An evaluation of joe hendersons influence on my development as a professional jazz musician, composer and saxophonist is documented and a harmonic. Next, slowly turn clockwise the gain on the amplifier up until you see the gain led light up or hear audible distortion, then turn it down a little. The kicker seeks to connect the worlds of sports and comedy on a more consistent basis by leveraging the combined street cred of seasoned comedy writers and. Joe henderson joe henderson was for more than 30 years a columnist and editor at runners world magazine, and he has published more than 30 books. Joe henderson was a great saxophonist, but i dont think ill ruffle many feathers by calling this one of his lesser 60s efforts. Trumpeter randy brecker wrote in the liner notes of a tribute album his thoughts on hendersons impact on jazz.
Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. It was recorded on august 10, 1967 with one track coming from a later session on september 27 and features performances by henderson with mike lawrence, grachan moncur iii. Music henderson is still on peak form here and dorham partners well. Joe hendersons illustrious recording life began in the early 60s with blue note. The title page one is fitting for this disc, as it marks the beginning of the first chapter in the long career of tenor man joe henderson. Joe henderson songs for all instruments and levels. Recordame page one 1963, blue note as played on joe. Kicker products are currently sold by approximately 1,200 authorized dealers in the united states, and export sales are managed through a network of. This album which has been included in joe hendersons complete, eightcd milestone years box set has quite a few classic moments. Recorda me is a composition by tenor saxophonist joe henderson. It can also mean, in american informal english, an unexpected or surprising remark, revelation, or set of circumstances, as in the real kicker came when the chairman announced that he was quitting. Joe hendersons auspicious page one blue note records.
Kicker 15 l7 s15l7 subwoofer 3d cad model library grabcad. In a career spanning more than four decades, henderson played with many of the leading american players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including blue note. Index of compositions performed by joe henderson generated on wed, jun 18, 2008. Inner urge sheet music joe henderson real book melody. Mode for joe, recorded and released in 1966, was joe hendersons last recording as leader for blue note until he returned to the label almost 20 years later. Joe henderson is proof that jazz can sell without watering down the music. For last 2 solo choruses, continue to letter fine 2. Compositional style of joe henderson david liebman.
It was recorded on august 10, 1967 with one track coming from a later session on september 27 and. Within a year blue note records inc would be gone, and henderson would migrate. Oct 28, 2015 the kicker seeks to connect the worlds of sports and comedy on a more consistent basis by leveraging the combined street cred of seasoned comedy writers and bigname pro athletes and producing. But somehow with joes tunes, the forms feel completely natural, a consequence of his melodies. Joe henderson, one of the great jazz saxophonists and a composer who wrote a handful of tunes known by almost every jazz student, died on saturday in san francisco. From 1963 67 he is the featured tenor sax player on some twenty albums for blue note that set a new standard in jazz, defined the future direction of the label and could all be argued for. The kickergrant green transcription free pdf youtube. Lead sheet to joe hendersons tune the kicker as played on the horace silver album song for my father. An evening with joe henderson, released in 1987, showed him in similar form. Joe henderson s first recording for milestone was very much a continuation of the adventurous acoustic music he had recorded previously for blue note. This album which has been included in joe henderson s complete, eightcd milestone years box set has quite a few classic moments. He taught running classes at the university of oregon in eugene for 18 years, and he has coached a local marathon and. Compare it to his 5 excellent albums on blue note, or for that matter mccoy tyners the real mccoy recorded around the same time and youll get a good sense of what i mean.
Sports comedy site the kicker launches because nobody else. The music of billy strayhorn, which uses the duo setting on three tracks. Kicker recommends using these test tones to reach the most accurate and best performing settings. Return to the joe henderson intro page at 117 special ron carter 10241973 1684 ron carter 8151988 49th parallel neil swainson may 1987 52nd street theme thelonious monk 691988 live. For those listeners who do not wish to invest in the tenor saxophonists complete eightcd milestone box set, this singlecd is a good place to start in investigating his middle period music. Joe hendersons harmonic approach to improvisation within the. Free shipping and exclusive concert streaming for members.
Joe henderson all categories lps, cds, vinyl record. For the rest of the decade, he recorded live sets and seemed content with life as a musician s musician, performing at berlin s jazzfest in 1987, playing sideman and leader on occasional blue note and red records releases, and even touring europe with an all. On this album of alloriginal material by henderson and bandmates, the tenor saxophonist is backed by an allstar septet. Joe hendersons harmonic approach to improvisation within. Jul 03, 2001 joe henderson, one of the great jazz saxophonists and a composer who wrote a handful of tunes known by almost every jazz student, died on saturday in san francisco. The kicker is the first album by jazz saxophonist joe henderson released on the milestone. This collection includes 16 transcriptions of some of the best solos from one of the worlds greatest tenor players. Lee morgan on trumpet, curtis fuller on trombone, bobby hutcherson.
