Joe Henderson
Joe Henderson is proof that jazz can sell without watering down the music; it just takes creative marketing. Although his sound and style were virtually unchanged from the mid-'60s, Joe Henderson's signing with Verve in 1992 was treated as a major news event by the label (even though he had already recorded many memorable sessions for other companies). His Verve recordings had easy-to-market themes (tributes to Billy Strayhorn, Miles Davis, and Antonio Carlos Jobim) and, as a result, he became a national celebrity and a constant poll winner while still sounding the same as when he was in obscurity in the 1970s.
The general feeling is that it couldn't have happened to a more deserving jazz musician. After studying at Kentucky State College and Wayne State University, Joe Henderson played locally in Detroit before spending time in the military (1960-1962). He played briefly with Jack McDuff and then gained recognition for his work with Kenny Dorham (1962-1963), a veteran bop trumpeter who championed him and helped Henderson get signed to Blue Note. Henderson appeared on many Blue Note sessions both as a leader and as a sideman, spent 1964-1966 with Horace Silver's Quintet, and during 1969-1970 was in Herbie Hancock's band. From the start, he had a very distinctive sound and style which, although influenced a bit by both Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane, also contained a lot of brand new phrases and ideas. Henderson had long been able to improvise in both inside and outside settings, from hard bop to freeform. In the 1970s, he recorded frequently for Milestone and lived in San Francisco, but was somewhat taken for granted. The second half of the 1980s found him continuing his freelancing and teaching while recording for Blue Note, but it was when he hooked up with Verve that he suddenly became famous. Virtually all of his recordings are currently in print on CD, including a massive collection of his neglected (but generally rewarding) Milestone dates. On June 30, 2001, Joe Henderson passed away due to heart failure after a long battle with emphysema.
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Joe Henderson - Vintage Sounds
Jazz - Released by Retro Music Box on 11 Oct 2021
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Nightingale
Jazz - Released by oldies and hits for future on 10 May 2019
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Les Idoles Du Saxophone: Joe Henderson, Vol. 1
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Take A Walk With
Jazz - Released by walk with me classics on 6 Jan 2020
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Snap Your Fingers
R&B - Released by Today Records on 24 Aug 2020
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Our Thing
Jazz - Released by exclusiv for streaming partners on 29 Jan 2016
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Out Of The Night
Jazz - Released by Eleven Fourteen on 9 Jun 2015
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Jinrikisha
Jazz - Released by Memories of Yesterday on 6 Mar 2015
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Straight Ahead
Jazz - Released by Jewels Of The Past on 20 Feb 2015
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Pedro's Time
Jazz - Released by Immortal Legends Records on 23 Jan 2015
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I've Got You Under My Skin
Jazz - Released by Meron on 13 Jun 2016
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Blues for a Four String Guitar
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Love Me Sweet / My Hands Are Tied
Soul - Released by Legacy Music on 24 Oct 1963
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If We Could Start All Over Again
Soul - Released by Legacy Music on 25 Oct 1964
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Congo Explorer
Jazz - Released by Aqualy Mani Inc. on 18 Sep 2019
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Forever In Paradies
Jazz - Released by Paradies Flyer on 11 Oct 2020
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When the Swallows come again
Jazz - Released by Swallows come again on 21 Dec 2021
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