Herbie Hancock – Takin' Off (Blue Note BLP 4109)

Blue Note BLP 4109 · 12-inch LP · 1962

BLP 4109

Takin' Off

Herbie Hancock

Released: October 1962
Tracks: 6

Who's on it

Herbie Hancock – piano
Freddie Hubbard – trumpet
Dexter Gordon – tenor sax
Butch Warren – bass
Billy Higgins – drums

Credits

Producer: Alfred Lion

The tracks

Side one

1Watermelon ManMay 28, 1962 · take 6
2Three Bags FullMay 28, 1962 · take 4
3Empty PocketsMay 28, 1962 · take 1

Side two

1The MazeMay 28, 1962 · take 10
2Driftin'May 28, 1962 · take 13
3Alone And IMay 28, 1962 · take 20

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Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

4 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 4435	Hank Mobley Quintet · not on the site yet	Hank Mobley Quintet	1963	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4186	The Turnaround!	Hank Mobley	1965	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins

3 of them 5 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	BLP 4101	Royal Flush	Donald Byrd	1962	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4112	Go!	Dexter Gordon	1962	Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4132	Feelin' The Spirit	Grant Green	1963	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4133	A Swingin' Affair	Dexter Gordon	1964	Dexter Gordon, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4118	Free Form	Donald Byrd	1966	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins

2 of them 19 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	LP 1364	Free Jazz	The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet	1961	Freddie Hubbard, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4077	Doin' Allright	Dexter Gordon	1961	Freddie Hubbard, Dexter Gordon
	BLP 4089	A Fickle Sonance	Jackie McLean	1962	Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4091	Leapin' And Lopin'	Sonny Clark	1962	Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4107	Preach Brother!	Don Wilkerson	1962	Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4310	Grant Green Quartet · not on the site yet	Grant Green Quartet	1962	Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4115	Hub-Tones	Freddie Hubbard	1963	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4127	Una Mas (One More Time)	Kenny Dorham	1963	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
	BLP 4124	A New Perspective	Donald Byrd	1964	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
	BLP 4149	No Room For Squares	Hank Mobley	1964	Herbie Hancock, Butch Warren
	BLP 4169	Search For The New Land	Lee Morgan	1966+	Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4175	Empyrean Isles	Herbie Hancock	1964	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4194	Speak No Evil	Wayne Shorter	1966+	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4195	Maiden Voyage	Herbie Hancock	1965	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4204	Gettin' Around	Dexter Gordon	1966	Dexter Gordon, Billy Higgins
	BLP 4213	Components	Bobby Hutcherson	1966	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4219	The All Seeing Eye	Wayne Shorter	1966	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4206	Contours	Sam Rivers	1967	Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard
	BLP 4222	Cornbread	Lee Morgan	1967	Herbie Hancock, Billy Higgins

Sources

Jazz Discography Project (sessions, takes, personnel) · Wikipedia (release, running order, credits) · Discogs · MusicBrainz · AllMusic · Wikidata

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