Takin' Off
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Takin' Off is the 1962 debut album by jazz pianist and composer Herbie Hancock, noted for its blend of hard bop and soul jazz and for introducing the standard "Watermelon Man."
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Takin' Off canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Blue Note BLP 4109 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | debut album by Herbie Hancock ⓘ |
| composerOfTrack |
Alone and I
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Driftin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Empty Pockets NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maze NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Bags Full NERFINISHED ⓘ Watermelon Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Billy Higgins
NERFINISHED
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Butch Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | My Point of View NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | LP record ⓘ |
| genre |
hard bop
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post-bop ⓘ soul jazz ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Takin' Off (Herbie Hancock album) cover ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
Alone and I
NERFINISHED
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Driftin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Empty Pockets NERFINISHED ⓘ The Maze NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Bags Full NERFINISHED ⓘ Watermelon Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent soul jazz and hard bop recordings ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass
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drums ⓘ piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| length | 39:09 ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing the jazz standard "Watermelon Man" ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl ⓘ |
| partOf | Blue Note Records discography ⓘ |
| performer | Herbie Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Alfred Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Van Gelder Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1962-05-28 ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Blue Note Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-07-04 ⓘ |
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