{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-takin-off-lp-vinyl","title":"Herbie Hancock – Takin' Off (LP Vinyl) Vinyl Record","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"relix-editorial\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded just months before the Cuban Missile Crisis, \"Takin' Off\" arrived at a moment when hard bop was still the dominant jazz language, and the 22-year-old Hancock spoke it fluently while already reaching beyond it. The rhythm section here, featuring Butch Warren on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, anchors a session that feels both rooted and restless, a young composer testing the limits of a tradition he'd already mastered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe producer Alfred Lion (co-founder of Blue Note Records) was known for spotting young talent and giving them creative freedom: he bet on Herbie Hancock was mostly a sideman (he'd played with Donald Byrd and Coleman Hawkins) until this point and he was only 22 years old at the time of this recording.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakin' Off, recorded on May 28, 1962 at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey, sign his debut as a leader. The record will be release in 1962 and it's a landmark recording not only because it introduced Hancock as a major new jazz pianist and composer, but also because it featured a track that became a jazz standard: \"Watermelon Man\". This composition often considered one of the strongest jazz debuts of the 1960s and became an unexpected hit, crossing over into popular music; it was later reimagined by Mongo Santamaría and reached the pop charts, helping establish Hancock's reputation early in his career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an incredible all stars as Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren and Billy Higgins this album blends hard bop with catchy, soulful grooves: all the compositions already show Hancock's gift for memorable melodies, rich harmonies, and rhythmic inventiveness, qualities that would define his career in both acoustic and electric jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHERBIE HANCOCK \/ TAKIN' OFF\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_START --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide A\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Watermelon Man\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Three Bags Full\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Empty Pockets\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide B\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. The Maze\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Driftin'\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Alone And I\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- TRACKLIST_END --\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3770024957181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ermitage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.16.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"relix.shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50117573345522,"sku":"55601860","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/Herbie-Hancock-Takin-Off-LP-Vinyl.jpg?v=1789760650","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/herbie-hancock-takin-off-lp-vinyl","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}