Bobby Hutcherson - Stick Up!

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 40:26
Size: 93,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:26)  1. Una Muy Bonita
(6:58)  2. 8/4 Beat
(6:59)  3. Summer Nights
(6:57)  4. Black Circle
(9:32)  5. Verse
(3:32)  6. Blues Mind Matter

One of Bobby Hutcherson's best albums, Stick-Up! was also his first official release not to feature drummer Joe Chambers, who was a major part of Hutcherson's outside leanings. Instead, Stick-Up! stakes out the middle ground between hard bop and the avant-garde, offering a set of structured yet advanced modal pieces indebted particularly to Coltrane. Hutcherson's originals (five out of six selections) show him at the top of his game as a composer, and the ensemble's playing is tight and focused throughout, but what really lifts Stick-Up! to the top tier of Hutcherson's discography is its crackling energy. It's quite possibly the hardest-swinging album he ever cut, and part of the credit has to go to the stellar rhythm section of McCoy Tyner on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums, who lay down a driving, pulsating foundation that really pushes Hutcherson and tenorist Joe Henderson. Tyner in particular is a standout, charging relentlessly forward on the intricate "8/4 Beat" and "Black Circle" and lending a Coltrane-ish flavor to the spiritually searching "Verse." The lone non-Hutcherson piece, Ornette Coleman's sometimes overlooked "Una Muy Bonita," is given a fantastic, rollicking treatment as catchy as it is progressive, proving that the piece is a classic regardless of whether it's interpreted freely or with a steady groove and tonal center. Hutcherson's originals are uniformly strong and memorable enough to sit very well next to it, and that coupled with the energetic performances ranks Stick-Up! with Dialogue and Components as the finest work of Hutcherson's tenure at Blue Note.
~ Steve Huey https://www.allmusic.com/album/stick-up%21-mw0000028035

Personnel: Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone;  Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone, composer; McCoy Tyner - piano; Herbie Lewis - bass; Billy Higgins - drums

Stick Up!

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Joe Henderson - Power To The People (Remastered 2024)

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2024
Time: 42:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 97,9 MB
Art: Front

(4:51) 1. Black Narcissus
(7:04) 2. Afro-Centric
(4:56) 3. Opus One-Point-Five
(4:55) 4. Isotope
(8:44) 5. Power To The People
(4:36) 6. Lazy Afternoon
(7:32) 7. Foresight And Afterthought

The late sixties were an exciting time for jazz, although not a lucrative one. Faced with a declining market share due to the popularity of rock music, jazz musicians were forced to find an audience by pursuing new avenues in composition and instrumentation.

Joe Henderson, a much beloved player for the Blue Note label was dropped in the late sixties. Orrin Keepnews, who certainly could recognize great talent when he saw it, signed him to his newly formed Milestone label. This 1969 release finds Henderson with a near perfect rhythm section. It features imaginative compositions that easily make it a highlight of the accomplished musician's career.

Power to the People is an appropriate title for a session filled with the sense of urgency and charisma found here. Henderson took a page from the compositional methods of the Miles Davis quintet from a few years back in that many of the compositions feature the same dark corners and ambiguous chord structures of that famous group. Only "Incognito" harkens back to an earlier time in Henderson's career.

Henderson has, for the most part, abandoned the harsh tone of his earlier releases for a more smoothed over sound, giving up nothing in confidence. Herbie Hancock and Ron Carter are session musicians here, featured both on acoustic and electric instruments.

Jack DeJohnette, another master who would contribute heavily to Miles' electric period, provides skilled drumming in the background. As an added bonus, two selections feature Mike Lawrence, a promising trumpeter who died in 1983.

As part of the Keepnews Collection, the sound on this release is superb. Carter is served especially well every note is clearly heard. Hancock's electric piano, at times both burbling in the background and providing an acid sting, is also crisp.

While signed to the Blue Note label, Henderson provided seminal releases in the accepted format. On many levels, Power to the People is more satisfying, a neglected gem that showcases an artist reaching for all that he can accomplish. By David Rickert
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/power-to-the-people-joe-henderson-review-by-david-rickert

Personnel: Joe Henderson — tenor saxophone; Mike Lawrence — trumpet (2, 5); Herbie Hancock — piano (3, 4, 6), Fender Rhodes (1, 2, 5); Ron Carter — double bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), electric bass (2, 5)Jack DeJohnette — drums

Power To The People (Remastered 2024)

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Joe Henderson - Four!

