Tracklist

A1	Watermelon Man	7:11
A2	Three Bags Full	5:27
A3	Empty Pockets	6:10
B1	The Maze	6:47
B2	Driftin'	6:59
B3	Alone And I	6:27

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Butch Warren
• Design [Cover], Photography By [Cover Photo] – Reid Miles
• Drums – Billy Higgins
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Piano – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Japanese 1976 white label.
Has Japanese characters 見本 ("mihon" - sample) and 非売品 ("hibaihin" - not for sale)on label.
Includes one-sided insert in Japanese and obi strip.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Side A Label): BST-84109-A
• Other (Side B Label): BST-84109-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4109	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4109	US	1962
DOL882H	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	DOL	DOL882H	Europe	2015
TOCJ-4109, BNST-84109	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-4109, BNST-84109	Japan	1994
0946 3 92757 2 4	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM)	Blue Note	0946 3 92757 2 4	Europe	2007
BST 84109, BN 4109	Herbie Hancock	Takin' Off ‎(LP, Album, Ltd, RE)	Blue Note, Blue Note	BST 84109, BN 4109	Japan	1993

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