Listening Room – “Another Earth”
From "Another Earth" : 1968 : Milestone M-9018
This 1968 Milestone album finds Gary Bartz fronting a great band that included Pharoah Sanders, Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell. The music is adventurous without being unfocused. The title track is a suite of sorts and took up all of Side One on the original LP and clocks in at an impressive 24 minutes. [Note: This album can be found on CD as a two-fer with Bartz's "Libra" album.]
Players:
Gary Bartz - Alto & Soprano Sax
Charles Tolliver - Trumpet
Pharoah Sanders - Tenor Sax
Stanley Cowell - Piano
Reggie Workman - Bass
Freddie Waits - Drums
Listening Room – “In Japan”
This 1971 release was recorded in Tokyo and finds Joe Henderson fronting a quartet of Japanese jazz players. Clocking in at 45 minutes, the 4 tracks are all extended takes and the band plays with an intensity rarely captured on record. Considered a must own masterpiece by followers of Henderson, the album showcases him at the peak of his creativity.
Released 1971 : Milestone Records : Catalog # ????
Players:
Joe Henderson - Tenor Sax
Hideo Ichikawa - Electric Piano
Kunimitsu Inaba - Bass
Motohiko Hino - Drums
Listening Room – “Tetragon”
Joe Henderson - Invitation
Joe Henderson - First Trip
From "Tetragon": 1968 : Milestone MSP 9017
Released in 1968 on Milestone Records, "Tetragon" is credited to the Joe Henderson Quartets, as it features two different rhythm sections over the course of the record. Henderson and Ron Carter are featured on all tracks, while Kenny Barron and Don Friedman trade off on piano as do Jack DeJohnette and Louis Hayes on drums. Invitation features DeJohnette and Friedman, while Carter's composition First Trip features Barron and Hayes.
Players:
Joe Henderson - Tenor Sax
Ron Carter - Bass
Kenny Barron - Piano
Don Friedman - Piano
Louis Hayes - Drums
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
Listening Room – “Power To The People”
Joe Henderson - Afro-Centric
Joe Henderson - Power To The People
This 1969 release by Joe Henderson on Milestone Records is a fantastic example of early jazz fusion. Featuring some of the top progressive players of the era, including Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette and of course Joe Henderson, "Power To The People" stands up with the best fusion albums that Hancock and Miles Davis produced during this creative period in jazz.
Players:
Joe Henderson - Tenor Sax
Mike Lawrence - Trumpet
Herbie Hancock - Piano, Fender Rhodes
Ron Carter - Bass
Jack DeJohnette - Drums
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