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 71:45
Size: 165,9 MB
Art: Front

(13:37)  1. Autumn Leaves
(12:18)  2. Four
(14:57)  3. On The Trail
(11:46)  4. Star Dust / Old Folks
(16:04)  5. On Green Dolphin Street
( 3:00)  6. The Theme

This live session from 1968 features the great tenor Joe Henderson (who was then just a few days short of turning 31) playing for the first and possibly only time with the Wynton Kelly Trio. Henderson, pianist Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb really stretch out on six standards (including a two-song medley), all of which clock in between 11:47 and 16:05 (except for a three-minute "Theme"). Henderson really pushes the rhythm section (which, although they had not played with the tenor previously, had been together for a decade) and he is certainly inspired by their presence. This is a frequently exciting performance by some of the modern bop greats of the era. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/four-mw0000120886

Personnel:  Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone;  Wynton Kelly – piano;  Paul Chambers – bass;  Jimmy Cobb – drums

Four

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Joe Henderson - The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions (5-Disc Set)

Styles: Jazz
Year: 2021
Time: 79:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 180,9 MB
Art: Front

(15:18) 1. Una Mas (One More Time)
( 8:58) 2. Straight Ahead
( 7:20) 3. Sao Paulo
( 5:08) 4. If Ever I Would Leave You
( 8:01) 5. Blue Bossa
( 9:09) 6. La Mesha
( 4:14) 7. Homestretch
( 6:02) 8. Recorda Me
( 7:23) 9. Jinrikisha
( 7:24) 10. Out of the Night

If an artist stamps his jazz passport with any one of these labels Blue Note, Verve, Milestone it's pretty much a guarantee that you've arrived in style. Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson has traveled with all three and more. The 2021 reissue from the prestigious Mosaic Records focuses on Henderson's 1960s tenure with Blue Note offers a new opportunity to experience an abundance of rich and creative jazz from the decade.

Big band and bop were duking it out in the late 1940s, bebop gained a foothold in the 1950s and the 1960s saw some amazingly creative artists emerge as they conjured up even more jazz hybrids (straight jazz, Avant-Garde, fusion and more). Henderson began to come of age during the very late 1950s, the tail end of one of the most dynamic and creative decades for jazz. He then moved confidently into the 1960s and beyond. He began to gain momentum in the 1960s (sitting in with saxophone master Dexter Gordon early on), learned from listening to other sax giants including Charlie Parker and Sonny Rollins and soon teamed up with numerous A-list artists including trumpeter Kenny Dorham, a Blue Note co-artist. The spotlight shifted a bit during the seventies and eighties for Henderson but he was amazingly prolific in the 1990s. Verve championed him during that decade with a high profile 'come back' campaign and sessions such as Lush Life (1982) contained everything from the supple and smoky "Isfahan" and "Blood Count" to the soaring and spontaneous "Johnny Come Lately." Touring took him to various venues and in a talk backstage after a mid-1990s concert, Mr. Henderson was dapper and smartly dressed, low key, quiet and reserved. He was a joy to talk to. But his constant companion, a lit cigarette, was absent, probably due to venue restriction (chain smoking eventually took him down in 2001.)

Mosaic collected nearly fifty cuts on five CDs and captured a world of spontaneous creativity. In addition, a modest yet informative booklet is included. A book's worth of praise could follow, so let's look at a few tracks from each compact disc: Everything gets underway with the title cut from trumpeter Kenny Dorham's Una Mas (1963) album in which Henderson joins as a featured sideman. At over fifteen minutes, the opening track is a celebration of the then contemporary sounds of Bossa Nova, with hints of other styles including the blues. He may be the second billed musician on the disc, but Henderson's sax is supple, lush and creatively enticing as a close bond was being forged between the two men. Everyone swings, and they are upbeat on "Straight Ahead," one of the other standout tracks from the Dorham-lead sessions. (full review => https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-complete-joe-henderson-blue-note-studio-sessions-joe-henderson-mosaic-records)

Personnel: Joe Henderson: Saxophone; Kenny Dorham: Trranumpet; Herbie Hancock: Piano; Tony Williams: Drums; McCoy Tyner: Piano; Bob Cranshaw: Bass; Duke Pearson: Piano; Richard Davis: Bass, Acoustic; s: Drums; Tommy Flanagan: Piano; Ron Carter: Elvin Jones: Bass; Cedar Walton: Piano; Lee Morgan: Trumpet; Curtis Fuller: Trombone; Grant Green: Guitar; Bobby Hutcherson: Vibraphone; J.J. Johnson: Trombone; Al Harewood: Drums; Woody Shaw: Trumpet; Andrew Hill: Piano.

