Saw him in Toronto before he passed. Small in stature but had a huge sound. He is one of the most inventive and dynamic saxophone players ever. A true master.
I love how Joe plays some crazy "throwing paint on a canvas" stuff, then immediately follows it up with the most inside diatonic lick. I remember going through a period of transcribing my favorite Joe solos and discovering that that's what he does all the time. To my ears, the inside lines create a framework and "ground" everything after he's played some totally crazy shit.
Yeah I like what he does in McCoy Tyner's Passion Dance from 4:54 to 5:05(not in this video). He does the thing that you said- playing really out and then following it up with a diatonic line. It goes: (Really outside part) DaDUH dadaDUH dadadadaduhDUH duhdadeedaduh... deedaduh... deedaduh... deeda........dalalalDA DUHduhdeeduh deedaduh...deedaduh...deedaduh...da. (Inside part) duhduhduhduh DAduhduhdoodadeeduh
I heard JH back in 1971 at a jazz club in Berkeley. It was called Mandrakes. Joe was unbelievable, weaving up and down around the microphone. Bad ass player!! He also had Bobby Hutcherson on the vibes (who I talked to at the restaurant that was next door). Cool time :)
Hands down my favorite tenor titan. There will never be another Joe Henderson. I truly miss him. Outside and inside... He had that jazz cry balanced with a sensitive lyricism...A great composer and artist.
As much of a freak that I am for Michael Brecker, no Joe Henderson, no Michael Brecker. Joe's impact on jazz history as an improvisor and composer was huge.
There's a special place in my heart for this man. I feel like I grew up with him, having fallen in love with his sound soon after I discovered jazz in the mid-late '70's. I cherish my memories of seeing Joe locally in the San Francisco bay area a number of times, and the brief hellos and short you're-sounding-great-tonight-Joe intermission and post-show chats. He was very friendly. His two solos on Inner Urge are, to this day, among the very best recorded tenor sax solos of all time.
Robert Mayer completely agree! the solos on inner urge are something from another world. Every single week I listen to them and they never get old, quite the opposite.
In those Blue Notes years, everybody wanted Mo Jo in their sessions!! Thanks bernie!! And Blue Note.... Clearly a genius, and everyone on the scene appreciated him... Jazz is!!!
Senator, my senator! Found you have the name and style to stay. Not change a thing you must. Always a joy listening to your selections and reading the bernified introductions is. May the fourths be with you!
Great! Thanks Well since you've asked you could have added dozens of great solos ofcourse but the one duo he did with Oscar Castro Neves once i loved is sublime
Amazing, one of the all time great voices in jazz improvisation. I vote 10 times George Benson went beast mode.... I can give examples if necessary :-D
When in 1984 Michael told a class of students that he had had a few lessons from Joe, I took it with a "grain of salt". Here the proof is in the listening; certainly, I can hear flashes of Michael - rather of Joe (lgh) Joe is on fire
I read an interview in the early 1990’s where Joe said Brecker stole his stuff and never gave him credit. He said he remembered the time and place where they went over stuff.
Mr Henderson was a genius! that concert with freddie hubbard was great #4... id love to see just one, one Hank Mobley live video! if only one existed id die on that day i saw it, with a betters then sex orgasm face :P
Well there is now one footage uploaded with Mobley.. unfortunatly only talking with Thelonious Monk Bobby Timmons and the Barones but still nice to hear his sweet voice
@@vasaudara7657 Thank YOU SO MUCH!!!! i I just watched it!! ua-cam.com/video/woiKE0CGS5U/v-deo.html If anyone else wants to check it out. I dont know who the original uploader is but Thanks FernandOrtizdeUrbina
But the one you should listen to is John Gilmore tenor player with Sun Ra and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers he was doing it first also Yusef Lateef than John Coltrane than Albert Ayler than Charles Lloyd than Pharaoh Sanders oh and Wayne Shorter ...
Can you please make a video like this but for a drummer. Philly Jo, Billy Higgins, Steve Gadd, Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich, Roy Hanes, Joe Morello, Elvin jones to name a few that deserve recognition on this channel.
At 40+ years into the jazz thing I'll proclaim Joe Henderson as vital to anyone's understanding of the music. In the early 1980's I spoke with him at Lush Life down on Bleeker Street, he for some reason was intent on talking and it was fascinating. Now in 2021 with societies laid waste by the stupidity of men, I will turn my attention to the messages left here by Joe Henderson for us to learn.
Every time I hear the bogus and cringe worthy claim that Michael Brecker is the greatest saxophone player that ever lived, the first person I think of is Joe Henderson, whose influence on a generation of players - including MB - is not stated nearly enough.
