Joe Henderson

Artist:  Joe Henderson
Born:  April 24, 1937.  Lima, Ohio, USA
Died:  June 30, 2001 (Aged 64).  San Francisco, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Saxophonist
Instruments:   Saxophone

Joe Henderson was an American Jazz Tenor Saxophonist.  He like to listen to musicians such as Lester Young, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker.  He played with Jack McDuff, Kenny Dorham (1962-1963) and with Horace Silver's Quintet (1964-1966).  In 1967, there was a brief association with Miles Davis's Quintet featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams.

Title:  Our Thing (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Soul Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Bossa Nova, Brazilian Traditions, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Label:  Blue Note Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Teeter Totter  (8:33)
 2.  Pedro's Time  (10:04)
 3.  Our Thing  (5:36)
 4.  Back Road  (6:19)
 5.  Escapade  (8:05)

Personnel:

Joe Henderson:  Tenor Saxophone
Kenny Dorthan:  Trumpet
Andrew Hill:  Piano
Eddie Khan:  Bass
Pete La Roca:  Drums

Our Thing is the second album by Joe Henderson, originally released on May, 1964 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued in 2016 by Blue Note Records, featuring Kenny Dortham, Andrew Hill, Eddie Khan and Pete La Roca.