The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions CD1

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Styles: Jazz
Year: 2021
Time: 76:41
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 175,6 MB
Art: Front

( 8:17) 1. La Mesha (alternate take)
( 7:38) 2. Homestretch (alternate take)
( 8:33) 3. Teeter Totter
(10:05) 4. Pedro's Time
( 5:38) 5. Our Thing
( 6:20) 6. Back Road
( 8:06) 7. Escapade
( 7:11) 8. Teeter Totter (alternate take)
( 5:31) 9. Our Thing (alternate take)
( 9:18) 10. In 'N Out (alternate take)

The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions CD2

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Styles: Jazz
Year: 2021
Time: 76:45
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 175,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:25) 1. In 'N Out
( 9:09) 2. Punjab
( 6:17) 3. Serenity
( 7:11) 4. Short Story
( 6:25) 5. Brown's Town
(12:24) 6. Trompeta Toccata
( 5:46) 7. Night Watch
(11:05) 8. Mamacita
( 8:00) 9. The Fox

The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions CD3

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Styles: Jazz
Year: 2021
Time: 78:40
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 180,1 MB
Art: Front

(11:58) 1. Inner Urge
( 9:16) 2. Isotope
( 7:14) 3. El Barrio
( 7:21) 4. You Know I Care
( 7:24) 5. Night and Day
( 8:14) 6. Hobo Joe
( 8:30) 7. Step Lightly
( 6:07) 8. The Kicker
( 5:46) 9. Mo' Joe
( 6:45) 10. If

The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions CD4

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Styles: Jazz
Year: 2021
Time: 59:11
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 135,5 MB
Art: Front

(7:08) 1. A Shade of Jade
(8:03) 2. Mode for Joe
(6:53) 3. Black
(6:43) 4. Caribbean Fire Dance
(7:23) 5. Granted
(6:41) 6. Free Wheelin'
(9:28) 7. Mode for Joe (alternate take)
(6:49) 8. Black (alternate take)

The Complete Blue Note Studio Sessions CD5

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Bebop & Beyond - Plays Thelonious Monk

Styles: Jazz, Hard Bop
Year: 1990
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:06
Size: 133,3 MB
Art: Front

( 7:12) 1. San Francisco Holiday
( 7:01) 2. Brilliant Corners
( 7:29) 3. Think of One
( 4:38) 4. Crepescule with Nellie
(10:43) 5. Misterioso
( 5:02) 6. Criss Cross
( 6:35) 7. Gallop's Gallop
( 4:02) 8. Ugly Beauty
( 5:20) 9. Who Knows

This CD contains one of the best Thelonious Monk tributes that have come out since the pianist/composer's death in 1982. Mel Martin (heard here in top form on tenor, soprano and flute) leads Bebop & Beyond through nine of Monk's most difficult originals, and his arrangements (which use the versatile guitarist Randy Vincent in Monk's place) are consistently inventive. Pianist George Cables, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, and Howard Johnson (on baritone and tuba) make important guest appearances, while trumpeter Warren Gale contributes many fine solos.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/plays-thelonious-monk-mw0000690320

Personnel: Baritone Saxophone, Tuba – Howard Johnson (3) (tracks: 2 to 5,8); Bass – Jeff Chambers (3); Drums – Donald Bailey (tracks: 1 to 3,7), Eddie Marshall (2) (tracks: 4 to 6,8,9); Guitar – Randy Vincent; Piano – George Cables (tracks: 2,7); Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson (tracks: 2,7); Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Mel Martin; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Warren Gale

Plays Thelonious Monk

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Horace Silver - Song for My Father

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1964
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 42:28
Size: 97,2 MB
Art: Front

(7:20)  1. Song for My Father
(6:12)  2. The Natives Are Restless Tonig
(8:32)  3. Calcutta Cutie
(7:49)  4. Que Pasa
(5:27)  5. The Kicker
(7:06)  6. Lonely Woman

One of Blue Note's greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver's signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics. Silver was always a master at balancing jumping rhythms with complex harmonies for a unique blend of earthiness and sophistication, and Song for My Father has perhaps the most sophisticated air of all his albums. Part of the reason is the faintly exotic tint that comes from Silver's flowering fascination with rhythms and modes from overseas the bossa nova beat of the classic "Song for My Father," for example, or the Eastern-flavored theme of "Calcutta Cutie," or the tropical-sounding rhythms of "Que Pasa?" Subtle touches like these alter Silver's core sound just enough to bring out its hidden class, which is why the album has become such a favorite source of upscale ambience. 

Song for My Father was actually far less focused in its origins than the typical Silver project; it dates from the period when Silver was disbanding his classic quintet and assembling a new group, and it features performances from both bands. Still, it hangs together remarkably well, and Silver's writing is at its tightest and catchiest. The title cut became Silver's best-known composition, partly because it provided the musical basis for jazz-rock group Steely Dan's biggest pop hit "Rikki Don't Lose That Number." Another hard bop standard is introduced here in the lone non-Silver tune, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's "The Kicker," covered often for the challenge of its stuttering phrases and intricate rhythms. Yet somehow it comes off as warm and inviting as the rest of the album, which is necessary for all jazz collections -- mainstream hard bop rarely comes as good as Song for My Father. ~ Steve Huey   http://www.allmusic.com/album/song-for-my-father-mw0000241423

Personnel: Horace Silver (piano); Carmell Jones, Blue Mitchell (trumpet); Joe Henderson, Junior Cook (tenor saxophone); Teddy Smith, Gene Taylor (bass); Roger Humphries, Roy Brooks (drums).

