Joe Henderson (Lima, Ohio, April 24, 1937 - San Francisco, California, June… Read Full Bio ↴Joe Henderson (Lima, Ohio, April 24, 1937 - San Francisco, California, June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than forty years Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including Blue Note.
Joe Henderson was encouraged by his parents and older brother James T. to study music. He dedicated his first album to them "for being so understanding and tolerant" during his formative years. Early musical interests included drums, piano, saxophone and composition. According to Kenny Dorham, two local piano teachers who went to school with Henderson's brothers and sisters, Richard Patterson and Don Hurless, gave him a knowledge of the piano. He was particularly enamored of his brother's record collection. It seems that a hometown drummer, John Jarette, advised Henderson to listen to musicians like Lester Young, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker. He also liked Flip Phillips, Lee Konitz and the Jazz at the Philharmonic recordings. However, Parker became his greatest inspiration. His first approach to the saxophone was under the tutelage of Herbert Murphy in high school. In this period of time, he wrote several scores for the school band and rock groups.
By eighteen, Henderson was active on the Detroit jazz scene of the mid-'50s, playing in jam sessions with visiting New York stars. While attending classes of flute and bass at Wayne State University, he further developed his saxophone and compositional skills under the guidance of renowned teacher Larry Teal at the Teal School of Music. In late 1959, he formed his first group. By the time he arrived at Wayne State University, he had transcribed and memorized so many Lester Young solos that his professors believed he had perfect pitch. Classmates Yusef Lateef, Barry Harris and Donald Byrd undoubtedly provided additional inspiration. He also studied music at Kentucky State College.
Shortly prior to his army induction in 1960, Henderson was commissioned by UNAC to write some arrangements for the suite "Swings and Strings", which was later performed by a ten-member orchestra and the local dance band of Jimmy Wilkins.
He spent two years (1960–1962) in the U.S. Army: firstly in Fort Benning, where he even competed in the army talent show and won the first place, then in Fort Belvoir, where he was chosen for a world tour, with a show to entertain soldiers. While in Paris, he met Kenny Drew and Kenny Clarke. Then he was sent to Maryland to conclude his draft. In 1962, he was finally discharged and promptly moved to New York. He first met trumpeter Kenny Dorham, an invaluable guidance for him, at saxophonist Junior Cook's place. That very evening, they went to see Dexter Gordon playing at Birdland. Henderson was asked by Gordon himself to play something with his rhythm section; needless to say, he happily accepted.
Although Henderson's earliest recordings were marked by a strong hard-bop influence, his playing encompassed not only the bebop tradition, but also rhythm & blues, Latin and avant-garde as well. He soon joined Horace Silver's band and provided a seminal solo on the jukebox hit "Song for My Father". After leaving Silver's band in 1966, Henderson resumed freelancing and also co-led a big band with Kenny Dorham. His arrangements for the band went unrecorded until the release of Joe Henderson Big Band (Verve) in 1996.
From 1963 to 1968, Joe appeared on nearly thirty albums for Blue Note, including five released under his name. The recordings ranged from relatively conservative hard-bop sessions (Page One, 1963) to more explorative sessions (Inner Urge and Mode for Joe, 1966). He played a prominent role in many landmark albums under other leaders for the label, including most of Horace Silver's swinging and soulful Song for My Father, Herbie Hancock's dark and densely orchestrated The Prisoner, Lee Morgan's hit album The Sidewinder and "out" albums with pianist Andrew Hill (Black Fire 1963 and Point of Departure, 1964) and drummer Pete La Roca (Basra, 1965).
In 1967, there was a notable, but brief, association with Miles Davis's quintet featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, although the band was never recorded. Henderson's adaptability and eclecticism would become even more apparent in the years to follow.
Signing with Orrin Keepnews's fledgling Milestone label in 1967 marked a new phase in Henderson’s career. He co-led the Jazz Communicators with Freddie Hubbard from 1967-1968. Henderson was also featured on Hancock's Fat Albert Rotunda for Warner Bros. It was during this time that Henderson began to experiment with jazz-funk fusion, studio overdubbing, and other electronic effects. Song and album titles like Power to the People, In Pursuit of Blackness, and Black Narcissus reflected his growing political awareness and social consciousness, although the last album was named after the Powell and Pressburger film of 1947.
After a brief association with Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1971, Henderson moved to San Francisco and added teaching to his résumé.
Though he occasionally worked with Echoes of an Era, the Griffith Park Band and Chick Corea, Henderson remained primarily a leader throughout the 1980s. An accomplished and prolific composer, he began to focus more on reinterpreting standards and his own earlier compositions. Blue Note attempted to position the artist at the forefront of a resurgent jazz scene in 1986 with the release of the two-volume State of the Tenor recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City. The albums (with Ron Carter on bass and Al Foster on drums) revisited the tenor trio form used by Sonny Rollins in 1957 on his own live Vanguard albums for the same label. Henderson established his basic repertoire for the next seven or eight years, with Monk's "Ask Me Now" becoming a signature ballad feature.
