’ with Blue Note at Montreux (1973)Blue Note
                                                          "I’ve been waiting over 30 years for this to come out officially" Gilles Peterson "Donald Byrd in a super rare 1973 public appearance of the Mizell...
                                                          • – Black Byrd (Live)
                                                          • – You've Got It Bad Girl (Live)
                                                          • – The East (Live)
                                                          • – Introductions (Live)
                                                          • – Kwame (Live)
                                                          • – Poco-Mania (Live)
                                                          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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                                                              Bobby HutchersonStick-Up! (Tone Poet Series)Blue Note
                                                              Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson’s 1966 album Stick-Up! found him in the company of a new band line-up with Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Lewis, and...
                                                                • New Audiophile LP (180 GRAM) 3573216£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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