So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)

So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles)
Studio album by Joe Henderson
Released	February 1993
Recorded	October 12–14, 1992
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Verve
Producer	Richard Seidel, Don Sickler
Joe Henderson chronology
Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn (1992) So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) (1993) Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim (1995)

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) is a 1993 album by jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson and is the second of five albums he recorded with Verve Records near the end of his career. The album is a tribute to Miles Davis, who Henderson greatly admired (and with whom he performed for a few weekends in 1967). The songs were written by (or associated with) Davis, and the featured musicians (guitarist John Scofield, bassist Dave Holland and drummer Al Foster) played with Davis earlier in their careers.

Track listing

All compositions by Miles Davis except where noted.

1. "Miles Ahead" (Davis, Gil Evans) – 4:31
2. "Joshua" (Davis, Victor Feldman) – 6:18
3. "Pfrancing (No Blues)" – 8:18
4. "Flamenco Sketches" (Davis, Bill Evans) – 9:37
5. "Milestones" – 5:57
6. "Teo" – 8:56
7. "Swing Spring" – 8:10
8. "Circle" – 6:07
9. "Side Car" – 10:26
10. "So Near, So Far" (Tony Crombie, Bennie Green) – 4:30

• Digitally recorded at Power Station, NYC, October 12–14, 1992.

Personnel

• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone
• John Scofield – guitar
• Dave Holland – bass
• Al Foster – drums
• Don Sickler, Richard Seidel – producers
• Joe Henderson – co-producer

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [3]	1

References

1. Yanow, Scott (2011). "So Near, So Far (Musings for Miles) - Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 688. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. "Billboard Jazz Albums, 8 May 1993". Billboard Magazine. 8 May 1993. Retrieved 27 February 2017.