Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 - June 30, 2001) was an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazzJazz is a musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
tenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
saxophonistThe saxophone is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841...
. Born in
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, he studied music at Kentucky State College and
Wayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 350 major subject areas to over 31,000 graduate and undergraduate students...
before playing in
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at the beginning of his career.
Early life
From a very large family with five sisters and nine brothers, Henderson was encouraged by his parents and an older brother James T. to study music. Early musical interests included
drumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of music instruments, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of...
s,
pianoThe piano is a musical instrument which is played by means of a keyboard. Widely used in Western music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
,
saxophoneThe saxophone is a conical-bored transposing musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841...
and composition. He was particularly enamored of his brother's record collection. He listened to
Lester YoungLester Willis Young nicknamed "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was also known to play the trumpet, violin, and drums....
,
Flip PhillipsFlip Phillips was a jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Jazz at the Philharmonic from 1946 to 1957....
,
Stan GetzStanley Gayetzky or Stanley Gayetsky , usually known by his stage name Stan Getz, was an American jazz saxophone player...
,
Lee KonitzLee Konitz is an American jazz composer and alto saxophonist born in Chicago, Illinois.Generally considered one of the driving forces of Cool Jazz, Konitz has also performed successfully in bebop and avant-garde settings...
,
Charlie ParkerCharles Parker, Jr. was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Parker, with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, is often considered one of the most influential of jazz musicians...
and Jazz at the Philharmonic recordings. By eighteen, Henderson was active on the
DetroitDetroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Wayne County. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region of the United States. Located north of Windsor, Ontario, Detroit is the only major U.S. city that looks south to Canada. It was founded...
jazz scene of the
mid-'50s-Events:*January 3 - Sam Phillips launches Sun Records at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.*August - Herbert Howells' Hymnus Paradisi is premiered at the Three Choirs Festival.*Malcolm Sargent becomes chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra....
, playing in jam sessions with visiting
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stars. The diverse musical opportunities prompted Joe to learn
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and
bassThe double bass, also called the upright bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. The name, "double bass," derives from the early use of the instrument to double—an octave lower where possible—the bass part written...
, as well as further developing his saxophone and compositional skills. By the time he arrived at
Wayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 350 major subject areas to over 31,000 graduate and undergraduate students...
, he had transcribed and memorized so many Lester Young solos that his professors believed he had perfect pitch. Classmates
Yusef LateefDr. Yusef Lateef is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer and educator and a renowned spokesman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community after his conversion to Islam in 1950....
,
Barry HarrisBarry Doyle Harris is an American bebop jazz pianist and educator.-Biography:Harris left Detroit for New York City in 1960...
and
Donald ByrdDonaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II is an American jazz and rhythm and blues trumpeter.-Early life and education:...
undoubtedly provided additional inspiration.
Early career
After a two year spell in the
U.S. ArmyThe United States Army is the branch of the United States Military responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military and is one of seven uniformed services...
(1960-1962), Henderson moved to New York where trumpeter
Kenny DorhamMcKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did...
provided valuable guidance for him. Although Henderson's earliest recordings were marked by a strong hard-bop influence, his playing encompassed not only the
bebopBebop or bop is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody. It was developed in the early and mid-1940s...
tradition, but
R&BRhythm and blues is the name given to a wide-ranging genre of popular music created by African Americans in the late 1940s and early 1950s...
,
LatinLatin American music is the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties. Latin America is home to musical styles such as the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico, the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, the rhythmic sounds of the Puerto Rican plena, the symphonies of...
and
avant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English, to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
as well. He soon joined
Horace SilverHorace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer. His father, who was known as John Tavares Silva, was from the island of Maio in Cape Verde. His mother was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and was of Irish-African descent...
's band and provided a seminal solo on the jukebox hit "Song for My Father". After leaving Silver's band in 1966, Henderson resumed freelancing and also co-led a big band with Kenny Dorham. His arrangements for the band went unrecorded until the release of
Joe Henderson Big Band (
VerveVerve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The...
) in 1996.
