1975 David Sanborn – Taking Off
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.
Tracks
1 Butterfat (Steve Khan) 3:05
2 Way ‘Cross Georgia (Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson) 4:29
3 Duck Ankles (Steve Khan) 3:22
4 Funky Banana (Dave Matthews) 3:20
5 The Whisperer (Don Grolnick) 4:53
6 It Took A Long Time (Randy Brecker) 3:33
7 Black Light (Dave Matthews) 6:25
8 Blue Night (Dave Matthews) 3:46
9 Flight (Dave Matthews) 4:03
Musicians
| Bass | Will Lee |
| Drums | Chris Parker |
| Guitar | Buzzy Feiten |
| Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Acoustic Guitar | Steve Khan |
| Clavinet | Don Grolnick |
| Fender Rhodes | Don Grolnick |
| Organ | Don Grolnick |
| Piano | Don Grolnick |
| Sax | David Sanborn |
| Sax | Howard Johnson |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Tom Malone |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Tuba | Howard Johnson |
| Percussion | Jose Madera |
| Percussion | Warren Smith |
Other Musicians
1 Butterfat
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
2 Way ‘Cross Georgia
| French Horn | John Clark |
| French Horn | Peter Gordon |
3 Duck Ankles
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
4 Funky Banana
| Guitar | Joe Beck |
7 Black Light
| Drums | Steve Gadd |
Strings
Double Bass – Bob Daugherty, John Beal
Cello – Charles McCracken, George Ricci, Lucien Schmit
Violin – Alfred Brown, Charles Libove, Emanuel Vardi, Gene Orloff, Guy Lumia, Harold Coletta, Harold Kohon, Harry Glickman, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Matthew Raimondi, Max Pollikoff, Paul Gershman
Liner Notes
Producer – John Court
Arranged By – Dave Matthews (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Howard Johnson (Track 2)
Arranged By – Don Grolnick (Track 5)
Arranged By – Randy Brecker (Track 6)
Concertmaster – David Nadien
Engineer – Don Hahn
String Contractor – Emile Charlap
Art Direction – Ed Thrasher
Design – Lockart
Photography – Benno Friedman
Mastered At Warner Bros Recording Studios
Recorded At A&R Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc