''Comin' Through'' is an album by the American jazz trumpeter Eddie Henderson recorded in 1977 and released on the Capitol label. The album rose to No. 6 on the Blues & Soul Top British Soul Albums chart.

Overview

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and

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appeared on the album.

Critical reception

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'' review by Richard S. Ginell says, "In 1977, Eddie Henderson slipped into the clutches of Capitol Records, which didn't have much of a jazz division and predictably didn't know how to showcase its adventurous new trumpeter. First and foremost, they thought they could turn him into a pop/disco star -- and so, that idiot beat turns up on most of the tracks here... the deadliest element here is the mostly mediocre material that Henderson has to work with, and thus, his occasionally lost-sounding horn is largely spent on lost causes.

Track listing

''All compositions by Eddie Henderson except as indicated'' # "Say You Will" (James Mtume) - 4:29 # "Open Eyes" (Patrice Rushen) - 3:52 # "Morning Song" (George Cables) - 5:36 # "Movin' On" - 5:56 # "Source" (Mtume) - 4:34 # "The Funk Surgeon" (Rushen) - 4:57 # "Beyond Forever" (Cables) - 4:37 # "Connie" - 3:12

Personnel

* Eddie Henderson - trumpet, flugelhorn *

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- trombone *Mani Boyd, Connie Henderson - reeds and flutes *

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, Charles Mimms,

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, Patrice Rushen - keyboards *

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- guitars * Paul Jackson, Patrice Rushen - basses *Howard "Locksmith" King - drums *

- congas *

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, Mtume, Patrice Rushen - percussion *Philip Bailey, Howard King, Mtume,

, Patrice Rushen - vocals

References

{{Authority control 1977 albums Capitol Records albums Eddie Henderson (musician) albums Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios