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Takin' Off
| Recorded | May 28, 1962 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Catalog | 84109 |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 163780 |
The record
A twenty-two-year-old Hancock's debut as leader, already stamped with the soul-jazz groove of "Watermelon Man" alongside Hubbard and Gordon's easy authority. Warren and Higgins keep it loose and swinging, a first chapter that hinted at everything Hancock would build next.
Session personnel
- Butch Warren — bass
- Billy Higgins — drums
- Herbie Hancock — piano
- Dexter Gordon — tenor saxophone
- Freddie Hubbard — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Mono BLP 4109 and stereo BST 84109 both date to 1962, and the good copies carry an RVG stamp, a Plastylite ear and a laminated sleeve. The deep groove varies row to row -- both sides, side two only, or an eared copy with none at all -- so groove count alone will not date a copy here. The 1966 repressings show New York USA labels and transitional NY/Liberty pairings, still with the ear. Music Matters' numbered 45 RPM gatefold MMBST-84109 is the reissue to buy.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 108 pressings on file.
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG - S2 earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
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| 1962 | Blue Note · 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, DG both sides · deep groove; RVG stamp; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Ear/No DG · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, DG Side 2 · deep groove (one side); RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1962 | Blue Note · BLP 4109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, DG Both Sides · deep groove; RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, New York USA Labels · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear; laminated sleeve |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BLP 4109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · RVG stamp |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, NY/Liberty labels · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1966 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Liberty/NY labels · RVG stamp; Plastylite ear |
| 1971 | Blue Note · BST-84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
| 1973 | Blue Note · BST 84109 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue · RVG stamp |
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