Comin' Through

Comin' Through
Studio album by Eddie Henderson
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Studio	Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco, CA and Chateau Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Jazz
Label	Capitol
Producer	Skip Drinkwater
Eddie Henderson chronology
Heritage (1976) Comin' Through (1977) Mahal (1978)

Comin' Through is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson, recorded in 1977 and released by Capitol. ^[1] The album rose to No. 6 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart. ^[2]

Overview

Artists such as Patrice Rushen, Lee Ritenour, Dianne Reeves, Philip Bailey and James Mtume appeared on the album. ^[1]

Critical reception

The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell says, "In 1977, Eddie Henderson slipped into the clutches of Capitol Records, which didn't have much of a jazz division and predictably didn't know how to showcase its adventurous new trumpeter. First and foremost, they thought they could turn him into a pop/disco star—and so, that idiot beat turns up on most of the tracks here ... the deadliest element here is the mostly mediocre material that Henderson has to work with, and thus, his occasionally lost-sounding horn is largely spent on lost causes." ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
New Musical Express	(favourable) [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated

1. "Say You Will" (James Mtume) - 4:29
2. "Open Eyes" (Patrice Rushen) - 3:52
3. "Morning Song" (George Cables) - 5:36
4. "Movin' On" - 5:56
5. "Source" (Mtume) - 4:34
6. "The Funk Surgeon" (Rushen) - 4:57
7. "Beyond Forever" (Cables) - 4:37
8. "Connie" - 3:12

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Personnel

• Eddie Henderson – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Julian Priester – trombone
• Mani Boyd, Connie Henderson – reeds and flutes
• George Cables, Charles Mimms, Mtume, Patrice Rushen – keyboards
• Al McKay, Lee Ritenour – guitars
• Paul Jackson, Patrice Rushen – bass guitar
• Howard "Locksmith" King – drums
• Philip Bailey, Mtume – congas
• Skip Drinkwater, Mtume, Patrice Rushen – percussion
• Philip Bailey, Howard King, Mtume, Dianne Reeves, Patrice Rushen – vocals

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References

1. Eddie Henderson: Comin' Through. Capitol Records. 1977.
2. "Top British Soul Albums". Blues & Soul . No. 239. November 22, 1977.
3. Ginell, Richard S.. Comin' Through – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
4. "Eddie Henderson: Comin' Through". New Musical Express . January 28, 1978. p. 32.
5. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 685. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.