Herbie Hancock
Piano Solo on
Empty Pockets

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Herbie Hancock's piano solo is the closing of 3 solos on this recording, following Dexter Gordon's tenor sax. Spanning four choruses of the 12-bar Blues form at a moderate 126 BPM with a swing feel in F, the solo runs approximately 1:31. This alternate take of "Empty Pockets" from the 1962 Takin' Off sessions provides another complete performance of Hancock's swinging blues composition, captured during the same Blue Note recording date. Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time of this 1962 recording. "Empty Pockets" is a 12-bar blues composed by Herbie Hancock, first recorded on his 1962 debut album as a leader, Takin' Off, for Blue Note Records.

Herbie Hancock was 21 to 22 years old at the time.