This release presents the complete Herbie Hancock LP Takinâ Off (Blue Note ST-84109), which marks the pianistâs first album under his own name. All of the compositions are by the leader, who is backed by such stars as Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, and Billy Higgins. The album includes one of Hancockâs best known compositions, âWatermelon Manâ, which made it to the Top 100 on the pop charts, went on to become a jazz standard, and would later be successfully covered by Mongo Santamaria. The three surviving alternate takes from the session and a rare trio version of âLike Someone in Loveâ (recorded by Hancock live in St. Louis the previous year) have been added here as a bonus.
PERSONNEL:
FREDDIE HUBBARD, trumpet DEXTER GORDON, tenor sax HERBIE HANCOCK, piano BUTCH WARREN, bass BILLY HIGGINS, drums
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, May 28, 1962. Original sessions recorded by Rudy Van Gelder and produced by alfred lion.
INCLUDES 12 PAGE BOOKLET
TRACKS:
01 WATERMELON MAN 7:09 02 THREE BAGS FULL 5:26 03 EMPTY POCKETS 6:12 04 THE MAZE 6:48 05 DRIFTINâ 6:57 06 ALONE AND I 6:29 07 WATERMELON MAN [alternate take] 6:34 08 THREE BAGS FULL [alternate take] 5:32 09 EMPTY POCKETS [alternate take] 6:30 10 LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE 11:59
TOTAL TIME: 68:40
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