RIP

Set/1928-Jun/2014

Song for My Father

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Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Chick Corea, Billy Higgins - Mirror, Mirror

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1980
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:42
Size: 102,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:55) 1. Mirror, Mirror
(6:17) 2. Candlelight
(9:45) 3. Keystone
(9:44) 4. Joe's Bolero
(4:00) 5. What's New
(7:59) 6. Blues for Liebestraum

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson has had a remarkably consistent career. Although he has spent periods (such as the 1970s) in relative obscurity and others as almost a jazz superstar, Henderson's style and sound has been relatively unchanged since the 1960s. This lesser-known album finds Henderson in typically fine form in an acoustic quartet with pianist Chick Corea, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Billy Higgins. Carter and Corea contribute two songs apiece, Henderson gets to perform his "Joe's Bolero" and the tenor sounds majestic on "What's New."~Scott Yanowhttps://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mirror-mirror-mr0004590662

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson; Bass – Ron Carter; Drums – Billy Higgins; Piano – Chick Corea

Mirror, Mirror

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Bruce Forman with Joe Henderson - Forman on the Job

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:27
Size: 131,7 MB
Art: Front

(5:51) 1. How Long Has This Been Going On
(5:43) 2. Un Poco Loco
(4:26) 3. Autumn Nocturn
(6:33) 4. Real Life
(4:55) 5. Prisione
(3:32) 6. Last Minute Calypso
(6:12) 7. Lullaby
(5:46) 8. A Night In Tunisia
(5:33) 9. Angels Just Are
(4:29) 10. People Will Say We're In Love
(4:23) 11. I Concentrate On You

Guitarist Bruce Forman's second CD for the small San Francisco-based Kamei label features him with bassist John Clayton, drummer Vince Lateano, and sometimes percussionist John Santos, plus guests. Pianist Mark Levine is on eight of the 11 tracks, tenor great Joe Henderson helps out on four, and steel drummer Andy Narell drops by for two. Although there are three Forman originals and one by Clayton ("Angels Just Are"), the emphasis is on bop-era tunes, including Bud Powell's "Un Poco Loco," "A Night in Tunisia," and a swinging "I Concentrate on You." The beautiful "Autumn Nocturne" is a high point.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/forman-on-the-job-mw0000085142

Personnel: Bruce Forman, guitar; John Clayton, Jr, bass; Vince Lateano, drums; Mark Levine, piano

Forman on the Job

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Bobby Hutcherson - The Best Of The Blue Note Years

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 2001
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 69:14
Size: 159,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:33) 1. Blues Mind Matter
(5:10) 2. Little B's Poem
(8:05) 3. Bouquet
(6:16) 4. Ghetto Lights
(5:57) 5. Patterns
(4:44) 6. 'Til Then
(5:18) 7. Dave's Chant
(9:26) 8. Same Shame
(7:47) 9. Ummh
(6:25) 10. Houston St. Thursday Afternoon
(6:28) 11. Roses Poses

Quick. Name some jazz vibraphonists. Most of you would pick the legendary Lionel Hampton, who played in Benny Goodman's band, among others. Some of you would name Milt Jackson, who's one-fourth of the Modern Jazz Quartet. But what about Bobby Hutcherson?

Thumbing through some jazz history books, you might find a page or two mentioning his name in passing, which is a shame. Not many people can make the vibes swing or sing, and Hutcherson should be added to the list. The recently released Bobby Hutcherson: The Best of the Blue Note Years spans nearly a decade of recordings with the record label beginning in 1965. The liner notes includes some background information from Down Beat magazine correspondent Mitchell Feldman. Hutcherson glides through the 11 tracks from 11 different albums with the greatest of ease. His sidemen are no slouchers themselves, including pianists Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, saxophonists Sam Rivers and Harold Land, bassist Ron Carter, and drummers Billy Higgins and Joe Chambers.

