Takin' Off

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Takin' Off
Studio album by Herbie Hancock
Recorded	1962
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:01 (original album)
Label	Blue Note Records
Producer(s)	Alfred Lion
Herbie Hancock chronology
	Takin' Off (1962)	My Point of View (1963)

Takin' Off is the first album by Herbie Hancock.

[edit] Track listing

All compositions by Herbie Hancock.

• 1. "Watermelon Man" - 7:09
  2. "Three Bags Full" - 5:27
  3. "Empty Pockets" - 6:09
  4. "The Maze" - 6:45
  5. "Driftin'" - 6:58
  6. "Alone And I - 6:25
  7. "Watermelon Man" (alternate take) - 6:33 (not on original album)
  8. "Three Bags Full" (alternate take) - 5:31 (not on original album)
  9. "Empty Pockets" (alternate take) - 6:27 (not on original album)

[edit] Personnel

• Herbie Hancock — piano
• Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
• Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
• Butch Warren — bass
• Billy Higgins — drums