Joe Henderson - In 'N Out

Blue Note



Recorded by Rudy Van Gelder at Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, April 1964

Personnel

Kenny Dorham (trumpet)
Joe Henderson (tenor sax)
McCoy Tyner (piano)
Richard Davis (bass)
Elvin Jones (drums)

Tracks

Punjab; Serenity; Short Story; Brown's Town; In 'N Out

Review:

Joe Henderson was perhaps the least well acknowledged of the great saxophone players to emerge in the sixties.

Dexter Gordon - One Flight Up

Blue Note



Recorded June 2nd 1964 by Jacques Lubin at CBS studios, Paris

RVG remastered version released in 2003

Personnel:

Donald Byrd (trumpet)
Dexter Gordon (tenor sax)
Kenny Drew (Piano)
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass)
Art Taylor (drums)

Tracks:
Tanya, Coppin’ The Haven, Darn That Dream, Kong Neptune

Review:
Dexter Gordon is often cited as a major influence on John Coltrane.

John Coltrane - The Classic Quartet

(Impulse!)



Personnel:

John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax)
McCoy Tyner (piano)
Jimmy Garrison, Art Davis (bass)
Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes (drums)

Recorded between May 1961 and August 1965

Tracks:
Disc 1: Greensleeves; It's Easy to Remember; Inch Worm; Big Nick; Out of This World; Soul Eyes; Miles' Mode; Tunji; Nancy (With the Laughing Face); What's New?; Up 'Gainst the Wall; Too Young to

John Coltrane - The Heavyweight Champion

Atlantic / Rhino



Personnel:

John Coltrane (tenor sax, soprano sax)
McCoy Tyner / Hank Jones / Cedar Walton / Tommy Flannagan / Wynton Kelly (piano)
Paul Chambers / Steve Davis / Charlie Hadden/ Percy Heath /Reggie Workman (bass)
Elvin Jones / Connie Kay/ Lex Humphries, Art Taylor / Jimmy Cobb / Ed Blackwell (drums)
Milt Jackson (vibes)
Don Cherry / Freddie Hubbard (trumpet)
Eric Dolphy (

Miles Davis Quintet - Kind Of Blue

Columbia



Personnel:

Miles Davis (trumpet)
Julian "Cannonball" Adderly (alto sax)
John Coltrane (tenor sax)
Bill Evans (piano)
Paul Chambers (bass)
James Cobb (drums)

(Wynton Kelly replaces Bill Evans on piano on “Freddie Freeloader”; Julian Addderly does not play on ‘Blue In Green”)

Recorded 3rd February and 22nd April 1959 in New York City

Availability: CD, iTunes

Tracks:
So

Thelonious Monk - Live At The It Club

Columbia Legacy



Personnel:
Thelonious Monk (piano)
Charlie Rouse (tenor sax)
Larry Gales (bass)
Ben Riley (drums)

Recorded live at the “It” Club, Los Angeles CA, on October 31st and November 1st 1964.

Availability; CD, iTunes

Tracks:
Disc 1: Blue Monk; Well, You Needn’t; ‘Round Midnight; Rhythm-a-Ning; Blues Five Spot; Beshma Swing; Evidence; Nutty; Epistrophy (Theme).
Disc 2: Straight,

Bobby Hutcherson- The Kicker

Blue Note Personnel:Joe Henderson (tenor sax)Bobby Hutcherson (vibes)Grant Green (guitar, tracks 4 - 6)Duke Pearson (piano)Bob Cranshaw (bass)Al Harewood (drums)Recorded on December 29th, 1963 Tracks:If Ever I Would Leave You; Mirrors; For Duke P; The Kicker; Step Lightly; Bedouin Review:Led by another of the sixties' undervalued players, Bobby Hutcherson, whose subtle and swinging vibe