On "Dave's Chant," it starts out with a Latin feel, but then jumps into cut-time swing, with Hutcherson playing a Charlie Parker-like solo on the vibes, paving the way for Land to take the solo reins. Hutcherson's mallets travel so fast along the vibes during "Patterns," one would wish a movie camera had been trained on him during the recording session in order to see the brilliance. He's also eager to branch into different genres, like on the funk-blues-injected "Ummh" or the Latin influence in "Rose Poses." But this collection doesn't merely showcase Hutcherson. In most cases, he backs off to let the other players shine. Listen to Hancock's amazing solos on "Little B's Poem" and "Bouquet," or Rivers' and Hubbard's solos on "Ghetto Lights." In all, it's a collection that features the best of this relatively unknown yet phenomenal vibraphonist. ~ Michael Fortuna https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-best-of-the-blue-note-years-bobby-hutcherson-blue-note-records-review-by-michael-fortuna.php

Personnel: Bobby Hutcherson: vibes; Herbie Hancock: piano; Joe Henderson: alto saxophone; Freddie Hubbard: trumpet; Ron Carter: bass

The Best Of The Blue Note Years

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Frank Morgan All-Stars - Reflections

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 52:36
Size: 121,6 MB
Art: Front

(7:37) 1. Old Bowl, New Grits
(7:16) 2. Reflections
(6:12) 3. Starting Over
(6:51) 4. Black Narcissus
(9:10) 5. Sonnymoon For Two
(6:15) 6. O.K.
(9:12) 7. Caravan

Altoist Frank Morgan leads an all-star group on this excellent hard bop set. With tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster also in the sextet, it is not surprising that Morgan sounds a bit inspired. The musicians all play up to their usual level, performing "Caravan" (which was added to the CD version) and Sonny Rollins' "Sonnymoon for Two," plus a song apiece by Thelonious Monk ("Reflections"), Miller, Hutcherson, Henderson and Carter. Recommended.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/reflections-1988-mw0000654231

Personnel: Frank Morgan – alto saxophone; Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone; Bobby Hutcherson – vibes; Mulgrew Miller – piano; Ron Carter – bass; Al Foster – drums

Reflections

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McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:09
Size: 85,6 MB
Art: Front

(8:47)  1. Passion Dance
(9:12)  2. Contemplation
(6:37)  3. Four By Five
(6:32)  4. Search For Peace
(6:00)  5. Blues On The Corner

It is to McCoy Tyner's great credit that his career after John Coltrane has been far from anti-climatic. Along with Bill Evans, Tyner has been the most influential pianist in jazz of the past 50 years, with his chord voicings being adopted and utilized by virtually every younger pianist. A powerful virtuoso and a true original (compare his playing in the early '60s with anyone else from the time), Tyner (like Thelonious Monk) has not altered his style all that much from his early days but he has continued to grow and become even stronger. Tyner grew up in Philadelphia, where Bud Powell and Richie Powell were neighbors. As a teenager he gigged locally and met John Coltrane. He made his recording debut with the Art Farmer-Benny Golson Jazztet, but after six months left the group to join Coltrane in what (with bassist Jimmy Garrison and drummer Elvin Jones) would become the classic quartet. Few other pianists of the period had both the power and the complementary open-minded style to inspire Coltrane, but Tyner was never overshadowed by the innovative saxophonist. During the Coltrane years (1960-1965), the pianist also led his own record dates for Impulse.

After leaving Coltrane, Tyner struggled for a period, working as a sideman (with Ike and Tina Turner, amazingly) and leading his own small groups; his recordings were consistently stimulating even during the lean years. After he signed with Milestone in 1972, Tyner began to finally be recognized as one of the greats, and he has never been short of work since. Although there have been occasional departures (such as a 1978 all-star quartet tour with Sonny Rollins and duo recordings with Stephane Grappelli), Tyner has mostly played with his own groups since the '70s, which have ranged from a quartet with Azar Lawrence and a big band to his trio. In the '80s and '90s, Tyner did the rounds of labels (his old homes Blue Note and Impulse! as well as Verve, Enja, and Milestone) before settling in with Telarc in the late '90s and releasing a fine series of albums including 2000's Jazz Roots: McCoy Tyner Honors Jazz Piano Legends of the 20th Century and 2004's Illuminations. In 2007, Tyner returned with the studio album McCoy Tyner Quartet featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano, bassist Christian McBride, and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mccoy-tyner-mn0000868092/biography

Personnel: McCoy Tyner (piano); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Ron Carter (bass); Elvin Jones (drums).

