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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Live In Montreux
Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes, Gary Peacock
Pop - Pubblicato da Stretch Records il 1 gen 1981
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Relaxin' At Camarillo
Jazz - Pubblicato da Original Jazz Classics il 1 gen 1980
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Quiet Now: Lovesome Things
Jazz - Pubblicato da Verve il 1 gen 1999
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In Pursuit Of Blackness/Black Is The Color
Jazz - Pubblicato da Milestone il 1 gen 1999
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The Best Of Kenny Dorham - The Blue Note Years
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Note Records il 1 gen 1964
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The Best Of Joe Henderson
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Note Records il 18 mar 1991
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Milestone Profiles
Jazz - Pubblicato da Concord Records il 1 gen 2006
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Four!
Joe Henderson, Wynton Kelly Trio
Jazz - Pubblicato da Verve il 21 apr 1968
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Jazz Patterns
Bebop - Pubblicato da Archive of Folk & Jazz Music il 20 nov 1983
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Lexicon
Renee Rosnes, Lewis Nash, Todd Coolman
Jazz - Pubblicato da Double-Time Records il 6 feb 2007
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Tenor Tribute - Vol.2
Joe Henderson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath
Jazz - Pubblicato da Soul Note il 30 apr 1988
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Joe Henderson: Birth Of A Genius
Jazz - Pubblicato da Blue Velvet il 6 mag 2019
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Mirror, Mirror (96 kHz)
Joe Henderson, Billy Higgins, Ron Carter, Chick Corea
Jazz - Pubblicato da MPS il 10 ago 1993
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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The Elements
Jazz - Pubblicato da Milestone il 1 gen 1974
Pitchfork: Best New Reissue16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo