• 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
        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 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£29.99
          180gm heavyweight 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
          180gm heavyweight vinyl
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        • CD CK34280£7.99
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        • Original LP£25.00
          Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned UK Vinyl
        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'

              Other Releases on Blue Note

              Kenny DorhamWhistle StopBlue Note
              After having recorded early classics like Afro-Cuban for Blue Note in the mid-1950s, trumpeter Kenny Dorham made an invigorating return to the label in...
              • – 'Philly' Twist
              • – Buffalo
              • – Sunset
              • – Whistle Stop
              • – Sunrise In Mexico
              • – Windmill
              • – Dorham's Epitaph
              • LP 7580719£27.99
                Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                Expected 15 MayPreorder
              McCoy TynerAsante [Expanded Edition]Blue Note
              McCoy Tyner had been increasingly looking to Africa for inspiration on his Blue Note records of the late-60s. With 1970’s Asante he brought those influences...
              • – Malika
              • – Asante
              • – Goin' Home
              • – Fulfillment
              • LP 6501974£36.99
                Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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              Clifford BrownMemorial AlbumBlue Note
                • Original LP BLP 1526£50.00
                  Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print Japanese Vinyl, no Obi
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                Donald ByrdThe Cat WalkBlue Note
                Donald Byrd was deep in a groove in 1960 as the trumpeter turned out one hard bop classicafter another including The Cat Walk featuring Byrd’s quintet...
                • – Say You're Mine
                • – Duke's Mixture
                • – Each Time I Think Of You
                • – The Cat Walk
                • – Cute
                • – Hello Bright Sunflower
                • LP 7580710£27.99
                  Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
                  Expected 24 AprPreorder
                Stanley TurrentineEasy WalkerBlue Note
                Stanley Turrentine’s 1966 album Easy Walker was right in the soulful tenor saxophonist’s sweet spot with Mr. T fronting a versatile quartet with McCoy...
                • – Meat Wave
                • – They All Say That I'm The Biggest Fool
                • – Yours Is My Heart Alone
                • – Easy Walker
                • – What The World Needs Now Is Love
                • – Alone Together
                • LP 7580705£27.99
                  Part of Blue Note’s ‘Classic Vinyl’ series.
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                Fred JacksonHootin’ ‘N Tootin’Blue Note
                In addition to appearing as a sideman with Blue Note organists Baby Face Willette and Big John Patton, the brawny tenor saxophonist Fred Jackson also cut...
                • – Dippin' In The Bag
                • – Southern Exposure
                • – Preach Brother
                • – Hootin' 'N Tootin'
                • – Easin' On Down
                • – That's Where It's At
                • – Way Down Home
                • LP 5842277£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                Larry YoungMother ShipBlue Note
                The final Blue Note album by organist Larry Young, 1969’s Mother Ship bristled with unbridled kinetic energy while delivering soulful grooves. First...
                • – Mother Ship
                • – Street Scene
                • – Visions
                • – Trip Merchant
                • – Love Drops
                • LP 5864870£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                Frank SinatraSongs for Swingin’ Lovers!Blue Note
                Following his melancholy masterpiece In The Wee Small Hours, the legendary vocalist Frank Sinatra brightened the mood considerably with his exuberant album...
                • – You Make Me Feel So Young
                • – It Happened In Monterey
                • – You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
                • – You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
                • – Too Marvelous For Words
                • – Old Devil Moon
                • – Pennies From Heaven
                • – Love Is Here To Stay
                • – I've Got You Under My Skin
                • – I Thought About You
                • – We'll Be Together Again
                • – Makin' Whoopee
                • – Swingin' Down The Lane
                • – Anything Goes
                • – How About You?
                • LP 7894910£36.99
                  Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                Stanley TurrentineIn Memory OfBlue Note
                Stanley Turrentine’s stellar 1964 album, In Memory Of, traversed swinging hard bop, beautiful balladry and African rhythms with the saxophonist fronting...
                  • LP 5571608£36.99
                    Part of Blue Note's 'Tone Poet' series.
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                  Art HodesThe Funky Piano Of Art HodesBlue Note
                    • Original LP B-6502 K£12.00
                      Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                    Sidney De ParisDeParis DixieBlue Note
                      • Original LP B-6501£10.00
                        Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl
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                      Donald ByrdStepping Into Tomorrow (1975)Blue Note
                      All time-rare groove Mizell brothers production. Includes the massive 'Think Twice'.
                      • – stepping into tomorrow
                      • – think twice
                      Lou DonaldsonMr. Shing-A-LingBlue Note
                      Killer late 60s funky jazz on Blue Note, including the much sampled version of 'Ode To Billy Joe'.
                      • – ode to billie joe
                      Freddie RoachDown To EarthBlue Note
                      Hammond B3 organist Freddie Roach began a run of Blue Note leader dates with his excellent 1962 debut Down To Earth. The deeply soulful set was a showcase...
                        'Baby Face' WilletteStop And ListenBlue Note
                        Beautiful, a different Hammond B3 sound than Smith, fabulous ballads, great swing, this man should have been huge but disappeared back to Cook County in...
                          Eddie HendersonHeritage (1976)Blue Note
                          Trumpeter Eddie Henderson came to prominence as a member of Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi in the early-70s after which he recorded a pair of seminal jazz-funk...
                            Eliane EliasIllusionsBlue Note
                              • Original LP BLJ-46994£18.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VGOriginal Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, ex-radio station copy with radio station stickers on front
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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£65.00
                                Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print USA Vinyl, blue label Liberty, Blue Note orig inner, some sleevewear from age
                              Duke PearsonWahoo!Blue Note
                              Duke Pearson’s great 1964 album Wahoo! was a perfect encapsulation of his talents as a pianist, composer and bandleader. Writing for a sextet featuring...
                                • LP 6510372£27.99
                                  Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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                                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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                                  Freddie HubbardHere To StayBlue Note
                                  Trumpeter Freddie Hubbard burst out of the gates in 1960 with a torrent of creativity that produced six classic albums in two years including Here To Stay...
                                    • LP 6514965£27.99
                                      Part of Blue Note's 'Classic Vinyl' series.
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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...
                                        Art HodesSittin' In - Volume IBlue Note
                                          • Original LP B 6508£10.00
                                            Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print 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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                                          Duke PearsonThe Right TouchBlue Note
                                          Super killer dance jazz classic Blue Note. 'Chilli Peppers' is one of the toughest tunes ever, a mainstay of Gilles Peterson/jazz dance back in the days...
                                          • – Chili Peppers
                                          • – Make It Good
                                          • – My Love Waits (O Meu Amor Espera)
                                          • – Los Malos Hombres
                                          • – Scrap Iron
                                          • – Rotary
                                          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
                                          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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                                            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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                                            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

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