Kicker products are designed and shipped from a 280,000squarefoot facility that houses nearly 200 energetic individuals who constantly push the limits of audiodesign technology and performance. Song for my father was actually far less focused in its origins than the typical silver project. Guitarist grant green is added for the second half, beginning with. Although his sound and style were virtually unchanged from the mid60s, joe hendersons signing with verve in 1992 was treated as a major news event by the label even though he had already recorded many memorable sessions for other companies. The kicker by joe henderson sextet on amazon music.
Recordame joe henderson pdf learn to play jazz standards the easy way for saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, bass, piano, vocals, drums, recordame joe henderson. It was recorded on august 10, 1967 with one track coming from a later session on september 27 and features performances by henderson with mike lawrence, grachan moncur iii, kenny barron, ron carter and louis hayes. Joe henderson 19372001, one of the most influential saxophonists and composers in jazz, is an example of a performer whose contributions are overshadowed by those of his betterknown contemporaries, such as miles davis, john coltrane, and. Originally on tetragon m 9017 recorded may 16, 1968. A great electric set recorded at the lighthouse in 1970, in that slightly funky mode of joe s best work from the time. At that point in time, tenor saxophonist henderson was a sideman with herbie hancocks sextet, so hancock was happy to perform as a sideman, doubling on piano and electric piano, with the allstar group, which also includes trumpeter mike lawrence, bassist ron. Earland plays hammond, moog, clavinet, and arp on the set and other players include joe henderson on tenor, dave hubbard on alto and soprano sax, eddie henderson and freddie hubbard on trumpets, marc elf on guitar, harvey mason on drums, and the incredible patrick gleeson on synthesizers bringing in a spacey edge to the record thats. Song for my father horace silver, horace silver quintet. Buy jamey aebersold jazz, volume 108 joe henderson at. Millions of posters, photographs, tshirts, vinyl, magazines and more spanning over 50 years. Joe henderson was perhaps the least well acknowledged of the great saxophone players to emerge in the sixties. Punjab artists joe henderson ts kenny dorham t richard davis b elvin jones d mccoy tyner p recorded on april 10, 1964 van gelder studio, englewood cliffs, new jersey. Joe henderson s beautiful soloing style, honed at this point on a number of fine blue note recordings, is set free in a band that includes woody shaw, lenny white, and george cables, who plays beautifully on electric piano. He taught running classes at the university of oregon in eugene for 18 years, and he has coached a local marathon and halfmarathon training team since 2005.
Lead sheet to joe henderson s tune the kicker as played on the horace silver album song for my father. Sonny rollins, stan getz and joe henderson are three of many saxophonists who have employed this particular combination to explore different ways of improvisation. Finally, one must not forget how joe played over standards like invitation and monks ask me now among others that were invariably part of a joe henderson performance. In fact, you will find the first two tracks on other.
Check out the kicker by joe henderson sextet on amazon music. He owned those tunes, playing them like he wrote them. Henderson, including coaching cross country successfully coaching successfully, and better runs. Joe henderson, mode for joe in highresolution audio. Its my favorite one out there and it was nice modeling it. Mode for joe, recorded and released in 1966, was joe henderson s last recording as leader for blue note until he returned to the label almost 20 years later.
He launched as a leader in 1963 with his blue note debut, page one, a remarkable quintet session featuring trumpeter kenny dorham, his collaborator, who contributed two originals to the sixtrack album as well as penned the liner notes where he claimed the goateed astronaut of the tenor sax was one. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. The kicker is the first album by jazz saxophonist joe henderson released on the milestone label. Unsurprisingly, its used mostly in sports contexts. Oct 20, 2016 after a series of vanguard jazz releases and collaborations on blue note in the midsixties, joe henderson switched to orrin keepnews milestone label and delivered the more straightforward, hardswinging album the kicker. Joe henderson april 24, 1937 june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist.
Originally included on the kicker milestone 9008 recorded august 10, 1967 side b. Joe henderson page one music matters reissue the analog. Joe was for more than 30 years a contributor to runners world magazine. A kicker is, at the most basic level, one that kicks. Recordame joe henderson tune, found on page one recorded at nyc town hall in february 22, 1985 herbie hancock piano ron. For those of you who know joe henderson primarily through his blue note output this album will not disappoint.
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