''An Evening with Joe Henderson'' is a live album by American jazz saxophonist

Joe Henderson Joe Henderson (April 24, 1937 – June 30, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. In a career spanning more than four decades, Henderson played with many of the leading American players of his day and recorded for several prominent l ...

recorded in Italy in 1987 and released on the

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accessed April 4, 2017 It features Henderson in a trio with bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Al Foster.

Reception

The

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review by Scott Yanow states "Although Joe Henderson's pianoless trio recordings for Blue Note in 1985 received a fair amount of publicity, this similar date for the Italian Red label has been almost completely overlooked".

Track listing

# Ask Me Now (

Thelonious Monk Thelonious Sphere Monk (, October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including " 'Round Midnight", "B ...

) – 14:23 # Serenity (Joe Henderson) – 8:44 # Beatrice ( Sam Rivers) – 10:44 # Invitation ( Bronisław Kaper) – 13:20 Three additional tracks from the concert were made available for purchase as digital downloads in 2009 under the title ''More From An Evening With Joe Henderson''. They are as follows: #

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Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

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# Rue Chaptal (also known as "Royal Roost" and "Tenor Madness" ( Fats Navarro, Kenny Clarke) # All the Things You Are (

Jerome Kern Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over ...

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Personnel

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tenor saxophone The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

* Charlie Haden –

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* Al Foster –

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References

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