HANCOCK, HERBIE & FREDDIE - Takin' Off / Hub - Tones (Sealed) (2LP)

180 gram 2LP vinyl. 'Takin' Off' is the debut album of jazz pianist Herbie Hancock originally released in 1962 for the Blue Note label. The recording session included Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and veteran Dexter Gordon on tenor saxophone. The album was a typical hard bop LP, with its characteristic two horns and a rhythm section. The bluesy single 'Watermelon Man' made it to the Top 100 of the pop charts, and went on to become a jazz standard. 'Hub-Tones' is the sixth album by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. On 'Hub-Tones' Hubbard utilises the paths of freedom forged by Ornette and 'Trane, but stays grounded to the classic Blue Note sound. Both albums were recorded by Rudy Van Gelder.