This live session from 1968 features the great tenor
Joe Henderson (who was then just a few days short of turning 31) playing for the first and possibly only time with the
Wynton Kelly Trio.
Henderson, pianist
Kelly, bassist
Paul Chambers, and drummer
Jimmy Cobb really stretch out on six standards (including a two-song medley), all of which clock in between 11:47 and 16:05 (except for a three-minute "Theme").
Henderson really pushes the rhythm section (which, although they had not played with the tenor previously, had been together for a decade) and he is certainly inspired by their presence. This is a frequently exciting performance by some of the modern bop greats of the era. ~ Scott Yanow