Takin' Off
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In some respects Herbie Hancock's first recording as a leader typifies the hard-bop/funk of many late-1950s/early-1960s Blue Note productions (notably Horace Silver's tight-knit group). At the same time, Hancock's lyrical bent and pliable comping point toward the greater abstraction and open-ended, chamber dimensions to come. Blue Note's splendid remastering brings the underrated bassist Butch Warren's bedrock sonority into focus, while Dexter Gordon's laconic virility meshes surprisingly well with the pianist's quicksilver palette. And for those who want to hear the original, unadulterated version of Hancock's earliest signatur
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Manufacturer: Blue Note
Release date: 10 June 1996
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0724383764327 UPC: 724383764327
Release date: 10 June 1996
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0724383764327 UPC: 724383764327
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