Blue Note
From 1963 to 1968 Joe appeared on nearly thirty albums for
Blue NoteBlue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues...
, including five released under his name. The recordings ranged from relatively conservative hard-bop sessions to more avant-garde explorations. He played a prominent role in many landmark albums: most of Horace Silver's swinging and soulful
Song For My Father,
Herbie HancockHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz...
's dark and densely orchestrated
The PrisonerThe Prisoner is the seventh and final album by Herbie Hancock on the Blue Note label, released in 1969. His next record would be on Warner Bros...
, and
Andrew HillAndrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important progenitors of Free jazz piano, though he is considered more mainstream jazz than Cecil Taylor, two years his senior.The body of work he is most lauded for was recorded for Blue Note Records,...
’s avant-garde albums
Black FireBlack Fire is an album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on the Blue Note label. It was Hill's debut for the label. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power decades after its initial release.....
and
Point of Departure. In 1967, there was a notable, but brief, association with
Miles DavisMiles Davis III was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz...
's famous quintet featuring Herbie Hancock,
Wayne ShorterWayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer, commonly regarded as one of the most important American jazz musicians of his generation. His efforts have arguably made him a household name amongst jazz fans around the world, and won him honors and recognition, including multiple...
,
Ron CarterRon Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist...
and
Tony WilliamsAnthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams was an American jazz drummer.Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers to come to prominence in the 1960s, Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis, and was a pioneer of jazz fusion...
. Although the band was never recorded, Henderson is reputed to have occasionally stolen the show. Henderson's adaptability and eclecticism would become even more apparent in the years to follow.
Milestone
Signing with
Orrin KeepnewsOrrin Keepnews is an American writer and jazz record producer.- Career :Keepnews graduated from Columbia with a degree in English in 1943...
's fledgling
MilestoneMilestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used as a reissue as well as for new recordings....
label in 1967 marked a new phase in Henderson’s career. He co-led the Jazz Communicators with
Freddie HubbardFrederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on...
from 1967-1968. Henderson was also featured on Hancock's
Fat Albert Rotunda. It was during this time that Henderson began to experiment with increasingly avant-garde structures, jazz-funk fusion, studio overdubbing, and other electronic effects. Song and album titles like
Power To the People,
In Pursuit of Blackness, and
Black Narcissus reflected his growing political awareness and social consciousness, although the last album was named after the
Powell and PressburgerThe British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s, and in were recognized for their contributions to British cinema with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the most prestigious award...
filmBlack Narcissus is a film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel of the same name by Rumer Godden...
of 1947.
After a brief association with
Blood, Sweat & TearsBlood, Sweat & Tears is an American music group, originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Since its beginnings in 1967, the band has gone through numerous iterations with varying personnel and has encompassed a multitude of musical styles...
in 1971, Henderson moved to San Francisco and added teaching to his résumé. He continued to record and perform as always, but seemed to be taken for granted by jazz audiences.
Later career and death
Though he occasionally worked with
Echoes of an EraEchoes of an Era is an album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan with Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, released in 1982 on Elektra Records....
, the Griffith Park Band and
Chick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist, keyboardist, drummer, and composer.He is known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion...
, Joe remained primarily a leader throughout the 1980s. An accomplished and prolific composer, he began to focus more on reinterpreting standards and his own earlier compositions. Blue Note attempted to position Joe at the forefront of a resurgent jazz scene in 1986 with the release of the two-volume
State of the Tenor. The album featured the most notable tenor trio since
Sonny RollinsTheodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians of the post-bebop era, Rollins' long, prolific career began at the age of 11, and he was playing with piano legend Thelonious Monk before reaching...
's in 1957 (including
Ron CarterRon Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist...
on
bassThe double bass, also called the upright bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. The name, "double bass," derives from the early use of the instrument to double—an octave lower where possible—the bass part written...
and
Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
on
drumsA drum set is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person . The term "drum kit" first became used in the 1700s in Britain...
) and established his basic repertoire for the next seven or eight years, with "Ask Me Now" becoming a signature ballad feature.