It was only after the release of An Evening with Joe Henderson, a live trio set (featuring Charlie Haden and Al Foster) for the Italian independent label Red Records that Henderson underwent a major career change: Verve took notice of him and in the early 1990s signed him. That label adopted a 'songbook' approach to recording him, coupling it with a considerable marketing and publicity campaign, which more successfully positioned Henderson at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene. His 1992 'comeback' album Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn was a commercial and critical success and followed by tribute albums to Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim and a rendition of the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess.
On June 30, 2001, Joe Henderson died due to heart failure after a long battle with emphysema.
Joe Henderson was encouraged by his parents and older brother James T. to study music. He dedicated his first album to them "for being so understanding and tolerant" during his formative years. Early musical interests included drums, piano, saxophone and composition. According to Kenny Dorham, two local piano teachers who went to school with Henderson's brothers and sisters, Richard Patterson and Don Hurless, gave him a knowledge of the piano. He was particularly enamored of his brother's record collection. It seems that a hometown drummer, John Jarette, advised Henderson to listen to musicians like Lester Young, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon and Charlie Parker. He also liked Flip Phillips, Lee Konitz and the Jazz at the Philharmonic recordings. However, Parker became his greatest inspiration. His first approach to the saxophone was under the tutelage of Herbert Murphy in high school. In this period of time, he wrote several scores for the school band and rock groups.
By eighteen, Henderson was active on the Detroit jazz scene of the mid-'50s, playing in jam sessions with visiting New York stars. While attending classes of flute and bass at Wayne State University, he further developed his saxophone and compositional skills under the guidance of renowned teacher Larry Teal at the Teal School of Music. In late 1959, he formed his first group. By the time he arrived at Wayne State University, he had transcribed and memorized so many Lester Young solos that his professors believed he had perfect pitch. Classmates Yusef Lateef, Barry Harris and Donald Byrd undoubtedly provided additional inspiration. He also studied music at Kentucky State College.
Shortly prior to his army induction in 1960, Henderson was commissioned by UNAC to write some arrangements for the suite "Swings and Strings", which was later performed by a ten-member orchestra and the local dance band of Jimmy Wilkins.
He spent two years (1960–1962) in the U.S. Army: firstly in Fort Benning, where he even competed in the army talent show and won the first place, then in Fort Belvoir, where he was chosen for a world tour, with a show to entertain soldiers. While in Paris, he met Kenny Drew and Kenny Clarke. Then he was sent to Maryland to conclude his draft. In 1962, he was finally discharged and promptly moved to New York. He first met trumpeter Kenny Dorham, an invaluable guidance for him, at saxophonist Junior Cook's place. That very evening, they went to see Dexter Gordon playing at Birdland. Henderson was asked by Gordon himself to play something with his rhythm section; needless to say, he happily accepted.
Although Henderson's earliest recordings were marked by a strong hard-bop influence, his playing encompassed not only the bebop tradition, but also rhythm & blues, Latin and avant-garde as well. He soon joined Horace Silver's band and provided a seminal solo on the jukebox hit "Song for My Father". After leaving Silver's band in 1966, Henderson resumed freelancing and also co-led a big band with Kenny Dorham. His arrangements for the band went unrecorded until the release of Joe Henderson Big Band (Verve) in 1996.
From 1963 to 1968, Joe appeared on nearly thirty albums for Blue Note, including five released under his name. The recordings ranged from relatively conservative hard-bop sessions (Page One, 1963) to more explorative sessions (Inner Urge and Mode for Joe, 1966). He played a prominent role in many landmark albums under other leaders for the label, including most of Horace Silver's swinging and soulful Song for My Father, Herbie Hancock's dark and densely orchestrated The Prisoner, Lee Morgan's hit album The Sidewinder and "out" albums with pianist Andrew Hill (Black Fire 1963 and Point of Departure, 1964) and drummer Pete La Roca (Basra, 1965).
In 1967, there was a notable, but brief, association with Miles Davis's quintet featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Tony Williams, although the band was never recorded. Henderson's adaptability and eclecticism would become even more apparent in the years to follow.
Signing with Orrin Keepnews's fledgling Milestone label in 1967 marked a new phase in Henderson’s career. He co-led the Jazz Communicators with Freddie Hubbard from 1967-1968. Henderson was also featured on Hancock's Fat Albert Rotunda for Warner Bros. It was during this time that Henderson began to experiment with jazz-funk fusion, studio overdubbing, and other electronic effects. Song and album titles like Power to the People, In Pursuit of Blackness, and Black Narcissus reflected his growing political awareness and social consciousness, although the last album was named after the Powell and Pressburger film of 1947.
