In Pursuit of Blackness

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In Pursuit of Blackness
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Studio album / Live album by
ReleasedEnd of November 1971 [1]
RecordedMay 12, 1971 (#1, 3, 5)
Decca Studios, New York City
September 25–26, 1970 (#2, 4)
Lighthouse Café, Hermosa Beach
Genre Jazz
Length43:19
Label Milestone
MSP 9034
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Joe Henderson chronology
"If You're Not Part of the Solution, You're Part of the Problem"
(1970)
In Pursuit of Blackness
(1971)
Joe Henderson in Japan
(1971)

In Pursuit of Blackness is an album by the American saxophonist Joe Henderson, released in 1971 on Milestone. It contains three tracks recorded in the studio in 1971 with saxophonist Pete Yellin, trombonist Curtis Fuller, pianist George Cables and the Return to Forever rhythm section of bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Lenny White, and two tracks recorded live at the Lighthouse Café in 1970 with the live band featured on Henderson’s previous album.

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All About Jazz (mixed) [2]
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Track listing

All pieces by Joe Henderson, unless otherwise noted.

  1. "No Me Esqueca" - 7:08
  2. "Invitation" (Bronisław Kaper) - 7:34
  3. "A Shade of Jade" - 7:45
  4. "Gazelle" - 7:33
  5. "Mind Over Matter" - 13:19

Personnel

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References

  1. Billboard Nov 27, 1971
  2. Spencer, Robert (1 June 1999). "Joe Henderson: In Pursuit of Blackness / Black is the Color". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. In Pursuit of Blackness at AllMusic
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 100. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.