Tenor saxophonist
Joe Henderson has had a remarkably consistent career. Although he has spent periods (such as the 1970s) in relative obscurity and others as almost a jazz superstar,
Henderson's style and sound has been relatively unchanged since the 1960s. This lesser-known album finds
Henderson in typically fine form in an acoustic quartet with pianist
Chick Corea, bassist
Ron Carter and drummer
Billy Higgins.
Carter and
Corea contribute two songs apiece,
Henderson gets to perform his "Joe's Bolero" and the tenor sounds majestic on "What's New." ~ Scott Yanow