Taking Off (David Sanborn album)

Track listing

1. "Butterfat" – 3:02
2. "'Way 'Cross Georgia" – 4:27
3. "Duck Ankles" – 3:20
4. "Funky Banana" – 3:16
5. "The Whisperer" – 4:47
6. "It Took a Long Time" – 3:29
7. "Black Light" – 6:30
8. "Blue Night" – 3:45
9. "Flight" – 4:07

   Personnel

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

• 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

• John Court – producer
• Don Hahn – engineer, remixing
• Lee Herschberg – remixing
• Sam Ginsberg – assistant engineer
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Robert Lockhart – design
• Benno Friedman – photography