Hard to recommend only a few, but definitely you'd need in your collection Inner Urge (not only my favorite of Joe's but McCoy Tyner also shines; essentially the Coltrane Quartet behind Joe) and Page One (his first as a leader, with Kenny Dorham also playing beautifully; lots of his classic tunes on this). I've always been partial to In Pursuit of Blackness as one of his best live albums (with a young Stan Clarke, and includes a hot version of Recorda-me (from Page One) under a different name, No Me Esqueca). These are my personal favorites out of about 10 albums (which are all great).
Saw Mr Henderson first in Göttingen, Germany, 1977, with Rick Laird. I will never forget him.
Saw him in Toronto before he passed. Small in stature but had a huge sound. He is one of the most inventive and dynamic saxophone players ever. A true master.
Joe is one of my favorite tenor saxophone players of all time rip Joe nobody around to fill your shoes
I'm makin' my way. Soon enough, brotha.
I love how Joe plays some crazy "throwing paint on a canvas" stuff, then immediately follows it up with the most inside diatonic lick. I remember going through a period of transcribing my favorite Joe solos and discovering that that's what he does all the time. To my ears, the inside lines create a framework and "ground" everything after he's played some totally crazy shit.
Yeah I like what he does in McCoy Tyner's Passion Dance from 4:54 to 5:05(not in this video). He does the thing that you said- playing really out and then following it up with a diatonic line. It goes:
(Really outside part) DaDUH dadaDUH dadadadaduhDUH duhdadeedaduh... deedaduh... deedaduh... deeda........dalalalDA DUHduhdeeduh deedaduh...deedaduh...deedaduh...da.
(Inside part) duhduhduhduh DAduhduhdoodadeeduh
@@erichuang7524 hahaha i know exactly the line youre talking about. Just nasty
his inside bluesy lines are so tasty.
5:01 johnny griffin hit the woah lmao
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lmfaooo
I heard JH back in 1971 at a jazz club in Berkeley. It was called Mandrakes. Joe was unbelievable, weaving up and down around the microphone. Bad ass player!! He also had Bobby Hutcherson on the vibes (who I talked to at the restaurant that was next door). Cool time :)
Hands down my favorite tenor titan. There will never be another Joe Henderson. I truly miss him. Outside and inside... He had that jazz cry balanced with a sensitive lyricism...A great composer and artist.
My 2nd Favorite.
Joe was simply amazing. So glad I got to hear him live and have a conversation with him.
What did you talk about?
Mode for Joe did it for me. He is insane on that album. A madman. Gotta love it!
I saw Joe many times live. He would go next level on every tune! That said, this is wonderful….one of the masters of the saxophone universe!
Henderson was one of the greatest in my opinion. He deserve a lot more credit for his contribution and music.
As much of a freak that I am for Michael Brecker, no Joe Henderson, no Michael Brecker. Joe's impact on jazz history as an improvisor and composer was huge.
Joe could easily be the “last original cat”,
it’s great to hear him!
Well, We still have Sonny Rollings with us. That will be the last original cat from that era and another killer. My opinion
can't get enough
There's a special place in my heart for this man. I feel like I grew up with him, having fallen in love with his sound soon after I discovered jazz in the mid-late '70's. I cherish my memories of seeing Joe locally in the San Francisco bay area a number of times, and the brief hellos and short you're-sounding-great-tonight-Joe intermission and post-show chats. He was very friendly. His two solos on Inner Urge are, to this day, among the very best recorded tenor sax solos of all time.
Robert Mayer
Me too dude! Like I can here him if personnel on the album doesn’t say. His sound can’t be duplicated!
Robert Mayer completely agree! the solos on inner urge are something from another world. Every single week I listen to them and they never get old, quite the opposite.
who can dislike this ??? What a genius of Modern Music !!!!
I love his Power to the People album - and a lot else!
Joe Henderson, The. Tenor Saxophone GOAT. Masters'The Top, Middle, & Lower Range, On The Tenor Saxophone . Ahead.
Hard to say which is my favourite but if I had to choose I'd say #5 and #6.
In those Blue Notes years, everybody wanted Mo Jo in their sessions!! Thanks bernie!! And Blue Note.... Clearly a genius, and everyone on the scene appreciated him... Jazz is!!!
You're welcome!
Joe is the best
Joe Henderson and Hank Mobley also Harold Floyd "Tina " Brooks top shelf composers, arrangers and Tenor saxophonists in my mind.
Couldn't agree more
Wayne Shorter?????????
Tina brooks is highly underrated. Probably because of his very short career in music
Totally agree! Tina Brooks is 1 Dexter 2....or is it the other way?😳😎
Senator, my senator! Found you have the name and style to stay. Not change a thing you must. Always a joy listening to your selections and reading the bernified introductions is. May the fourths be with you!
Great! Thanks
Well since you've asked you could have added dozens of great solos ofcourse but the one duo he did with Oscar Castro Neves once i loved is sublime
Joe Henderson is just a killer-triller!
Amazing, one of the all time great voices in jazz improvisation.
I vote 10 times George Benson went beast mode.... I can give examples if necessary :-D
Bernie, awesome picks!