It was only after the release of
An Evening with Joe Henderson, a live trio set (featuring
Charlie HadenCharles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
and
Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
) for the Italian independent label
Red RecordsRed Records is an Italian jazz record label established in 1976.Artists who have recorded for the label include Joe Henderson, Bobby Watson, Billy Higgins, Roberto Gatto, Franco d'Andrea, Dave Liebman, Cedar Walton, Edward Simon , Stafford James, Ray Mantilla, Jim Snidero, Black Note, Julius...
that Henderson underwent a major career change: Verve took notice of him and in the early 1990s signed him. That label's 'songbook' approach to recording him, coupled with a considerable marketing and publicity campaign, more successfully positioned Henderson at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene. His 1992 comeback album
Lush Life: The Music of Billy StrayhornLush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn is an award-winning 1992 tribute album by jazz composer and tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson...
was a commercial and critical success and followed by tribute albums to
Miles DavisMiles Davis III was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer.Widely considered one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music including cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz...
,
Antonio Carlos JobimAntonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim, was a Grammy Award-winning Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist...
and a rendition of the
George GershwinGeorge Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are universally familiar....
opera
Porgy and BessPorgy and Bess an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and the play of the same name which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward...
.
On June 30, 2001, Joe Henderson passed away due to heart failure after a long battle with emphysema.
As leader
Blue Note
- 1963: Page One
Page One is the debut release by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson.All Music describes the album as a "particularly strong and historic effort". According to All About Jazz, Page One, which introduced the Jazz standard "Blue Bossa", is still one of Henderson's "most critically acclaimed...
- 1963: Our Thing
Our Thing is the second release by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson on Blue Note. It features performances by Henderson, Kenny Dorham, Andrew Hill, Pete La Roca and Eddie Khan of originals by Henderson and Dorham...
- 1964: In 'N Out
In 'N Out is the third album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Blue Note label. It was recorded on April 10, 1964 and features performances by Henderson with Kenny Dorham, McCoy Tyner, Richard Davis and Elvin Jones...
- 1964: Inner Urge
Inner Urge is an album released by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson in 1964. Inner Urge was recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on November 30, 1964.This recording is Joe Henderson's fourth record as a leader for Blue Note Records...
- 1966: Mode for Joe
Mode for Joe is the fifth Blue Note release by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson.- Track listing :#"A Shade of Jade"#"Mode for Joe" – 8:00#"Black" – 6:51#"Caribbean Fire Dance" – 6:41...
- 1985: The State of the Tenor: Live at the Village Vanguard with Ron Carter
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist...
, Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
Milestone
- 1967: The Kicker
The Kicker is the first album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Milestone label. It was recorded on August 10, 1967 with one track coming from a later session on September 27 and features performances by Henderson with Mike Lawrence, Grachan Moncur III, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and...
- 1968: Tetragon
Tetragon is the second album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Milestone label. It was recorded on September 27, 1967 and May 16, 1968 and features performances by Henderson with Don Friedman, Jack DeJohnette, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Louis Hayes...
- 1969: Power to the People
- 1970: If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem
- 1971: In Pursuit of Blackness
- 1971: Joe Henderson in Japan
- 1972: Black is the Color
- 1973: The Elements
- 1973: Canyon Lady
- 1973: Multiple
- 1975: Black Miracle
- 1975: Black Narcissus
Verve
- 1968: Four
Four is the first album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Verve label. It was recorded on April 21, 1968 and feature a live performance by Henderson with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb...
- 1968: Straight, No Chaser
Straight, No Chaser is the second album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson released on the Verve label. It was recorded on April 21, 1968 and feature a live performance by Henderson with Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb...
- 1992: Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn is an award-winning 1992 tribute album by jazz composer and tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson...
- 1992: So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)
So Near, So Far is a 1993 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, the second of the five albums he recorded with Verve Records during the end of his career...
- 1994: Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim is a 1995 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's rearrangement of music by Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim....
