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Herbie Hancock - Takin’ Off

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Hancock (p), Freddie Hubbard (t), Dexter Gordon (ts), Butch Warren (b) and Billy Higgins (d). Rec. 28 May 1962 30.11.07

Herbie Hancock | The New Standard

When this album came out, I was amazed that critics failed to rave over it. Part of the reason may have been the choice of repertoire - songs by the likes of the Beatles, Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, Prince and so on - which makes this one of the earliest examples (along with Yuri Honing in Holland) of a jazz musician in contemporary times (which is to say post 1990) turning to songs from popular culture as a basis for jazz improvisation. 10.01.06