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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In Pursuit Of Blackness/Black Is The Color
Jazz - Lançado por Milestone em 01/01/1999
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Quiet Now: Lovesome Things
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 01/01/1999
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The Best Of Kenny Dorham - The Blue Note Years
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 01/01/1964
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Straight No Chaser
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 01/01/1968
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The Best Of Joe Henderson
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note Records em 18/03/1991
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Milestone Profiles
Jazz - Lançado por Concord Records em 01/01/2006
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Four!
Joe Henderson, Wynton Kelly Trio
Jazz - Lançado por VERVE em 01/11/1994
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Barcelona
Jazz - Lançado por Yellowbird Records em 01/01/1977
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Jazz Patterns
Bebop - Lançado por Archive of Folk & Jazz Music em 20/11/1983
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Lexicon
Renee Rosnes, Lewis Nash, Todd Coolman
Jazz - Lançado por Double-Time Records em 06/02/2007
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Tenor Tribute - Vol.2
Joe Henderson, Arnett Cobb, Jimmy Heath
Jazz - Lançado por Soul Note em 30/04/1988
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Joe Henderson: Birth Of A Genius
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Velvet em 06/05/2019
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Mirror, Mirror (96 kHz)
Joe Henderson, Billy Higgins, Ron Carter, Chick Corea
Jazz - Lançado por MPS em 10/08/1993
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Recorda Me
Jazz - Lançado por Inma Records em 06/02/2015
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The Elements
Jazz - Lançado por Milestone em 01/01/1974
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Freddie Hubbard Quintet
Jazz - Lançado por Twilight Music em 05/03/2013
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Mode For Joe
Jazz - Lançado por Blue Note (BLU) em 27/01/1966
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Joe Henderson Sextet & Quartet (Live)
Joe Henderson Sextet, Joe Henderson Quartet
Jazz - Lançado por Jazz Door em 16/09/1997
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