Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Aufbruch04

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B2 Pannonica (Solo)

The album centres around an explosive brass band and is propelled by John Congletons drum programming

For such a sparsely recorded work

Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl LP Aufbruch04On his debut album Takin Offrecorded and released in 1962jazz legend Herbie Hancock arrived fully formed at the helm of an impressive quintet with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Billy Higgins. Though rooted firmly in hard bop, the brilliant pianist and composer presented his own strikingly original voice on this 6 song album consisting entirely of his own compositions from the funky hit