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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.

Track listing:
All tracks composed by David Matthews except where noted.

“Butterfat” (Steve Khan) – 3:02
“‘Way ‘Cross Georgia” (Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson) – 4:27
“Duck Ankles” (Steve Khan) – 3:20
“Funky Banana” – 3:16
“The Whisperer” (Don Grolnick) – 4:47
“It Took a Long Time” (Randy Brecker) – 3:29
“Black Light” – 6:30
“Blue Night” – 3:45
“Flight” – 4:07

Personnel:
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)

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Released: 1975
Studio A&R Recording (New York City, New York)
Length: 36:43
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: John Court