#Joe henderson tetragon full#

Featured peformers: Ron Carter (bass), Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), Orrin Keepnews (producer), Elvin Campbell (engineer). Not all of the music is classic (some of the later sets are unabashedly commercial), but none of the 82 selections are dull and the very distinctive Henderson always gives his best. Released in January 1969 on Milestone (catalog no. The music ranges from Blue Note-style hard bop and modal explorations to fusion and '70s funk, with important contributions made by trumpeters Mike Lawrence, Woody Shaw, and Luis Gasca, trombonist Grachan Moncur III, and keyboardists Kenny Barron, Don Friedman, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, George Cables, Alice Coltrane, Mark Levine, and George Duke, among others.

#Joe henderson tetragon full#

My favourite Joe period is the mid seventies when his playing could be very free, powerful and screaming yet also full of subtlety. The Kicker,Tetragon, in Japan, In pursuit of blackness, black is the colour, power to the people, Quintet-at the lighthouse. This massive eight-CD set contains all of the music from Henderson's dozen Milestone LPs, plus a duet with altoist Lee Konitz and his guest appearances with singer Flora Purim and cornetist Nat Adderley. I like these JH albums, all on milestone I think.

Tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson's most famous recordings are his early Blue Notes and his more recent Verves, but in between he recorded exclusively for Milestone and, although Henderson was in consistently fine form in the diverse settings, he was somewhat neglected during his middle years.