The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2

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The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2
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Live album by
Joe Henderson
Released1986
RecordedNovember 14–16, 1985
Genre Jazz
Length105:53
Label Blue Note
Producer Stanley Crouch, Michael Cuscuna
Joe Henderson chronology
Mirror, Mirror
(1980)		The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2
(1986)		 An Evening with Joe Henderson
(1987)
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The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 is a live double album by the American saxophonist Joe Henderson, that was released on Blue Note records in 1986. The album features Henderson in a trio with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, recorded live at the Village Vanguard. The recording was originally issued on two separate LPs, which did NOT have the tracks "Stella By Starlight" and "All the Things You Are" included in later releases.

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Steve Huey states: "It is not only a fine trio outing, but a series of performances in which Henderson strips songs to their essence, turning them into his own vision." [3] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings includes the album in its suggested “core collection”. [2]

Track listing

  1. "Beatrice" (Sam Rivers) – 5:48
  2. "Friday the 13th" (Thelonious Monk) – 8:25
  3. "Happy Reunion" (Duke Ellington) – 8:39
  4. "Loose Change" (Ron Carter) – 7:04
  5. "Ask Me Now" (Monk) – 6:06
  6. "Isotope" (Joe Henderson) – 10:01
  7. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) – 10:18
  8. "Boo Boo's Birthday" (Monk) – 7:19
  9. "Cheryl" (Charlie Parker) – 7:41
  10. "Y Ya la Quiero" (Henderson) – 6:43
  11. "Soulville" (Horace Silver) – 5:38
  12. "Portrait" (Charles Mingus, Silver) – 7:05
  13. "The Bead Game" (Henderson, Lee Konitz) – 9:45
  14. "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) – 9:00


Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron (2011). "The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 – Joe Henderson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 167. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. ↑ Wynn R.Allmusic Review: The State of the Tenor, Vols. 1 & 2 accessed 07 June 2010
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