Joe Henderson(1937-2001)
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Jazz saxophonist and composer Joe Henderson could best be described as
a renaissance man. Creating a style unique from the dominant
saxophonists of his early career -- namely
John Coltrane and
Sonny Rollins -- Henderson became the
consummate sideman. He recorded with
Herbie Hancock and Andrew Hill. He
briefly played with the legendary
Miles Davis and from 1964 to 1966 he
played with the quintet led by composer-pianist
Horace Silver. In later years he tested
different musical waters, playing with the rock group
Blood Sweat & Tears.
His musical career began while he was a student at Kentucky State
College and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. After a brief
period in the army from 1960 to 1962 he joined the Blue Note Records
label and in the late 1970s he recorded several albums for Milestone
Records. Never completely out of vogue, he enjoyed a resurgence in
popularity in the 1990s after a series of critically and popularly
acclaimed albums that included an
Antonio Carlos Jobim tribute called
"Double Rainbow" and "So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)", dedicated
to Miles Davis. A master of
composition, his songs "Recorda Me" and "Inner Urge" have become jazz
classics. A long battle with emphysema and a stroke in 1998 stopped
Henderson's public career, but his legacy and career that spanned over
four decades has left a permanent prototype for others to follow.
a renaissance man. Creating a style unique from the dominant
saxophonists of his early career -- namely
John Coltrane and
Sonny Rollins -- Henderson became the
consummate sideman. He recorded with
Herbie Hancock and Andrew Hill. He
briefly played with the legendary
Miles Davis and from 1964 to 1966 he
played with the quintet led by composer-pianist
Horace Silver. In later years he tested
different musical waters, playing with the rock group
Blood Sweat & Tears.
His musical career began while he was a student at Kentucky State
College and Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. After a brief
period in the army from 1960 to 1962 he joined the Blue Note Records
label and in the late 1970s he recorded several albums for Milestone
Records. Never completely out of vogue, he enjoyed a resurgence in
popularity in the 1990s after a series of critically and popularly
acclaimed albums that included an
Antonio Carlos Jobim tribute called
"Double Rainbow" and "So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)", dedicated
to Miles Davis. A master of
composition, his songs "Recorda Me" and "Inner Urge" have become jazz
classics. A long battle with emphysema and a stroke in 1998 stopped
Henderson's public career, but his legacy and career that spanned over
four decades has left a permanent prototype for others to follow.