Good guy Bernie gives the links to the full clips :)
5:55
Amazing !!
One of my greatest heroes
Can't agree with you more.
Guy @3:50 on the far right. LOL!!!!!!! "Back and to the left.......back and to the left....."
He's my all time favorite.
When in 1984 Michael told a class of students that he had had a few lessons from Joe, I took it with a "grain of salt".
Here the proof is in the listening; certainly, I can hear flashes of Michael - rather of Joe (lgh)
Joe is on fire
yes he is
@@BerniesBootlegs1 Thanks for posting.
I shall now be tracking Joe as well - and stealing as much.
I read an interview in the early 1990’s where Joe said Brecker stole his stuff and never gave him credit. He said he remembered the time and place where they went over stuff.
Love these, great post!!! Mo Joe!
He went “genius mode” much more than 7 times.
Man, the clip with Thad is so swinging
One of the Greatest...
Absolutely one of the greatest.
Mr Henderson was a genius! that concert with freddie hubbard was great #4... id love to see just one, one Hank Mobley live video! if only one existed id die on that day i saw it, with a betters then sex orgasm face :P
Well there is now one footage uploaded with Mobley.. unfortunatly only talking with Thelonious Monk Bobby Timmons and the Barones but still nice to hear his sweet voice
ua-cam.com/video/woiKE0CGS5U/v-deo.html
@@vasaudara7657 Thank YOU SO MUCH!!!! i I just watched it!! ua-cam.com/video/woiKE0CGS5U/v-deo.html If anyone else wants to check it out. I dont know who the original uploader is but Thanks FernandOrtizdeUrbina
Muito bom bom de mais uma fonte de energia maravilhosa muito bom
He is one of my heroes. Thank you for this.
You're welcome!
Far out!
I'm a young jazzer, I hear a lot of Kamasi doing this kind of overtone work. Is Henderson the founder of this stylization?
Kamsi Washington's sound comes from Pharaoh Sanders
But the one you should listen to is John Gilmore tenor player with Sun Ra and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers he was doing it first also Yusef Lateef than John Coltrane than Albert Ayler than Charles Lloyd than Pharaoh Sanders oh and Wayne Shorter ...
Can you please make a video like this but for a drummer. Philly Jo, Billy Higgins, Steve Gadd, Mel Lewis, Buddy Rich, Roy Hanes, Joe Morello, Elvin jones to name a few that deserve recognition on this channel.
Would *love* to see an Elvin Jones compilation. I'd add Tony Williams and Max Roach to the wish list.
rloomis3 yeahhh man. Tony Williams and Max are sick. Us drummers could go on for hours about all the best drummers.
Is that guitar player in #2 Zappa?
Any titles for these or am i not hip enough
Great¡
what was #6 taken from? Thad Jones Bigband? where can i find moe joe?
It's the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band playing Thad's "The Second Race" during a fall 1969 concert in Copenhagen.
At 40+ years into the jazz thing I'll proclaim Joe Henderson as vital to anyone's understanding of the music. In the early 1980's I spoke with him at Lush Life down on Bleeker Street, he for some reason was intent on talking and it was fascinating. Now in 2021 with societies laid waste by the stupidity of men, I will turn my attention to the messages left here by Joe Henderson for us to learn.
That took a bleak turn 😂
Getz, Henderson, and Coltrane in that order. Henderson had the best tone.
Every time I hear the bogus and cringe worthy claim that Michael Brecker is the greatest saxophone player that ever lived, the first person I think of is Joe Henderson, whose influence on a generation of players - including MB - is not stated nearly enough.
Which records of his would any of you recommend?
Page One,
In 'n Out
Great albums
Hard to recommend only a few, but definitely you'd need in your collection Inner Urge (not only my favorite of Joe's but McCoy Tyner also shines; essentially the Coltrane Quartet behind Joe) and Page One (his first as a leader, with Kenny Dorham also playing beautifully; lots of his classic tunes on this). I've always been partial to In Pursuit of Blackness as one of his best live albums (with a young Stan Clarke, and includes a hot version of Recorda-me (from Page One) under a different name, No Me Esqueca). These are my personal favorites out of about 10 albums (which are all great).
Inner Urge and In N Out
Yes.
Something Else
#6 Is that Mel Lewis' band?
Tom Parker who is Mel Jones?
I meant Mel Lewis.
Tom Parker lol. Yes
It's the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band playing Thad's "The Second Race" during a fall 1969 concert in Copenhagen.
#4 is pitch shifted down from the original
Guitar player playing a Les Paul over Recordame
I was kinda bummed i didnt get to see him play without his beard like in the video suggestions when i clicked on it
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Joe at the top of his game ..... ua-cam.com/video/BGgwkwWGLZo/v-deo.html Joe in at about 3:30
Infantile way of quantifying art as if it’s competitive sport. Like splicing together great wide receivers’ best touchdowns. Grow up. Or not