TAKIN OFF/VINYLE ROUGE AUDIOPHILE 180GR/INCLUS TITRES BONUS

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With: Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Dexter Gordon (tenor sax), Herbie Hancock (piano), Butch Warren (bass), Billy Higgins (drums).
Only a few rare jazz musicians have had the chance to make such a big impact with their first album as Herbie Hancock. While it often takes years to endure relative anonymity, the pianist immediately demonstrated the qualities that would soon make him the pianist of the legendary second quintet of trumpeter Miles Davis, before writing his own story a few years later. A rare, even unique occurrence for a debut album, the Chicago native wrote all the compositions. Above all, "Takin' Off" revealed the bluesy Watermelon Man, covered and adapted in every imaginable style and later becoming one of the most famous jazz standards. An album whose contrasts foreshadow the exceptional diversity of an unparalleled career.