Quiet Now: Lovesome Things
Released: Feb 23, 1999
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Released: Feb 23, 1999
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Joe Henderson's entry in Polygram's mellow Quiet Now series focuses on his '90s recordings for the Verve label, a period when the tenor saxophonist had settled gracefully into a well-deserved elder...
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Porgy and Bess
Released: Sep 16, 1997
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Released: Sep 16, 1997
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In general, Joe Henderson's take on Porgy & Bess meets the high standards of his latter-day records for Verve. Working with arranger Bob Belden and a wonderful combo -- including guitarist John...
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Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim
Released: Sep 19, 1994
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Released: Sep 19, 1994
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The third of tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson's tribute CDs on Verve was originally supposed to be a collaboration with the great bossa nova composer Antonio Carlos Jobim but Jobim's unexpected...
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So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)
Released: Oct 12, 1992
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Released: Oct 12, 1992
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Joe Henderson's follow-up to his hugely successful Lush Life disc is another concept album, this time involving ten songs (including many lesser-known ones) associated with Miles Davis. Henderson...
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Big Band
Released: Mar 16, 1992
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Released: Mar 16, 1992
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On this 1996 recording, improbably the first to ever feature him leading a big band, the inimitable Joe Henderson assembled nine compositions (seven of which were self-penned) and a topnotch band...
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Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn
Released: Sep 3, 1991
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Released: Sep 3, 1991
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With the release of this CD, the executives at Verve and their marketing staff proved that yes, indeed, jazz can sell. The veteran tenor Joe Henderson has had a distinctive sound and style of his...
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The Standard Joe
Released: Mar 16, 1991
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Released: Mar 16, 1991
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For at least his fourth recording in six years heading a pianoless trio, the great tenor Joe Henderson (along with bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Al Foster) is heard on his own "Inner Urge," an...
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Evening with Joe Henderson
Released: Jul 9, 1987
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Released: Jul 9, 1987
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Although Joe Henderson's pianoless trio recordings for Blue Note in 1985 received a fair amount of publicity, this similar date for the Italian Red label has been almost completely overlooked....
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