Joe Henderson Page One (Vinyl, Blue Note Records, 1963) *****
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
Active compensatory factors: I needed some retail therapy a few weeks ago and saw these two albums in the sale bins at my local JB Hi Fi. Troika was reduced by 65 dollars to $9.99 and the Henderson album was 30 dollars. Both massive bargains.
Genre: Prog rock, jazz
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi (Hastings)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Everything I Am (Troika)
Gear costume: Blue Bossa (Page One)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Everything I Am (Troika)
Gear costume: Blue Bossa (Page One)
Active compensatory factors: I needed some retail therapy a few weeks ago and saw these two albums in the sale bins at my local JB Hi Fi. Troika was reduced by 65 dollars to $9.99 and the Henderson album was 30 dollars. Both massive bargains.
The D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings album is a side project instigated by Neal Morse. He wanted to do some acoustic harmony style music like Crosby Stills & Nash, so he engaged former bandmate Nick D'Virgilio (now in Big Big Train) and Haken's Ross Jennings to help him out.
First track Everything I am is as close as anyone can get to that beautiful CSN sound without being CSN. The rest of the album is a three-sided affair on vinyl and includes more of that lovely warm sound, along with some great prog rock songs later in the set. All for less than ten dollars! Ridiculous!!
Page One was Joe Henderson's extraordinary debut album in the year of the Beatles. He is featured in a group with trumpeter Kenny Dorham, the legendary pianist McCoy Tyner, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Pete La Roca.
I particularly like the hard bop sub-genre of jazz and this is a great example.
Where do they all belong? JB Hi Fi is a fantastic addition to Hastings.
Where do they all belong? JB Hi Fi is a fantastic addition to Hastings.
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