Yeah, this is a real loss.
Joe played such an important part of the music scene in NYC and the West
Coast during the 70's and will truly be missed.
I had the chance to see him in Toronto in around 89 and was amazed at how
controlled his sound was...not a loud player, but you could just hear the
intensity burning though his horn, lifting the band up with him.
As a small tribute, I played a set last night here in NYC at the Music Now!
Festival...our set was dedicated to him. Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre
followed us. An original member of the AACM, he played a heart warming set
of music. Another individual voice well worth the effort of tracking down.
Thanks for the post.
From: "Jonny McIntosh" Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ,
<[email protected]> Subject: [truevibes] Joe Henderson Date: Mon, 2 Jul
2001 16:24:44 +0100
Just in case you don't know, one time Detroit resident Joe Henderson (whose
various albums and appearances on Blue Note I have eulogised on these lists
before, no doubt) has reportedly passed away. More of cult figure than a
widely recognised one, Henderson had a very distinctive tone and cut
several superb albums for Blue Note in the 60s and Milestone in the 70s. He
forged his own (often very modal) path somewhere between hard bop and
Coltrane, latterly using electronics to make some fantastically innovative
albums which never really got the acclaim they deserved at the time.
Anyway, a legend. If you don't know him, certainly check "Mode For Joe"
which is his, and perhaps Blue Note's, best album; "In 'N Out" with the
excellent Kenny Dorham tune "Punjab"; "Power To The People" with the
chilled "Black Narcissus" or the fantastic "Elements" with Alice Coltrane
and contender for best bass player ever - Charlie Haden, as well as
numerous performances on albums by Horace Silver, Patrice Rushen, Pete La
Roca, Lee Morgan, Andrew Hill...
Jonny.
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