Taking Off (David Sanborn album)

Taking Off is a studio album by David Sanborn, released in 1975 through the record label Warner Bros. The album reached number 19 on Billboard's Jazz Albums chart.[2]

Taking Off
Studio album by
David Sanborn
Released1975
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length36:43
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJohn Court
David Sanborn chronology
Taking Off
(1975)		 Beck & Sanborn
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Matthews except where noted.

  1. "Butterfat" (Steve Khan) – 3:02
  2. "'Way 'Cross Georgia" (Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson) – 4:27
  3. "Duck Ankles" (Steve Khan) – 3:20
  4. "Funky Banana" – 3:16
  5. "The Whisperer" (Don Grolnick) – 4:47
  6. "It Took a Long Time" (Randy Brecker) – 3:29
  7. "Black Light" – 6:30
  8. "Blue Night" – 3:45
  9. "Flight" – 4:07

Personnel

Musicians

  • John Beal – bass, double bass
  • Joe Beck – guitar, electric guitar
  • Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker – arranger, trumpet
  • Al Brown – viola
  • Emile Charlap – choir master, violin
  • John Clark – French horn
  • Harry Clickman – violin
  • Harold Coletta – viola
  • Bob Daugherty – bass, double bass
  • Lou Eley – violin
  • Howard "Buzz" Feiten – guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Gadd – drums
  • Paul Gershman – violin
  • Harry Glickman – violin
  • Peter Gordon – French horn, horn
  • Don Grolnick – arranger, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, organ, piano, synthesizer
  • Howard Johnson – arranger, horn, baritone saxophone, tuba
  • Leo Kahn – violin
  • Steve Khan – guitar, 12 string guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Harold Kohon – violin
  • Will Lee – bass
  • Charles Libove – violin
  • Guy Lumia – violin
  • Ralph MacDonald – bongos, conga, percussion
  • Jose Madera – percussion
  • Tom "Bones" Malone – trombone
  • Rick Marotta – drums
  • David Matthews – arranger
  • Charles McCracken – cello
  • David Nadien – concert master, violin
  • Gene Orloff – violin
  • Chris Parker – drums
  • Max Pollikoff – violin
  • Matthew Raimondi – violin
  • George Ricci – cello
  • David Sanborn – keyboards, alto saxophone
  • Lucien Schmit – cello
  • Warren Smith – percussion
  • The Manny Vardi Strings – viola

Production

  • Benno Friedman – photo tinting, photography
  • Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineer
  • Don Hahn – engineer, remixing
  • Lee Herschberg – remixing
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction

References
  1. Yanow, Scott. Taking Off at AllMusic
  2. "David Sanborn: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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