If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem

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If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem
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Photograph by Philip Melnick [1]
Live album by
Joe Henderson Quintet
ReleasedNovember 1970
RecordedSeptember 24–26, 1970 [2]
Lighthouse Café, Hermosa Beach
Genre Jazz
Length45:15
Label Milestone Records
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Joe Henderson chronology
Power to the People
(1969)
If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem
(1970)
In Pursuit of Blackness
(1971)
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If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem is the eleventh album by American jazz tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson. It was rereleased in 2004 as At the Lighthouse, with an alternative album cover listing the personnel in place of the original title and several extra tracks. Henderson’s live band includes trumpeter Woody Shaw, keyboardist George Cables, bassist Ron McClure, tumbador Tony Waters and drummer Lenny White.

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Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states that "this live session from the legendary Lighthouse features a particularly strong version of the Joe Henderson Quintet" and contains "excellent remakes of 'Mode for Joe' and 'Blue Bossa' ... and a fine rendition of ''Round Midnight'." [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented that "Henderson and Shaw play some of the leader's choicest compositions in a steaming live showcase, one of the most fondly remembered Henderson albums of the period." [4]

Track listing

Original

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caribbean Fire Dance"Joe Henderson5:38
2."'Round Midnight" Thelonious Monk 9:02
3."Mode for Joe" Cedar Walton 8:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem"Henderson11:29
2."Blue Bossa" Kenny Dorham 9:15
3."Closing Theme"Henderson0:47

Reissue

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caribbean Fire Dance"Henderson5:39
2."Recorda-Me" (Bonus track)Henderson8:21
3."A Shade of Jade" (Bonus track)Henderson10:32
4."Isotope" (Bonus track)Henderson4:32
5."'Round Midnight"Monk9:03
6."Mode for Joe"Walton8:34
7."Invitation" (Bonus track) Bronisław Kaper 7:34
8."If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem"Henderson11:32
9."Blue Bossa"Dorham9:47
10."Closing Theme"Henderson0:46
Total length:1:16:20

Personnel

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''Joe Henderson Quintet at the Lighthouse'' is a live album recorded at the Lighthouse Café, Hermosa Beach, California, between September 24, 1970 and September 26, 1970. Personnel include Woody Shaw on trumpet and flugelhorn, George Cables on electric piano, Ron McClure on acoustic bass, and Lenny White on drums. Tony Waters plays congas on tracks 1, 8 and 9 only.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Scott Yanow. "If You're Not Part of the Problem...Joe Henderson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  3. Ron Wynn. "At the Lighthouse - Joe Henderson". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  4. 1 2 Cook, Richard and Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 688.
  5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 100. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.