{"product_id":"herbie-hancock-takin-off-lp","title":"HERBIE HANCOCK - TAKIN' OFF (LP)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"main-title col-md-12 d-none d-sm-block\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"aec-product-title\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"aec-main-title\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eTakin' Off\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"aec-title-featurelist aec-main-artist\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eArtist: \u003c\/span\u003eHerbie Hancock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"aec-product-title\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"aec-title-featurelist\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFormat: \u003c\/span\u003eLP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"aec-product-title\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"aec-title-featurelist\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"aec-title-date\"\u003e1\/16\/2026\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex flex-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"primaryinfo-holder col-lg-8 col-12\" id=\"product-primaryinfo\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eLabel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eErmitage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eUPC:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e3770024957181\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\" id=\"aec-product-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"aec-desc-label\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\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\u003ch2\u003eHERBIE HANCOCK \/ TAKIN' OFF\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ui-tabs ui-corner-all ui-widget ui-widget-content\" id=\"aec-musictabs\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"ui-tabs-nav ui-corner-all ui-helper-reset ui-helper-clearfix ui-widget-header\" role=\"tablist\"\u003e\n\u003cli aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" aria-controls=\"mt-1\" class=\"ui-tabs-tab ui-corner-top ui-state-default ui-tab ui-tabs-active ui-state-active\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicCredits\" aria-controls=\"mt-2\" class=\"ui-tabs-tab ui-corner-top ui-state-default ui-tab\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCredits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-corner-bottom ui-widget-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"MusicTracks\" id=\"mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tracksonly\" id=\"aec-jukebox\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-playlist tracksonly\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e1\u003c\/span\u003e Watermelon Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e Three Bags Full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e Empty Pockets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e4\u003c\/span\u003e Maze\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e Driftin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e6\u003c\/span\u003e Makin' Whoopee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"aec-tracknum\"\u003e7\u003c\/span\u003e Alone and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Squatch In The Pit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169120141565,"sku":"3770024957181","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0337\/6889\/8692\/files\/4471465-3476067.jpg?v=1769673109","url":"https:\/\/www.squatchinthepit.com\/products\/herbie-hancock-takin-off-lp","provider":"Squatch In The Pit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}