Joe Henderson

[John L]

33 minutes ago, Eric said:

Simply adore this album!

So do I.

[Guy Berger]

21 hours ago, Holy Ghost said:

Been mentioned already, mentioning it again, brilliant record, maybe his best:

The intro to “Teeter Totter” is some of my favorite Andrew Hill record.  Setting aside Point of Departure, this is IMHO the best Joe/Kenny album

Edited December 12 by Guy Berger

[Late]

12 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

The intro to “Teeter Totter” is some of my favorite Andrew Hill on record.

Whenever I see the cover of Our Thing, that intro plays in my mind.

[Rooster_Ties]

One of Joe’s more underrated albums, imho, is his last one for Milestone in 1977 — Black Narcissus (rec. in 1974-76).

His remakes of “Black Narcissus” and “Power to the People” are really interesting, in part because of Patrick Gleeson‘s electronics and synthesizers.  (Not saying that alone makes the album great — but it is interesting and different for Joe.)  So that — plus Joe’s playing, as always, is as engaging as ever.

“Black Narcissus”

“Power to the People”

 

[Simon8]

                               

                            

Much love here for "Sideman Joe Meets The Rhythm Sections"
 

Edited December 12 by Simon8

[felser]

48 minutes ago, Simon8 said:

Much love here for "Sideman Joe Meets The Rhythm Sections"
 

+1.

[JSngry]

10 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said:

One of Joe’s more underrated albums, imho, is his last one for Milestone in 1977 — Black Narcissus (rec. in 1974-76).

His remakes of “Black Narcissus” and “Power to the People” are really interesting, in part because of Patrick Gleeson‘s electronics and synthesizers.  (Not saying that alone makes the album great — but it is interesting and different for Joe.)  So that — plus Joe’s playing, as always, is as engaging as ever.

“Black Narcissus”

“Power to the People”

 

What else makes it different is Daniel Humair!

[Rooster_Ties]

32 minutes ago, JSngry said:

What else makes it different is Daniel Humair!

Have to confess, I’ve ever taken note of who was on drums on Black Narcissus before — and Humair has quite a discography it appears!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Humair

[JSngry]

Daniel Humair is a serious badass.

[mikeweil]

He once confessed in an interview he had played with everybody but Rollins and Miles. One of Europe's very best.

And a real free spirit.

[Holy Ghost]

On 12/12/2025 at 2:01 PM, Simon8 said:

                               

                            

Much love here for "Sideman Joe Meets The Rhythm Sections"
 

All three above are uniformly excellent! +

and

[Late]

 

Herbie Hancock's solo on "Power To The People" has got to be one of the hippest electric piano solos ever committed to tape. It is insanely good. The whole album is a gift.

[Rooster_Ties]

3 hours ago, Late said:

Power To The People … is insanely good. The whole album is a gift.

Power To The People was one of the VERY first 4 jazz albums I ever owned — along with Mode For Joe (plus KOB & Nefertiti).

But as much as I quickly grew to love all four — which I played endlessly for the first 2-3 months the I had them (the only jazz I owned at the time, the summer before my senior year in college)…

…but much as I loved all four — I always thought Power To The People was just about THE coolest and hippest jazz album ever. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Rooster_Ties

[Pim]

how this song slowly gets more swinging and intense…. So great