- 1996: Big Band
Big Band is a 1996 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, the 4th of the 5 albums he recorded with Verve Records during the end of his career.-Tracklisting:#"Without a Song" #"Isotope" #"Inner Urge" #"Black Narcissus"...
- 1997: Porgy & Bess
Porgy & Bess is a 1997 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson, released on Verve Records. It contains Henderson's rearrangement of the opera Porgy and Bess.-Personnel:*Joe Henderson, tenor saxophone*Conrad Herwig, trombone*John Scofield, electric guitar...
Other labels
- 1977: Barcelona (Enja Records
Enja Records is a German jazz record label based in Munich, Germany. It was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971, initially devoted to the Jazz avant-garde....
) - with Wayne Darling, Ed SophEdward "Ed" Soph is an American jazz drummer and educator.Soph was raised in Houston, Texas. He enrolled at North Texas State University in 1963 as a music major, but switched majors to English his sophomore year...
- 1979: Relaxin' at Camarillo (Contemporary Records
Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Contemporary was known for seminal recordings embodying the West Coast sound, but also released recordings by jazz artists known throughout the world...
) with Chick CoreaArmando Anthony "Chick" Corea is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist, keyboardist, drummer, and composer.He is known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion...
, either Tony DumasTony Dumas is an American professional basketball player.Dumas played collegiately at the University of Missouri-Kansas City . He was the all-time leading scorer in UMKC history upon the completion of his career, with 2,459 career points. His senior season, he finished seventh in the NCAA in...
or Richard DavisRichard Davis is an American double bass player who has been a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1977. Originally from Chicago, he first became known in that city before establishing himself in New York City for twenty-three years...
on bass, Peter ErskinePeter Erskine is an American jazz drummer and composer. He has enjoyed a long and successful career as a session drummer, recording and touring with many top jazz and rock artists, including Steely Dan...
or Tony WilliamsAnthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams was an American jazz drummer.Widely regarded as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers to come to prominence in the 1960s, Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis, and was a pioneer of jazz fusion...
drums
- 1980: Mirror, Mirror (Pausa) with Chick Corea
Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist, keyboardist, drummer, and composer.He is known for his work during the 1970s in the genre of jazz fusion...
, Ron CarterRon Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist...
, Billy HigginsBilly Higgins was an American jazz drummer. He played mainly free jazz and hard bop.
- 1987: Evening with Joe Henderson (Red) - with Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
, Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
- 1991: The Standard Joe (Red) Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey.-Personal history:...
, Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
- 1999: Warm Valley (Westwind) - with Tony Martucci, Tommy Cecil, Louis Scherr
- 2001: Sunrise in Tokyo: Live in 1971 (Jazz Door) - with Terumasa Hino
is a Japanese jazz trumpeter. Currently based in New York, Hino is widely acknowledged as one of Japan's finest jazz musicians. His instruments include the trumpet, cornet and flügelhorn.-Biography:...
, Masabumi Kikuchiis a Japanese jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo, Japan, notable for working with a variety of well known jazz musicians such as Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Woody Herman, Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones,Miles Davis, Billy Harper and Hannibal Peterson.-Select...
As sideman
- 1963: Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important progenitors of Free jazz piano, though he is considered more mainstream jazz than Cecil Taylor, two years his senior.The body of work he is most lauded for was recorded for Blue Note Records,...
- Black FireBlack Fire is an album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on the Blue Note label. It was Hill's debut for the label. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power decades after its initial release.....
- 1963: Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
- Am I Blue
- 1963: Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
- Idle MomentsIdle Moments is a 1963 jazz album by Grant Green. The album, released on Blue Note, features performances by Joe Henderson on tenor saxophone, Bobby Hutcherson on vibes, Blue Note in-house producer Duke Pearson on piano, Bob Cranshaw on bass, and Al Harewood on drums. The album is best known for...
- 1964: Grant Green
Grant Green was a jazz guitarist and composer....
- Solid
- 1964: Lee Morgan
Lee Morgan was an American hard bop trumpeter.-Biography:Lee Morgan, a leading trumpeter and composer, recorded prolifically from 1956 until a day before his death in February 1972...
