Joe Henderson: Page One (1963 – APO)

This 1963 session was Henderson’s debut as a leader, and it introduced a strikingly individualistic tenor saxophonist, with a distinctively muscular sound and approach, as well as a talent for finding a personal route through the dominant tenor styles of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane. At the time of the session, Henderson worked regularly in a quintet with the veteran trumpeter Kenny Dorham, and the two enjoyed a special chemistry apparent on several Blue Note recordings under their individual names. One unusual facet is the hard-bop take on the then emerging bossa nova, apparent in the first recording of Dorham’s now standard “Blue Bossa,” on which Henderson’s thoughtful construction is apparent, and the saxophonist’s own coiling Latin tune, “Recorda Me.” Pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren, and drummer Pete LaRoca provide more than solid support for a date that’s as often reflective as it is forceful.
Stuart Broomer (Jazz Critic)

Tracklist:

1. Blue Bossa 

2. La Mesha 

3. Homestretch 

4. Recorda Me 

5. Jinrikisha 

6. Out Of The Night 

Personnel:

Joe Henderson (Ten Sax)

Kenny Dorham  (Trp)

McCoy Tyner  (Piano)

Butch Warren  (Bass)

Pete La Roca  (Drums)

Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on June 3, 1963. Originally released on Blue Note (84140). Includes liner notes by Kenny Dorham and Bob Blumenthal.
Original Release Date: June 3, 1963  –  Label: APO

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