Album · 1962
Takin' Off
Takin' Off is a 1962 jazz album by Herbie Hancock. It runs 9 tracks across 58 minutes.
Jazz · Hard Bop · Modal Jazz
Your rating
- 82 /100
- 4 critics
- 9
- Tracks
- 58 min
- Runtime
- 131 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
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4 publications
- Allmusic4.5/5
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3.5/4
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide4/5
- Down Beat3.5/5
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Tracklist
9 tracks · 58 min
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In brief
- When was Takin' Off released?
- Takin' Off was released in 1962.
- How many tracks are on Takin' Off?
- Takin' Off has 9 tracks, with a runtime of 58 minutes.
- What genre is Takin' Off?
- Takin' Off is catalogued under Jazz, Hard Bop, Modal Jazz.
- What BPM is Takin' Off?
- Takin' Off runs at a median tempo of 131 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Takin' Off?
- Listeners of Takin' Off also rate Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Juju by Wayne Shorter, Native Dancer by Wayne Shorter.
Takin' Off at a glance
- Label
- Blue Note
- Produced by
- Alfred Lion
- Written by
- Herbie Hancock
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