R.I.P.
Born: December 11, 1938, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: March 6, 2020

The Real McCoy (Remastered / Rudy Van Gelder Edition)

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Joe Henderson - Relaxin' At Camarillo

Styles: Saxophone Jazz 
Year: 1981
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:06
Size: 103,7 MB
Art: Front

(11:40)  1. Y Todavia La Quiero
(10:01)  2. My One And Only Love
( 5:23)  3. Crimson Lake
( 8:37)  4. Yes, My Dear
( 9:23)  5. Relaxin' At Camarillo

Henderson had been doing quality work for years on numerous independent and foreign labels, and 1979's Relaxin' at Camarillo, is just one among many examples of that. There are five selections, only one less than eight minutes long, with the usual Henderson attributes: full, deep tone, keen ideas, and an ability to sweep through registers and across octaves with ease. Chick Corea made an excellent partner, playing with none of the self-consciousness that crops up repeatedly in his fusion and electric fare. Bassists and drummers were interchangeable, although you can certainly tell Tony Williams from Peter Erskine (and that's no knock on Erskine). ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/relaxin-at-camarillo-mw0000619558

Personnel: Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone; Chick Corea – piano; Richard Davis;  Tony Dumas  – bass; Peter Erskine, Tony Williams  – drums

Relaxin' At Camarillo

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Joe Henderson Quintet - At The Lighthouse

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2004
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 76:12
Size: 175,8 MB
Art: Front

( 5:37)  1. Caribbean Fire Dance
( 8:19)  2. Recorda-Me
(10:31)  3. A Shade Of Jade
( 4:30)  4. Isotope
( 9:01)  5. 'Round Midnight
( 8:33)  6. Mode For Joe
( 7:33)  7. Invitation
(11:30)  8. If You're Not Part Of The Solution, You're Part Of The Problem
( 9:47)  9. Blue Bossa
( 0:46) 10. Closing Theme

I was pretty late coming to Joe Henderson. I was never a big sax aficionado, least of all tenors; once I got through Trane, Shorter, Rahsaan, Bartz, and Branford, I kind of grew a preference for alto players. That being what it is, there is a certain class of tenor players who do not wow me so much for their own singular identity, as much as their amazing ability to blend into an ensemble so very well (even if they are the leader). Henderson is one of those, and I do really admire his breadth in that regard. He has class and a vast technique that lets him work gigs like this to maximum. At the Lighthouse is a 1970 performance that had been split up on various releases and box compilations, but was finally loosed upon the record buying public by Milestone/Fantasy in 2004. It is one of Henderson at his peak, playing with a hearty, fat tone that slides around between warm and bubbly to boisterous and blaring. His band has Woody Shaw working a crisp trumpet, that is not too harsh or bright tonally, and reminds me of Clifford Brown a little. The rhythm department is my favorite part; Lenny White on traps never disappoints, and since I love electric piano (the Fender Rhodes is technically incapable of sounding bad…ever), the support from George Cables impresses me (because I had never recalled his name ever entering memory before this album), especially on Invitation. The take on the ‘Round Midnight Monk standard has a lot of space, which lets the various players work through nine minutes of challenging interpretation. The same interplay and great soloing happens on the Kenny Dorham composition Blue Bossa. Henderson brings a few of his on compositions, like Isotope, which are challenging and a whole push back into hard bop in the best way. White hammers and dances on the kit, making the pulse seem both out of control and effortless. The odd duck of the album is another Henderson-penned cut, f You’re Not Part of the Solution, You’re Part of the Problem. It is the closest to funky soul-jazz as this set gets, but at eleven and a half minutes makes for a filling slice of sonic badonkadonk. The sole track where acoustic bassist Ron McCLure switches to electric, he locks in with White in a linear groove workout that lets Shaw, Henderson and even Cables have a field day. I give at least partial credit to the great quality of the recording to uber-producer Orrin Keepnews. Solid! https://devrandom.net/~zeruch/wordpress/?p=453
 

Personnel: Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson; Bass – Ron McClure; Bass [Electric] – Ron McClure; Congas – Tony Waters; Drums – Lenny White; Electric Piano – George Cables; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Woody Shaw

At The Lighthouse

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Mulgrew Miller - The Countdown

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:25
Size: 115,8 MB
Art: Front

(8:18)  1. The Countdown
(5:23)  2. Exact Change
(7:32)  3. What the World Needs Now Is Love
(5:55)  4. '1684'
(6:44)  5. Tetragon
(5:41)  6. Crystal Palace
(4:45)  7. Ambrosia
(6:02)  8. August Afternoon

The great Joe Henderson joins pianist Mulgrew Miller for this wonderful album lending his sharp-edged tenor tone to really make the session stand out from Miller's more common trio dates! Henderson and Miller both have a great ear for the darker side of the spectrum hitting notes that are never too far out, nor too modern but which have a rich sense of color that's really wonderful a bottom-searching sort of feel that gives the album a hell of a lot of feeling! The rest of the quartet features Ron Carter on bass and Tony Williams on drums beautiful partners who are matched with years of experience, which they're only happy to bring to the date. Henderson sits out two numbers "Ambrosia" and "Exact Change" but sparkles strongly on the tracks "The Countdown", "Tetragon", "What The World Needs Now Is Love", "Crystal Palace", and "August Afternoon".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/476435/Mulgrew-Miller:Countdown