- The SidewinderThe Sidewinder is a 1964 album by jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan, recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood, New Jersey. The title track was one of the defining recordings of the soul jazz genre, becoming a jazz standard. An edited version was released as a single...
(Blue Note)
- 1964: Kenny Dorham
McKinley Howard Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer born in Fairfield, Texas. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never received the kind of attention from the jazz establishment that many of his peers did...
- Trompeta Toccata (Blue Note)
- 1964: Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer. His father, who was known as John Tavares Silva, was from the island of Maio in Cape Verde. His mother was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and was of Irish-African descent...
- Song for My FatherSong for My Father is a 1964 album by the Horace Silver Quintet, released on the Blue Note label. The album was inspired by a trip that Silver had made to Brazil. The cover artwork features a photograph of Silver's father, John Tavares Silver, to whom the title song was dedicated.A jazz standard,...
(Blue Note)
- 1964: Andrew Hill
Andrew Hill was an American jazz pianist and composer.Hill is recognized as one of the most important progenitors of Free jazz piano, though he is considered more mainstream jazz than Cecil Taylor, two years his senior.The body of work he is most lauded for was recorded for Blue Note Records,...
- Black FireBlack Fire is an album by jazz pianist and composer Andrew Hill, released on the Blue Note label. It was Hill's debut for the label. The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls the album "an impressive statement of purpose that retains much of its power decades after its initial release.....
(Blue Note)
- 1965: Pete La Roca - Basra
- 1965: Larry Young
Larry Young may refer to:* Larry Young , jazz organist* Larry Young , baseball umpire* Larry Young , Olympic racewalker* Larry Young , author of Astronauts in Trouble and publisher, AiT/Planet Lar...
- Unity
- 1965: Horace Silver
Horace Silver , born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer. His father, who was known as John Tavares Silva, was from the island of Maio in Cape Verde. His mother was born in New Canaan, Connecticut and was of Irish-African descent...
- The Cape Verdean BluesThe Cape Verdean Blues is an album by the Horace Silver Quintet, led by jazz pianist Horace Silver. The quintet is joined on half of these tracks by trombonist J.J. Johnson, with whom Silver had been eager to work for some time...
(Blue Note)
- 1966: Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....
- Sayin Somethin
- 1967: McCoy Tyner
Alfred McCoy Tyner is a jazz pianist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.-Early life:...
- The Real McCoy"The real McCoy" is an idiom used throughout much of the English-speaking world to mean "the real thing" or "the genuine article" e.g., "he's the real McCoy"...
- 1969: Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz...
- The PrisonerThe Prisoner is the seventh and final album by Herbie Hancock on the Blue Note label, released in 1969. His next record would be on Warner Bros...
- 1969: Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is regarded as one of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century. His music embraces elements of funk and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz...
- Fat Albert RotundaFat Albert Rotunda is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It also was the first album that Hancock had on the Warner Bros. Records label, since leaving Blue Note Records.-About the Album:...
- 1970: Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on...
- Red ClayRed Clay is a 1970 album by Freddie Hubbard.Red Clay may also refer to:* Red clay, a type of clay court in tennis* Ultisols, a type of red clay soil common in the U.S...
- 1970: Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on...
- Straight LifeStraight Life is a soul/funk influenced jazz album recorded in 1970 by the trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. It was recorded in between the albums Red Clay and First Light .- Track listing :#"Straight Life" - 17:30#"Mr...
- 1970: Alice Coltrane
Alice Coltrane was an American jazz pianist, organist, harpist, composer, and the wife of John Coltrane.-Biography:...
- Ptah, the El DaoudPtah, the El Daoud was the third solo album by Alice Coltrane.This was Coltrane's first album with horns . Sanders is recorded on the right channel and Joe Henderson on the left channel throughout.All the compositions were written by Coltrane...
- 1971: Blue Mitchell
Richard Allen Mitchell was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records.-Biography:...
