''Power to the People'' is an album by

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

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 ...

, released on Milestone in 1969. Featuring Henderson with trumpeter Mike Lawrence (on two tracks), pianist

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, bassist

Ron Carter Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy awards, and is also a cellist who has recorded nu ...

and drummer

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. Hancock's electric piano and Carter's bass guitar are the first electric instruments to appear on a Henderson album.

Track listing

All compositions by Joe Henderson, except where noted. #"Black Narcissus" – 4:50 #"Afro-Centric" – 7:00 #"Opus One-Point-Five" (Ron Carter) – 4:56 #"Isotope" – 4:53 #"Power to the People" – 8:42 #" Lazy Afternoon" ( Moross, Latouche) – 4:33 #"Foresight and Afterthought (An Impromptu Suite in Three Movements)" – 7:33 ''Recorded on May 23 (2, 5) and May 29 (all others), 1969.''

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 ...

* Mike Lawrence — trumpet (2, 5) *

— piano (3, 4, 6),

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(1, 2, 5) *

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double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

(1, 3, 4, 6, 7), electric bass (2, 5) *

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References

1969 albums Joe Henderson albums Milestone Records albums Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews {{1960s-jazz-album-stub