After a brief association with Blood, Sweat & Tears in 1971, Henderson moved to San Francisco and added teaching to his résumé.
Though he occasionally worked with Echoes of an Era, the Griffith Park Band and Chick Corea, Henderson remained primarily a leader throughout the 1980s. An accomplished and prolific composer, he began to focus more on reinterpreting standards and his own earlier compositions. Blue Note attempted to position the artist at the forefront of a resurgent jazz scene in 1986 with the release of the two-volume State of the Tenor recorded at the Village Vanguard in New York City. The albums (with Ron Carter on bass and Al Foster on drums) revisited the tenor trio form used by Sonny Rollins in 1957 on his own live Vanguard albums for the same label. Henderson established his basic repertoire for the next seven or eight years, with Monk's "Ask Me Now" becoming a signature ballad feature.
It was only after the release of An Evening with Joe Henderson, a live trio set (featuring Charlie Haden and Al Foster) for the Italian independent label Red Records that Henderson underwent a major career change: Verve took notice of him and in the early 1990s signed him. That label adopted a 'songbook' approach to recording him, coupling it with a considerable marketing and publicity campaign, which more successfully positioned Henderson at the forefront of the contemporary jazz scene. His 1992 'comeback' album Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn was a commercial and critical success and followed by tribute albums to Miles Davis, Antonio Carlos Jobim and a rendition of the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess.
On June 30, 2001, Joe Henderson died due to heart failure after a long battle with emphysema.
Felicidade
Joe Henderson Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Felicidade' by these artists:
A Turma Do Balão Mágico Gosto dos teus olhos faróis Gosto dos teus lábios de mel Gos…
A. C. Jobim Tristeza não tem fim (tristeza não tem fim) Felicidade sim …
Adriana Calcanhotto Felicidade foi-se embora e a saudade no meu peito 'Inda mora…
Agostinho Dos Santos Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
Antônio Carlos Jobim Tristeza não tem fim (tristeza não tem fim) Felicidade sim …
Antônio Carlos Jobim & Astrud Gilberto Tristeza não tem fim felicidade, sim A felicidade é como a…
Antonio Carlos Jobim & Vinicius De Moraes Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
Astrud Gilberto Tristeza não tem fim felicidade, sim A felicidade é como a…
Beraderos Daria tudo Pra te ter aqui pertinho Aninhada no meu ninho Mi…
Buscemi & Suba Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a plum…
Caetano Veloso Felicidade foi se embora E a saudade no meu peito ainda…
Chicas Quando a gente canta Somente aquilo que a gente sente Prof…
Cibelle & Suba Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a plum…
Cris Delanno Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade, sim... A felicidade é como …
Cristina Tati É tanta felicidade, meu Deus que sinto no coração É tanta…
Cultivo Hoje eu não quero nem pensar Em coisas miúdas e tão…
Dom Luiz A felicidade um dia chega,esse dia de chagar,a eu só…
Ella Fitzgerald Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
EULA PAULA Felicidade é aceitar Jesus Deixar que ele entre em teu coraç…
Fábio Jr. Um jeito, um gesto, um golpe de ternura E a vida…
Fabricio & Fabian Já te explicaram meu bem como se tem que viver? Em…
Guantas A felicidade só é verdadeira se ela mesma for compartilhada …
Jeff Hamilton Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
João Gilberto Tristeza não tem fim felicidade, sim A felicidade é como a…
Joel & Jonas Atrás da felicidade só não vai quem já morreu Atrás da…
Karametade Felicidade, Amor tão lindo de se ver Tanta alegria eu e vo…
L.T. & Jhei Todo dia eu acordo sem vontade de ir pra frente Minha…
Leonardo Felicidade foi se embora E a saudade no meu peito ainda…
leso fazemos parte de algo complexo demais algo que já não faz…
Lourenço and Lourival Felicidade – Lourival Ferro Felicidade, só conheci Depois q…
Mahmundi Felicidade vem de dentro pra fora Rebate na gente Gira em cí…
Marcelo Jeneci Haverá um dia em que você não haverá de ser…
Marco Aurélio Felicidade foi embora E a saudade em meu peito ainda mora E…
Maria Bethania Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como a g…
Mariella Nava La felicità è quel richiamo forte di tamburi e l'anima ci …
Mario Biondi Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh, oh, oh, oh yeah Hey,…
Miucha/Tom/Vinicius/Toquinho Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim Tristeza não tem fim Fel…
N'zambi Eu só quero andar pelas ruas da cidade …
Neil Sedaka Tristeza não tem fim, felicidade sim A felicidade e como got…
Nocas Infinito Verso 1: Já nos 30, eu sei que o tempo passa…
