Taking Off (David Sanborn album)

1975 studio album by David Sanborn

Taking Off

Studio album by

David Sanborn

Released| 1975
Studio| A&R Recording (New York City, New York)
Genre| Jazz
Length| 36:43
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer| John Court
David Sanborn chronology
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(1975)  | Beck & Sanborn
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Allmusic|  [1]

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

## Track listing

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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

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Musicians

* David Sanborn – alto saxophone
* Don Grolnick – acoustic piano, clavinet, Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, arrangements (5)
* Steve Khan – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar
* Joe Beck – electric guitar (4)
* Buzz Feiten – electric guitar (4)
* Will Lee – bass guitar
* Chris Parker – drums (1–6)
* Rick Marotta – additional drums (1, 3)
* Steve Gadd – drums (7–9)
* Ralph MacDonald – bongos, percussion, congas (7–9)
* José Madera – percussion (7–9)
* Warren Smith – percussion (7–9)
* Howard Johnson – baritone saxophone, tuba, arrangements (2)
* Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
* Tom Malone – trombone
* Randy Brecker – trumpet, arrangements (6)
* John Clark – French horn (2)
* Peter Gordon – French horn (2)
* David Matthews – arrangements (1, 3–5, 7–9)

Strings (7–9)

* Charles McCracken – cello
* George Ricci – cello
* Lucien Schmit – cello
* John Beal – double bass
* Bob Daugherty – double bass
* Al Brown – viola
* Harold Coletta – viola
* Manny Vardi – viola
* Emile Charlap – violin, string contractor
* Harry Clickman – violin
* Lou Eley – violin
* Paul Gershman – violin
* Harry Glickman – violin
* Leo Kahn – violin
* Harold Kohon – violin
* Charles Libove – violin
* Guy Lumia – violin
* David Nadien – violin, concertmaster
* Gene Orloff – violin
* Max Pollikoff – violin
* Matthew Raimondi – violin

Production

* John Court – producer
* Don Hahn – engineer, remixing (1–4, 6–9)
* Lee Herschberg – remixing (5)
* Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineer
* Ed Thrasher – art direction
* Robert Lockhart – design
* Benno Friedman – photography

## References

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

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