- Vital Blue
- 1972: Miroslav Vitouš
Miroslav Ladislav Vitouš , is a Czech jazz bassist who was born in Prague. He began the violin at age six, and started playing the piano at age ten, and bass at fourteen. As a young man in Europe, Vitouš was a competitive swimmer. One of his early music groups was the Junior Trio with his brother...
- Mountain In The Clouds
- 1973: Ron Carter
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound has made him a long sought after studio man. His appearances on over 2,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, along with Milt Hinton, Ray Brown and Leroy Vinnegar. Carter is also an acclaimed cellist...
- All Blues
- 1974: Johnny Hammond - Higher Ground
- 1974: Charles Earland
Charles Earland was an American jazz composer, organist, and saxophonist in the soul jazz idiom.-History:...
- Leaving This Planet
- 1974: Patrice Rushen
Patrice Louise Rushen is a Grammy Award winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
- PrelusionPrelusion is the first album R&B singer Patrice Rushen. The first of three albums she would record with Prestige Records, the album was mainly Instrumental jazz which was her main focus as a singer before becoming a full-time R&B singer four years later after signing with Elektra Records...
- 1976: Coke Escovedo
Coke Escovedo was an American percussionist born April 30, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. Escovedo died on July 13, 1986. Escovedo was a member of the rock band Santana, and later formed the musical group Azteca. Escovedo toured with Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock. Escovedo's niece is Prince...
- Comin' At Ya!
- 1976: Roy Ayers
Roy Ayers is a funk, soul and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a jazz player, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records before his tenure at Polydor Records, during which he progressed a new R&B style, slowly molding the new Disco genre.- Biography :Ayers grew...
- Daddy Bug & Friends
- 1977: Flora Purim
Flora Purim is a Brazilian jazz singer known mainly for her work in the jazz fusion style. She became prominent for her part in Chick Corea's landmark album Return to Forever...
- Encounter
- 1978: Freddie Hubbard
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 60s and on...
- Super BlueSuper Blue is a 1978 album by jazz musician Freddie Hubbard. It was originally released on the Columbia label and peaked at #6 on the Billboard Charts. The album features performances by Hubbard, Hubert Laws, Joe Henderson and Kenny Barron with George Benson guesting on one track...
- 1989: Jon Ballantyne
Jon Ballantyne is a Jazz musician, composer, artist, and piano player who now resides in New York City, USA.- Biography :...
- Sky Dance (Justin Time)
- 1991: Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Learson Marsalis is an American trumpeter and composer. He is among the most prominent jazz musicians of the modern era and is also a well-known instrumentalist in classical music. He is also the Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center...
- Thick In The South: Soul Gestures In Southern Blue, Vol. 1
- 1992: Kenny Garrett
Not to be confused with Kenny GKenny Garrett is an American post bop jazz saxophonist and flautist.-Biography:He was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 9, 1960. His father was a carpenter who played tenor saxophone as a hobby. Garrett's career took off when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra...
- Black Hope- Track listing :* Tacit Dance – 6:08* Spanish-Go-Round – 4:08* Computer “G” – 10:03* Van Gogh's Left Ear – 7:39* Black Hope – 3:51* Jackie & The Bean Stalk – 7:02* Run Run Shaw – 4:45* 2 Step – 5:24* Bone Bop – 4:53* Books & Toys – 5:41...
- 1994: Roy Hargrove
Roy A. Hargrove is an American jazz trumpeter. He won worldwide notice after winning two Grammy Awards for differing types of music, in 1997, and in 2002...
- With the Tenors of Our Time-Track listing: # "Soppin' The Biscuit" – 7:59# "When We Were One" – 5:59# "Valse Hot" – 6:57# "Once Forgotten" – 5:45# "Shade Of Jade" – 5:24# "Greens At The Chicken Shack" – 5:45# "Never Let Me Go" – 5:36# "Serenity" – 5:35...
- 2004: Charlie Haden
Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...
/Joe Henderson/Al FosterAl Foster is an American jazz drummer. Foster played with Miles Davis's large funk fusion group in the 70s, was one of the few people to have contact with Miles during his retirement, and was also part of his in the 80s...
- The Montreal Tapes
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