Noel Rosa Felicidade! Felicidade! Minha amizade foi-se embora com voc…
nzambi Eu só quero andar pelas ruas da cidade …
O&P Todo dia eu acordo sem vontade de ir pra frente Minha…
Paulo Ricardo Felicidade agora Você me deixou e foi embora Felicidad…
Peixelétrico Fiquei feliz Quando te vi por aqui Fiquei feliz Quando te vi…
Pierandrea The Professor Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a p…
Ralph Burns Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
Roberta Campos A felicidade vive atrás de mim eu que não sou louca deixo…
Rolando Boldrin Felicidade onde está que não responde. Se escondeu não sei…
Roupa Nova Do meu corao um deserto Voc fez uma cidade Veloz, um amor…
Sérgio Reis Aqui no sertão é assim, Aqui na fazenda é diferente Muito…
Seu Jorge Felicidade é viver na sua companhia Felicidade é estar conti…
Shirley Carvalhaes É, é felicidade é! É, é, é, felicidade é! É,…
Suba Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a plum…
Suba feat. Cibelle Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a p…
Suba featuring Cibelle Tristeza no tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade como a plum…
Terra Samba A vida é repleta de amor e carinho Um homem não…
The Ramsey Lewis Trio Caminar sin ella, Es ir sin rumbo fijo Refugiarse como…
Tiago & Daniel Acordo todo dia e sempre penso antes de levantar, Mais uma…
Tom Jobim & Vin Tristeza não tem fim (tristeza não tem fim) Felicidade sim …
Toquinho Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim Tristeza não tem fim Fe…
Vinicius de Moraes Tristeza não tem fim Felicidade sim A felicidade é como…
Wilson Paim ISSO É FELICIDADE Felicidade é estar em harmonia É viver o …
X-System Como te olhar e não sentir saudades chegamos ao auge…
Zélia Duncan Não sei porque eu tô tão feliz Não há motivo algum…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Joe Henderson:
'Round Midnight It begins to tell 'Round midnight, midnight I do pretty well…
Act II: I Loves You Porgy I want to stay here But I ain't worthy You are to…
Act III: There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York That's the thing, ain' it? An' membuh there's. Where that c…
Ask Me Now If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Earth Time Time Time Time The suffocator of the moment now Dreams …
Good Morning Heartache Good morning heartache, you old gloomy sight Good morning he…
I Seems that I read, or somebody said That out of sight…
I Loves You Porgy I want to stay here But I ain't worthy You are to…
I've Got You Under My Skin I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
if If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
Lazy Afternoon Ollie told me I'm a fool. So I walked on…
Mamacita Neoneun wae jigeum ibeul makgo inna heulleoganeun sullidaero…
Mirror Mirror Look inside my eyes You can see everywhere I've been You c…
My cherie amour La la la la la la, la la la la…
My One And Only Love The very thought of you makes my heart sing Like an…
on green dolphin street It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Pfrancing It seems like a dream, yet I know it happened A…
Rain Check Count it down, 4 3 2 check Gakkawojineun uri heart to…
Recorda Me eh alto tema…
Snap Your Fingers Snap your fingers, I'll come runnin' Back to you-ou on bende…
Take The Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest wa…
Take The "A" Train Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest …
Take the 'A' Train Hurry, hurry, hurry Take the A-train To find the quickest wa…
Without A Song Without a song the day would never end Without a song…
You Don't Know What Love Is You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
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jamal jabbar
The Bossa Nova, you can't be it. One thing I like about Joe Henderson is that he's such a clean player, never over plays, cerebral, a great dedication to Jobim.
Thomas Hood
such a great player it's hard to believe he's gone....
Isidoro Rodriguez
Una hermosa composición , virtuosismo de Henderson, tocado por los dioses!!!
Hennie Fourie
Great! Joe Henderson is one of my favourite tenor players.
harry hughes
Such a great (under rated), album...
Jacek Owsianka
just beautiful!!!
Rick Artdefoix
If you like Bossa Nova, you will love this jazz sort of Tribute, Henderson recorded. It's a real pleasure, though I was looking for other tunes in the cd, not just this one. With his Lush Life and the So Near So Far, the Tributes he recorded to Billy Straihorn and Miles Davis, think they are his best. The fourth one would be the one that includes El Barrio, which is among the first ones he recorded. One of the best saxos ever were, Henderson counts with Webster and Getz, among my prefered jazz artists. 🎶👍❤️🤗🙏
JAIRO ARAÚJO
lindo.
Lady D
Timeless
Belia Luedke
Really enjoyed watching it. 😊