Taking Off

Who played on Taking Off

• Buzz Feiten electric guitar all tracks
• Chris Parker drums (drum set) all tracks
• David Sanborn alto saxophone all tracks
• Don Grolnick keyboard, arranger all tracks
• Howard Johnson wind instruments, arranger all tracks
• Michael Brecker tenor saxophone all tracks
• Ralph MacDonald percussion, congas all tracks
• Randy Brecker trumpet, arranger all tracks
• Steve Khan guitar all tracks
• Tom “Bones” Malone trombone all tracks
• Will Lee bass all tracks
• Alfred Brown viola on 3 tracks
• Bob Daugherty double bass on 3 tracks
• Charles Libove concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Charles McCracken cello on 3 tracks
• David Nadien concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Emanuel Vardi viola on 3 tracks
• Emile Charlap violin on 3 tracks
• Gene Orloff concertmaster on 3 tracks
• George Ricci cello on 3 tracks
• Guy Lumia concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Harold Coletta viola on 3 tracks
• John Beal double bass on 3 tracks
• José Madera percussion on 3 tracks
• Lewis Eley concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Lucien Smith cello on 3 tracks
• Matthew Raimondi concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Max Pollikoff concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Paul Gershman concertmaster on 3 tracks
• Steve Gadd drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
• Warren Smith percussion on 3 tracks
• Rick Marotta drums (drum set) on 2 tracks
• Joe Beck electric guitar on 1 track
• John Clark French horn on 1 track
• Peter Gordon French horn on 1 track

Tracklist

1. A1 Butterfat 3:05
2. A2 'way 'Cross Georgia 4:29
3. A3 Duck Ankles 3:22
4. A4 Funky Banana 3:20
5. A5 The Whisperer 4:54
6. B1 It Took a Long Time 3:33
7. B2 Black Light 6:26
8. B3 Blue Night 3:46
9. B4 Flight 4:03

Production

• Don Hahn engineer
• John Court producer
• Sam Ginsberg engineer
• David Matthews arranger

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