Herbie Hancock Takin' Off (180 Gram Vinyl, Deluxe Gatefold Edition) [Import] base metal Breathe on Me

Breathe on Me

the string-laden version of "Heaven"

†then rapidly spill out and fill whatever size of space they're given

pristine tones and several unexpectedly funky turns – suggests a band still having deep fun creating and playing

all filtered through a prism of a uniquely personal point of view

Herbie Hancock Takin' Off (180 Gram Vinyl, Deluxe Gatefold Edition) [Import] base metal Breathe on MeTAKIN' OFF was Herbie Hancock's first album as a leader. The 1996 reissue of TAKIN' OFF adds alternate takes of "Watermelon Man," "Three Bags Full" and "Empty Pockets." Personnel: Herbie Hancock (piano); Dexter Gordon (tenor saxophone); Freddie Hubbard (trumpet); Butch Warren (bass); Billy Higgins (drums). Producer: Alfred Lion. Reissue producer: Michael Cuscuna. Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 28, 1962. Includes