Wayne Maurice Henderson (September 24, 1939 – April 5, 2014) was an American

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and

hard bop Hard bop is a subgenre of jazz that is an extension of bebop (or "bop") music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz that incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospe ...

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and

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. In 1961, he co-founded the soul jazz/hard bop group

The Jazz Crusaders The Crusaders (formerly known as The Jazz Crusaders) were an American jazz group that was successful from the 1960s to the 1990s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders from their formation in 1960 until shortening their name in 1971. The Cru ...

. Henderson left the group (who by then had changed their name to The Crusaders) in 1976 to pursue a career in producing, but revived The Jazz Crusaders in 1995. In 2007, Henderson took a position with the California College of Music in

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. Henderson had suffered from diabetes and died of heart failure at a Culver City hospital on April 5, 2014 at age 74.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

*1968: The Freedom Sounds fest. Wayne Henderson ''People Get Ready'' (Atlantic) *1969: The Freedom Sounds fest. Wayne Henderson ''Soul Sound System'' (Atlantic) *1977: ''At Big Daddies'' (ABC) *1977: ''Big Daddy's Place'' (ABC) *1978: ''Living on a Dream'' (Polydor) *1978: ''Step in to Our Life'' (Polydor)(with

Roy Ayers Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer, vibraphone player, and music producer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Pol ...

) *1979: ''Emphasized'' (Polydor)(with

) *1980: Roy Ayers/Wayne Henderson ''Prime Time'' (Polydor) *1992: "Back To The Groove" (PAR 2013 CD) "Wayne Henderson And The Next Crusade" *1993: ''Sketches of Life'' - Wayne Henderson & The Next Crusade

With
The Jazz Crusaders The Crusaders (formerly known as The Jazz Crusaders) were an American jazz group that was successful from the 1960s to the 1990s. The group was known as the Jazz Crusaders from their formation in 1960 until shortening their name in 1971. The Cru ...

*'' Freedom Sound'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) *'' Tough Talk'' (Pacific Jazz, 1963) *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1963) *'' Jazz Waltz'' (Pacific Jazz, 1963) with Les McCann *'' Stretchin' Out'' (Pacific Jazz, 1964) *'' The Thing'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) *'' Chile Con Soul'' (Pacific Jazz, 1965) *'' Live at the Lighthouse '66'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) *'' The Festival Album'' (Pacific Jazz, 1966) *'' Uh Huh'' (Pacific Jazz, 1967) *'' Lighthouse '68'' (Pacific Jazz, 1968) *'' Powerhouse'' (Pacific Jazz, 1969) *'' Lighthouse '69'' (Pacific Jazz, 1969) * ''Give Peace a Chance'' (Liberty, 1970) * ''Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes'' (Chisa, 1970)

With The Crusaders

* ''Pass the Plate'' (Chisa, 1971) * ''Hollywood'' (MoWest, 1972) * ''Crusaders 1'' (Blue Thumb, 1972) * ''The 2nd Crusade'' (Blue Thumb, 1973) * ''Unsung Heroes'' (Blue Thumb, 1973) * ''Scratch'' (Blue Thumb, 1974) * ''

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'' (Blue Thumb, 1974) * ''

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'' (Blue Thumb, 1975) * '' Those Southern Knights'' (Blue Thumb, 1976)

As producer

;With

Wilton Felder Wilton Lewis Felder (August 31, 1940 – September 27, 2015) was an American saxophone and bass player, and is best known as a founding member of the Jazz Crusaders, later known as The Crusaders. Felder played bass on the Jackson 5's hits "I Wan ...

*1969 ''

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'' (Pacific Jazz) ;With

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*1969: '' It's Never Too Late'' *1971: ''

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'' ;With Ronnie Laws *1975: '' Pressure Sensitive'' (Blue Note) ;With

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*1976 '' Caldera (album)'' (Capitol) ;With

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*1976 '' Accept No Substitutes'' (Fantasy) ;With

Gábor Szabó Gábor István Szabó (March 8, 1936 – February 26, 1982) was a Hungarian American guitarist whose style incorporated jazz, pop, rock, and Hungarian music. Early years Szabó was born in Budapest, Hungary. He began playing guitar at the age ...

*1977: ''

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'' (Mercury)

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