Joe Henderson (1937–2001) — Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone. Led Page One, Inner Urge, Mode for Joe. Worked with Ron Carter, McCoy Tyner, Herbie Hancock.
On first listen he seems cool and cerebral — but the core is pure blues. He doesn't dazzle, but with every repeated hearing new discoveries emerge. His phrase architecture is so distinctive that even a lifetime of listening never quite reaches the bottom.
Joe Henderson's albums
The Sidewinder
Lee Morgan · 1964
The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 (recorded 1963, released 1964) became an unexpected hit. Its boogaloo beat and simple riff crossed over to general audiences, reportedly rescuing Blue Note Records from financial trouble. The front line with Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン was two Art BlakeyArt Blakeyアート・ブレイキー alumni at their peak.
Page OnePage OneJoe Henderson · 1963 (1963) was HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン's Blue Note debut. The album introduced 'Recorda Me' and 'Blue Bossa,' two tunes that quickly became standards and thrust Henderson to the center of the scene. McCoy Tyner was simultaneously deep in his Coltrane years.
Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン's tenor saxophone is described as 'searching.' His style — examining a phrase from every angle without rushing to resolution — remained consistent from Blue Note hard bop in the 1960s to his Verve renaissance in the 1990s.
In June 1963 Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン debuted as a Blue Note leader with 'Page One.' Co-fronted with Kenny Dorham, the album introduced 'Blue Bossa' and 'Recorda Me'—both now jam-session staples.
Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン's tenor is featured throughout Lee MorganLee Morganリー・モーガン's The SidewinderThe SidewinderLee Morgan · 1964 (1963). His cerebral, slightly 'outside' phrasing provided a striking foil to Morgan's straight-ahead blues sensibility.
Cedar WaltonCedar Waltonシダー・ウォルトン composed several pieces that became jazz standards, including 'Bolivia,' 'Cedar's Blues,' and 'Mode for Joe.' The last became the title track of Joe HendersonJoe Hendersonジョー・ヘンダーソン's 1966 Blue Note album.
McCoy Tyner
