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Lima OH, United States (1937 – 2001)

Joe Henderson (1937- San Francisco, California, June 30, 2001) was an American tenor saxophonist.

Henderson was born in Lima, Ohio on 24th April 1937.

He studied music at Kentucky State College and Wayne State University before playing in Detroit at the beginning of his career. After a two year hitch in the U.S. Army (1960-1962), Henderson arrived in New York, where trumpeter Kenny Dorham provided valuable guidance. Although Henderson’s earliest recordings were marked by a strong influence, his playing encompassed not only the tradition, but , , and 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. Henderson’s arrangements for the band went unrecorded until the release of his album Big Band on Verve Records in 1996.

From 1963 to 1968 Joe appeared on nearly thirty albums for Blue Note. The recordings ranged from relatively conservative hard-bop sessions to more avant-garde explorations. He played a prominent role in many landmark recordings: Horace Silver’s swinging and soulful Song For My Father, Herbie Hancock’s dark and densely orchestrated Prisoner, and Andrew Hill’s avant-garde Black Fire. In 1967, there was a notable, but brief, association with Miles Davis’ famous quintet featuring Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter, and Tony Williams. Although the band was never recorded, Henderson is reputed to have occasionally stolen the show. Henderson’s adaptability and eclecticism would become even more apparent in the years to follow.
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