Joe on the other hand, fit in everywhere, equally proficient at that time in Dorham’s domain (and as a short term member of Horace Silver’s quintet), as well as the emerging more avant garde playing of Coltrane and Dolphy. Kenny was known throughout his career as a lyrical trumpeter, at home both in straight ahead mainstream, and hard bop settings. Two had Dorham’s name and the other three were Henderson’s. Kenny and Joe collaborated on five albums between 1963-66, with leadership being shared. It didn’t take Joe long to make a name for himself, and get noticed by Blue Note Records, which was “the” label for jazz connoisseurs at the time. Once there, he became mentored by trumpeter, Kenny Dorham, who was still in the prime of his career. After leaving the Army, he decided to come to the jazz capital of the world, New York City, to throw himself into the vibrant jazz scene there. He had played in the US Army band from 1960-1962. Henderson was still 25 years old when he made his recording debut in 1963. The resulting acoustics are pristine, bringing the listener an “in the studio” experience. Mastering has been done by Malcolm Addey, arguably the best in the business. Using the original analog tapes (recorded at the iconic Rudy Van Gelder studio) new transfers were made at the highest possible bit rate, with current standard analog to digital converters. Mosaic Records, the leading and most influential historical archive jazz label, has just released a new box set combining the 1963-1966, Blue Note label, studio output of tenor saxist, Joe Henderson. (Artists include: Joe Henderson – tenor sax Kenny Dorham – trumpet Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Andrew Hill, Tommy Flanagan – piano Butch Warren, Eddie Kahn, Richard Davis, Bob Cranshaw – bass Tony Williams, Pete LaRoca, Elvin Jones, Albert Heath – drums) A jazz man for all seasons… Joe Henderson – The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions – Mosaic Records MD5-2711963-1966 – 5 CD – Limited to 2500 sets – ****1/2
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