Personnel:  Mulgrew Miller – piano; Joe Henderson – tenor sax; Ron Carter – bass; Tony Williams – drums

The Countdown

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Tom Grant - Mystified

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 39:06
Size: 90,7 MB
Art: Front

(6:01)  1. No Me Esqueca
(5:13)  2. Peddie Has A Point
(4:31)  3. Gazelle
(4:52)  4. Caribean Firedance
(7:35)  5. Mystified
(5:03)  6. Pannonica
(5:48)  7. Turtle Soup

Tom Grant, who has impressive technique and a likable style, has spent most of his recording career making music that purposely appeals to a wide crossover audience, combining jazz with pop and R&B. His father was a tap dancer who owned a record store and his older brother Mike played piano. When he was four, Grant began playing piano and drums. He graduated from the University of Oregon and then went to New York with Jim Pepper's Pow Wow band. He earned a masters degree in education and was teaching high-school social studies in Portland when Woody Shaw heard him playing at a weekend after-hours gig. Shaw offered Grant a job with his group and the experience soon led to more extensive work with Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Charles Lloyd, and Tony Williams (1979-1981). Grant cut his first solo record in 1976 for Timeless and in 1979 he formed his own band, which was open to the pop music that the keyboardist loved. Starting in 1983 and continuing into the new millennium, Grant has recorded a lengthy series of poppish jazz-influenced dates (for labels including Chase, Verve Forecast, Shanachie, Double Play, and Nu-Wrinkle) that have variously fallen into the categories of new adult contemporary, quiet storm, contemporary jazz, and smooth jazz; all have been best-sellers in the jazz-lite market. In addition, Tom Grant has composed music for TV and radio. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-grant-mn0000604650/biography

Personnel:  Piano – Tom Grant ;  Saxophone – Joe Henderson; Bass – Rick Laird; Drums – Ron Steen

Mystified

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Kenny Garrett - Black Hope

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 65:54
Size: 154,3 MB
Art: Front

( 6:08)  1. Tacit Dance
( 4:09)  2. Spanish Go-round
(10:04)  3. Computer G
( 7:39)  4. Van Goghs Left Ear
( 3:53)  5. Black Hope
( 7:01)  6. Jackie And The Bean Stalk
( 4:46)  7. Run Run Shaw
( 5:24)  8. 2 Step
( 4:53)  9. Bone Bob
( 4:42) 10. Books And Toys
( 5:34) 11. Bye Bye Blackbird
( 1:35) 12. Last Sax

Alto saxophonist Kenny Garrett hasn't been as heavily publicized as his fellow young lions, but he can play with as much authority, conviction, and sheer energy as anyone. Only some uneven material keeps his '92 album from being exceptional, and even on the weak songs, Garrett's playing forces you to pay attention. ~ Ron Wynn https://www.allmusic.com/album/black-hope-mw0000082568

Personnel:  Kenny Garrett: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone;  Joe Henderson: tenor saxophone;  Kenny Kirkland: piano, synthesizer;  Donald Brown: synthesizer;  Charnett Moffett: bass;  Brian Blade, Ricky Wellman: drums;  Don Alias: percussion

Black Hope

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Andrew Hill - Pax

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1965
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 49:53
Size: 116,0 MB
Art: Front

(10:42)  1. Eris
( 7:13)  2. Pax
(10:10)  3. Calliope
( 7:18)  4. Euterpe
( 4:01)  5. Erato
( 3:42)  6. Roots 'N' Herbs
( 6:45)  7. Euterpe (alternate take)

Pax is one of those seminal Andrew Hill albums that sat locked in Blue Note's vaults for a decade before the first five cuts here were finally released as part of a double-LP package in 1975 entitled One for One. The final pair, recorded at the same time, didn't see the light of day until they appeared on the limited-edition Mosaic Select Blue Note recordings a decade after that. The personnel on this disc is a dream band: Hill with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Richard Davis, and Joe Chambers. All of the these players but Hubbard had played with Hill before, and the telepathy is simply synchronistic. The opening cut, "Eris," is a sprawling blues clocking in at nearly 11 minutes. Full of Hill's knotty harmonics, and truly fiery playing by Hill and Hubbard, it's one of Hill's finest moments on record from the mid-'60s. "Calliope" is an off-kilter, medium tempo swing jam. There is a sense of time being stretched here that is simply uncanny. Of the two final tracks, being heard here by the general populace for the first time -- though this too is a limited edition in the Connoisseur Series (so the label can make you buy it again later in some other form) -- one was recorded sans horns. "Roots 'N' Herbs," (not Wayne Shorter's ) and the Afro-Cuban percussion and hypnotic bassline make it a curious midtempo ballad even as its meter shifts and floats and then becomes free before it enters the more conventional rock & roll backbeat rhythm pattern that Hill picks up on and stretches to the breaking point before it exhausts itself. The final cut is an interesting alternate of "Euterpe," which is not al that different from the first. In all, however, this is a semi-rough and wonderfully rowdy Hill date that deserves serious aural exploration. ~ Thom Jurek https://www.allmusic.com/album/pax-mw0000555348

