Joe Henderson - Tetragon

[dougcrates]

https://jazzdispensary.com/news/top-shelf-reissue-of-joe-hendersons-tetragon-kicks-off-our-10th-anniversary/

Jazz Dispensary vinyl reissue coming on March 13th. Hi-res streaming will also be available that day.  

[Dub Modal]

This is good news. They do a good job on their reissues and always provide them via download as well. 

[Pim]

Great record and great reissues. I already have an lovely sounding 70’s repress. I was hoping for Canyon Lady or  Black is the Colour

[Gheorghe]

18 hours ago, Pim said:

Great record and great reissues. I already have an lovely sounding 70’s repress. I was hoping for Canyon Lady or  Black is the Colour

I bought them in the first half of the seventies, both Tetragon and Canyon Lady, listen to them on USB stick. Actually, the first Joe Henderson LP I had was Canyon Lady. All Milestones albums, all of them, each artist....they were great and a great part of the top acts on jazz festivals were "Milestone Stars". 

[Late]

Hopefully a download will follow. Would much prefer a compact disc issue, but am not holding my breath. I need to spin this album soon!

[Dub Modal]

12 minutes ago, Late said:

Hopefully a download will follow. Would much prefer a compact disc issue, but am not holding my breath. I need to spin this album soon!

yes, they alway offer streaming and download options for their albums - CDs, though, haven't happened yet in this series. 

[Pim]

20 hours ago, Dub Modal said:

yes, they alway offer streaming and download options for their albums - CDs, though, haven't happened yet in this series. 

https://www.discogs.com/sell/list?sort=price%2Casc&master_id=280490&format=CD
 

plenty of options if wanted on cd though. It’s widely avaible on that format. On vinyl it was pretty rare/expensive.

[Holy Ghost]

On 1/21/2026 at 7:44 PM, dougcrates said:

https://jazzdispensary.com/news/top-shelf-reissue-of-joe-hendersons-tetragon-kicks-off-our-10th-anniversary/

Jazz Dispensary vinyl reissue coming on March 13th. Hi-res streaming will also be available that day.  

I guess I have to splurge for the Milestone years CD box set if I ever want to hear these albums. Sleeve artwork is cool, so I'll miss out on that. 

[relyles]

33 minutes ago, Holy Ghost said:

I guess I have to splurge for the Milestone years CD box set if I ever want to hear these albums. Sleeve artwork is cool, so I'll miss out on that. 

Miniature versions of the album covers are included in the booklet to the box set.

Edited January 26 by relyles

[Holy Ghost]

7 hours ago, relyles said:

Miniature versions of the album covers are included in the booklet to the box set.

Oh. Not mini-sleeves?   

[Rooster_Ties]

1 hour ago, Holy Ghost said:

Oh. Not mini-sleeves?   

No, afraid not.  The set is 8 discs long — and comes in 2 four-disc ‘fat-boy’ jewel box cases — along with a tall booklet that has all the notes.

[Late]

Tetragon has to contain one of the best versions of "Invitation." What are some other great versions? I watched a YouTube video the other day of Roy Hargrove, an artist I never really followed, play "Invitation." Faster than Henderson, but really nice. I think Joe's tempo for this song is perfect.

[JSngry]

Imo, this is Joe's best recorded version:

But at the other end of the galaxy...

 

Words!!!

 

Jimmy Heath did a nice one on The Gap Sealer.

[HutchFan]

6 hours ago, Late said:

Tetragon has to contain one of the best versions of "Invitation." What are some other great versions? 

 

 

[Peter Friedman]

Here are some of my favorite versions of "Invitation".

And one more.

[Late]

That Rosemary Clooney version is really nice—it sounds like it should be played while credits for a James Bond movie crawl up the screen.

Goodness—I have that Lucky Thompson disc...and spaced it contained "Invitation." I need to spin it soon!

I dig Joe on that Roy Haynes record!👌

I haven't heard the Konitz or Friedman versions. Need to change that.

[mikeweil]

I always found that Joe played Invitation too fast for the melody to really shine. Many play it for the changes, but Kaper's melodies deserve serious attention. My favourites are Cal Tjader and Milt Jackson. 

[Late]

This version?

 

I like it!!!

[JSngry]

32 minutes ago, Late said:

That Rosemary Clooney version is really nice—it sounds like it should be played while credits for a James Bond movie crawl up the screen.

The backstory to that record has much more intrigue than any Bond movie...