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1	Watermelon Man Written-By – Herbie Hancock	7:09
2	Watermelon Man (Alternate Take) Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:38
3	Three Bags Full Written-By – Herbie Hancock	5:26
4	Three Bags Full (Alternate Take) Written-By – Herbie Hancock	5:32
5	Empty Pockets Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:10
6	Empty Pockets (Alternate Take) Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:27
7	The Maze Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:46
8	Driftin' Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:57
9	Alone And I Written-By – Herbie Hancock	6:27

Credits

• Bass – Butch Warren
• Design [Cover], Photography By – Reid Miles
• Drums – Billy Higgins
• Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Liner Notes – Leonard Feather
• Piano – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Reissue Producer [Produced For Release] – Michael Cuscuna
• Remastered By [Digital Transfers] – Ron McMaster
• Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on May 28, 1962.

Ⓟ 1988
Mfd. by Toshiba EMI Ltd. in Japan
Made in Japan

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988006 626614
• Matrix / Runout: CJ28-5079 2A1 TO
• Mastering SID Code: none
• Mould SID Code: none
• Rights Society: JASRAC

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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