Personnel:  Andrew Hill - piano;  Freddie Hubbard - cornet (tracks 1-4 & 7);  Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (tracks 1-4 & 7);  Richard Davis - bass;  Joe Chambers - drums

Pax

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David Friesen, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea - Voices

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:19
Size: 122.1 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2001/2015
Art: Front

[ 8:13] 1. Amber Skies
[10:16] 2. Blue And Green
[ 5:54] 3. Underlying
[ 4:39] 4. Jenelle Number Four
[ 8:51] 5. In The Place Of Calling
[ 6:11] 6. Sitka In The Woods
[ 9:11] 7. Voices

Once in a great while, a musician emerges with such authority and such seemingly effortless originality that his place in the front ranks of his instrument is unquestioned. So it is with David Friesen. ~Nat Hentoff

David Friesen has recorded over 78 CD's as a leader/co-leader and appeared as a sideman or featured artist on more than 100 recordings. He has performed and/or recorded with many of the great names and legends of jazz including: Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Michael Brecker, Bud Shank, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Freddy Hubbard, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Joe Venuti, Mal Waldron, Jaki Byard, Kenny Drew Sr., Chick Corea, Milt Jackson, Slim Gaillard, John Scofield, Philly Joe Jones, Elvin Jones, Paul Motian, Jack Dejohnette, Airto Moreira, and many others. He has performed in concert as a soloist (Friesen is one of two or three bassists in the world that is able to play a solo concert and keep an audience riveted) and with his own groups throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, The Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Turkey, Poland, Japan, Czech Republic, Ukraine, New Zealand, Australia, China and South America.

Friesen's music, which is imbued with certain ingredients of jazz, is also characterized by folk-flavored things and classical and Jewish veins with substantial spontaneity, lyrical strength, warmth and creative discoveries in the musical wilderness. ~Dr. Herb Wong

Voices mc
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Roy Ayers - Virgo Vibes

Styles: Vibraphone Jazz
Year: 1967
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:28
Size: 122,7 MB
Art: Front

( 7:35)  1. The Ringer
( 5:21)  2. Ayerloom
( 6:56)  3. In the limelight
(12:49)  4. Virgo vibes
( 7:49)  5. Glow flower
( 5:09)  6. Mine Royd
( 7:45)  7. Number Seven

Long before he switched to playing disco and pop music, Roy Ayers was considered a promising young jazz vibraphonist. This LP, his second as a leader, was one of his finest. On four of the five selections (obscurities and pieces by group members), Ayers teams up with trumpeter Charles Tolliver, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Bruno Carr, and the mysterious pianist Ronnie Clark (Herbie Hancock under a disguised name). On "Glow Flower," Ayers and Tolliver are joined by Harold Land on tenor, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Donald Bailey. The music is primarily advanced hard bop with some freer moments on Tolliver's "The Ringer." This underrated music is long overdue to be reissued on CD and displays Roy Ayers' long before he was known as an R&B artist. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/virgo-vibes-mw0000739066  

Personnel: Roy Ayers (vibraphone); Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone); Charles Tolliver (trumpet); Ronald Clark (piano).

Virgo Vibes

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Joe Henderson - The Elements

Styles: Saxophone And Flute Jazz
Year: 1974
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:52
Size: 97,0 MB
Art: Front

(11:07)  1. Fire
( 9:58)  2. Air
( 7:32)  3. Water
(13:13)  4. Earth

This is one of the odder Joe Henderson recordings. The four lengthy selections not only feature the great tenor-saxophonist but the piano and harp of Alice Coltrane (during one of her rare appearances as a sideman), violinist Michael White, bassist Charlie Haden, percussionist Kenneth Nash and Baba Duru Oshun on tablas. The somewhat spiritual nature of the music (Henderson's compositions are titled "Fire," "Air," "Water" and "Earth") and the presence of Alice Coltrane makes these Eastern-flavored performances rather unique if not all that essential: an early example of world music in jazz. This recording has been reissued as part of Henderson's eight-CD Milestone box set. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elements-mw0000087334 

Personnel:  Joe Henderson - tenor sax, flute, alto flute;  Alice Coltrane - piano, harp, Tambura, harmonium;  Charlie Haden - bass;  Leon "Ndugu" Chancler - drums (1, 4);  Kenneth Nash - narrator (4), flute (3), congas, North African Sakara Drum, bells, gong, percussion;  Baba Duru Oshun - percussion, Tabla;  Michael White - violin

The Elements

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