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:  Mode For Joe (2024) 

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:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  A Shade Of Jade (7:06)

 2.  Mode For Joe (8:00)

 3.  Black (6:51)

 

Side Two:

 1.  Caribbean Fire Dance (6:41)

 2.  Granted (7:20)

 3.  Free Wheelin' (6:39)

Personnel:

Joe Henderson:  Tenor Saxophone

Lee Morgan: Trumpet

Curtis Fuller:  Trombone

Bobby Hutcherson:  Vibes

Cedar Walton:  Piano

Ron Carter:  Bass

Joe Chambers:  Drums

Mode For Joe is the fifth studio album by Joe Henderson, originally released on November 1966 by Blue Note Records, remastered and reissued on February 16, 2024 by Blue Note Records.  180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl.