{"product_id":"takin-off-lp","title":"Takin' Off [LP]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eHerbie Hancock - Takin' Off [LP]\u003c\/h2\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cp\u003eHERBIE HANCOCK \/ TAKIN' OFF\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Watermelon Man\u003cbr\u003e2 Three Bags Full\u003cbr\u003e3 Empty Pockets\u003cbr\u003e4 Maze\u003cbr\u003e5 Driftin'\u003cbr\u003e6 Makin' Whoopee\u003cbr\u003e7 Alone and\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herbie Hancock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47716375232729,"sku":"3770024957181","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/0468\/3425\/files\/3770024957181.jpg?v=1768850512","url":"https:\/\/drownedworldrecords.com\/en-fr\/products\/takin-off-lp","provider":"Drowned World Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}